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Hospital sorry after new mum denied tea
A HOSPITAL was forced to apologise after failing to provide tea and toast to a mother who had just given birth. St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny blamed low levels of night staffing for the problem. The...
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Thousands protest over Waterford hospital
Such a plan would see Waterford Regional Hospital and South Tipperary General Hospital linking up with Cork University Hospital and St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny, and Wexford General Hospital...
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Cathal J Kelly on hospital care in Waterford
[Letter to Times >] Sir, – The Royal College of Surgeons Ireland supports and welcomes Minister for Health James Reilly’s development of hospital networks. We believe bringing hospitals together...
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Work begins on Susie Long unit in Kilkenny hospital
Some 5½ years after plans were presented to Kilkenny woman Susie Long for a new diagnostic unit to prevent the sort of delays that eventually cost her her life, work is finally under way on a new...
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Reilly decisions spark call for inquiry
In June 2011, The Irish Times reported that Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin had announced €20 million capital funding for a new emergency department at Wexford General...
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Patients at serious risk of infection in six hospitals, health watchdog audit...
Patients are at serious risk of infection in almost half the hospitals tested for hygiene by the State’s health watchdog, new reports reveal. Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) inspectors...
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