Thousands of records at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Nenagh have been rechecked over concerns that patients were not notified of cancer tests they were due to receive. Clerical errors and an outdated system of record-keeping at the hospital have…
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Mid-West hospitals move toward NHS-style trust
Six hospitals in the Mid-West have entered a single management regime in which both doctors and HSE officials will play lead roles. The grouping of the hospitals — the Mid-West Regional, Regional Maternity, Croom Orthopaedic, Nenagh General, Ennis General at…
Posted in Bryan Kenny, Con Cronin, Croom, Ennis, HSE, John Kennedy, Midwest, Nenagh, Pierce Grace (surgeon), Roy K Philip, System
Visiting restricted after bug confirmed at Nenagh hospital
Visiting restrictions have been introduced at Nenagh General Hospital following the confirmation of three cases of the bug Clostridium difficile. (Times) >
Posted in Nenagh
Axe falls on small hospitals’ emergency services
A&E services at Nenagh hospital in Tipperary are the latest to be converted to a local injuries unit with patients who have serious emergencies brought to Limerick Regional. “Many patients following their initial treatment in Limerick will be transferred back…
Tagged with: Emergency, Reconfiguration
Posted in Damien Ryan (emergency), Hospitals/Clinics, Limerick, Nenagh
Posted in Damien Ryan (emergency), Hospitals/Clinics, Limerick, Nenagh
No accountability structure for clinicians in Mid-West acute hospital network
The HSE has admitted staff morale is low and that there is no accountability structure for clinicians within its acute hospital network in the Mid-West. The admissions appear in a HSE document proposing the overhaul of management structures in the…
Tagged with: Management
Posted in Croom, Ennis, Gerry Burke (Obstetrician), HSE, Midwest, Nenagh, St John's
Posted in Croom, Ennis, Gerry Burke (Obstetrician), HSE, Midwest, Nenagh, St John's
Hiqa feared for emergency care after downgrades
THE CHIEF executive of the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) has expressed her concern to the HSE over the mix of medical care provided at the downgraded emergency units at Ennis and Nenagh hospitals. In a letter to the…
Hospitals monitored over concerns
THE STATE’S health service quality watchdog is monitoring hospitals in the midwest and northeast although it has not launched a formal investigation, its chief executive has said. Tracey Cooper said the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) received concerns about…
