Changes to the Board of the HSE
The Minister for Health, Dr. James Reilly, announced a series of
changes to the Board of the HSE. The announcement involves the
appointment of three new board members and one departure.
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Members of the HSE Dublin and Northeast Forum visited Cavan General Hospital on Thursday 15th March.
My first comment is that the signposting for the hospital disappears from the Dublin side and should be improved by Cavan County Council.
The hospital itself is on an intimate human scale. The population served is about 133,000. An information pack was supplied when we got there. Councillor Paddy McDonald, David Maxwell and Gerry Murray attended and Councillor Madeleine Argue from Cavan visited.
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The chairman of the divisions of medicine, surgery, radiology etc in
hospitals should be given the power to get on with managing the
division. THis should be free of the tawdry payment. Doctors performed
this function for decades without payments. The Harney regime must be
unravelled.
The 2008 version should be binned and a retainer and fee for pateints
should be introduced. We cannot afford the current system.
The Irish Times – Monday, March 26, 2012
500 consultants earn above €200,000 public pay ceiling
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MARTIN WALL, Industry Correspondent
ONE HOSPITAL consultant received more than €400,000 from the public
health service, while up to 500 senior doctors are earning more than
€200,000, the former HSE head of human resources has said.
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Neutrinos not faster than light
Updated: 18:08, Friday, 16 March 2012
New research suggests neutrinos that appeared to break a fundamental
law of physics by travelling faster than the speed of light actually
keep within the universal speed limit after all.
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Russell Group 'a more natural fit' 15 March 2012 By John Morgan The University of Exeter saw the Russell Group as a "more natural fit" after the government's AAB policy "changed the debate", its vice-chancellor said, as four additional institutions joined the elite mission group. Sir Steve Smith made the comments after it was announced that Exeter, Durham University, the University of York and Queen Mary, University of London - all previously members of the 1994 Group - had joined the set of larger research-intensive universities. Read more
Following wide consultation with relevant clinicians regarding the x-ray
machine which was installed in the Ballymun Health Centre as part of the
initial fit out it has been decided that in the current economic climate and
with reduced resources, it would not be prudent to invest further in the
x-ray facility.
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The Minister for Health James Reilly has announced the commencement of
the Health (Provision of General Practitioner Services) Act 2012.
It will remove restrictions on GPs wishing to obtain contracts to
treat public patients under the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme
by opening up access to GMS contracts to all fully qualified and
vocationally trained GPs.
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HSE Response re. Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon – Paediatrics, OLOL
Management of Louth Meath Hospital Group confirm that a visiting
consultant works two days a fortnight seeing paediatric patients only
He previously was the permanent Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with
a special interest in Paediatrics in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital.
This arrangement is in place since 9th January, 2012. The permanent
consultant resigned on 17th December, 2011.
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