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Health Sector

# health-sector - Friday 1 March, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Recruitment

HSE struggles to recruit consultants and junior doctors

Two separate reports in the Medical Independent reveal difficulties filling health posts at either end of the spectrum.

# health-sector - Wednesday 30 January, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Do you have health insurance?

VHI is reported to be announcing another price increase today as the number of those with private healthcare falls. Do you have health insurance?

# health-sector - Friday 11 January, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Euroleaks

Troika recommends cuts to specialist doctors’ salaries Exclusive

In a leaked document, the Troika suggests a number of radical measures to address the health service overspend including hiring specialists from abroad, cutting doctors’ pay and making savings on the cost of drugs.

# health-sector - Monday 1 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Budget 2013

Taxes on texts and junk food proposed by Social Justice Ireland

Social Justice Ireland that a €3.5bn budget adjustment can be achieved without cutting social welfare or child benefit.

# health-sector - Friday 27 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Health Sector

Doctors’ union accuses HSE of trying to collapse talks

The Irish Medical Organisation says talks last night on new work practices in the Health Sector were less constructive than hoped.

# health-sector - Saturday 12 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Health This post contains audio

Video: Reilly tells nurses that closed hospital beds will not be reopened

James Reilly also told delegates at the INMO conference that nurses can do more of the work that doctors have done historically.

# health-sector - Friday 10 February, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Health

Academic clinician numbers here are half the recommended level

Report in 2006 strongly recommended appointments to standardise Irish medical training – but only 49 of the recommended 99 existed five years later.

# health-sector - Thursday 9 February, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Health

Blood platelet service to be cancelled due to staff shortage

Blood Transfusion Service finding it difficult to retain staff for specialised job with anti-social hours.

# health-sector - Wednesday 8 February, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Health Service

Sinn Féin says government has ‘no plan at all’ for health service exodus

The party says it has received figures detailing 3,800 departures from the health service under the early retirement scheme