Podcasts about health stephen donnelly

Former Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly sat down with Brendan following the loss of his seat in the recent election, he talks about how his family home was targeted during COVID, creating a culture of productivity in the Department of Health and why you need a healthy ego to go into politics.

Yesterday on the show Andrea spoke with Stephen Morrison, whose son Harvey was suddenly removed from the scoliosis surgery list without explanation. Today, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly comments on the case, and Andrea discusses further with Harvey's mum, Gillian Sherratt.

Minister Stephen Donnelly on the inquiry into the death of Aoife Johnston; GP shortages; scoliosis; and online safety. Also reaction by Social Democrat TD & Spokesperson for Health, Róisín Shortall.

A new Online Health Taskforce has been instructed to develop a public health response to the harms caused to children and young people by some types of online activity.Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly joins Kieran Cuddihy to discuss.

In a strongly worded interview, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly, outlined the inappropriate material that teenagers are exposed to online and the litany of harms that can be caused to them.He vowed to take social media companies to task over their responsibilities and he vowed to ban social media for under 16 year old.To catch the full conversation, press the play button on this page.If you are concerned about harms caused to your child as a result of content viewed online, you can contact:SamaritansSamaritans services are available 24 hours a day, for confidential, non-judgmental support.Freephone 116 123Visit www.samaritans.ie for more informationPietaPieta provide a range of suicide and self-harm prevention services.Freephone 1800 247 247 anytime day or nightText HELP to 51444 (standard message rates apply)Visit www.pieta.ie for more informationChildlineA free 24/7 support service for children and young people up to and including those age 18 years of age.Freephone 1800 66 66 66Live chat at www.childline.ie

Speaking to The Journal, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said he wants to expand the criteria to allow more people to avail of free IVF supports The news comes as 1,000 couples have been referred through the free IVF scheme that was launched last September. We heard from Dr John Waterstone, Medical Director of Waterstone Clinic.

Speaking to The Journal, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said he wants to expand the criteria to allow more people to avail of free IVF supports The news comes as 1,000 couples have been referred through the free IVF scheme that was launched last September. We heard from Dr John Waterstone, Medical Director of Waterstone Clinic.

We speak to Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly

Pharmacists should be able to prescribe for a range of common conditions. So found a new report published today by the Expert Taskforce to Support the Expansion of the Role of Pharmacy. Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly joined Kieran on this....

The Health Minister is being called on to protect Ennistymon's two pharmacies from closure upon the opening of the town's primary care centre. Minister of State Joe O'Brien confirmed in April that updated submissions would be sought for the long-awaited Ennistymon Primary Care Centre before the end of June - after which point the project would progress through the review, planning and construction stages. There are currently 13 primary care centres in the Midwest - many of which contain in-house pharmacies. Addressing the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly in the Seanad, Ennistymon Fine Gael Senator Martin Conway says there are legitimate concerns that the viability of the town's existing businesses could be threatened by the new facility.

By Noel Carroll, Citizen Development Lab and Lero, J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics, University of Galway, who look at the importance of Connected Health for Ireland. Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly recently published the 'Digital for Care: A Digital Health Framework for Ireland 2024-2030' which sets out an exciting roadmap to digitally transform health services in Ireland. Given the critical role of current and future technologies, digitalisation, and data in shaping Irish healthcare, this framework sets out to achieve a number of key objectives including: A vision for a modern, patient-centred, and sustainable health service that uses the latest digital technologies to deliver improved healthcare services and capacity. Providing guidance for decision-making and investment in digital health to keep Ireland at the forefront of connected health. Providing a roadmap for speeding up the transition to a fully integrated national digital health ecosystem. The importance of Connected Health This framework not only outlines a comprehensive plan for advancing Irish healthcare but also opens up new connected health opportunities for research and development in software solutions. By setting a vision for a modern, patient-centered, and sustainable health service, it encourages the adoption of cutting-edge digital technologies that improve healthcare services and expand capacity. This will also create a fertile ground for developing innovative software solutions tailored to enhance patient care, streamline operations, and optimise resource allocation. The framework also offers some guidance for decision-making and investment in digital health, ensuring that Ireland remains at the forefront of the digital health and may go further by nurturing internal start-up ecosystems within the healthcare system. The inclusion of Robotic Process Automation is very welcome since it can also introduce a new culture around Citizen Development. This may encourage our healthcare services to turn to frontline workers to upskill and address problems they face using digital solutions. Citizen development is a new method of delivering low-code/no-code solutions. It hides the sophistication and complexity of coding but empowers subject matter experts to design, develop and deploy applications into production as though they were full-on, experienced coders. The trend toward the adoption of citizen development is being driven by growing investments in low-code/no-code platforms. Low-code/no-code innovations can revolutionise how healthcare data is collected, analysed, and utilised, leading to more personalised and efficient service delivery. Additionally, the roadmap for accelerating the transition to a fully integrated national digital health ecosystem offers a structured pathway for implementing these new technologies. This integration should facilitate seamless data sharing and connectivity across various healthcare systems and stakeholders, enabling the development of interconnected software solutions, all of which makes for an excellent opportunity to implement citizen development. Researchers and developers can leverage this interconnectedness to create platforms that enhance patient monitoring, telemedicine, predictive analytics, and ultimately contributing to a more efficient and responsive healthcare system. The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) in citizen development has the potential to revolutionise our healthcare system, bringing about many opportunities to improve patient outcomes, streamline healthcare service operations, reduce costs, and instil a culture around innovative healthcare solutions. However, these advancements are not without their challenges and threats, necessitating a commitment to responsible citizen development and deployment. Ireland, with its growing tech industry and strong regulatory reputation, stands poised to become a global leader in connected health. It can also allow us to shift from t...

It is understood that Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly will give the commitment today for 1,500 new beds to be introduced between 2025 and 2028. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Dr. Peadar Gilligan, Member of the Irish Medical Organisation Consultant Committee.

The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly today has announced a Hospital Bed Expansion Plan, which will see 3,352 new beds around the country. He joins Kieran to give more details and discuss.

It is understood that Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly will give the commitment today for 1,500 new beds to be introduced between 2025 and 2028. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Dr. Peadar Gilligan, Member of the Irish Medical Organisation Consultant Committee.

Following PJ speaking to Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly, listeners have their say on smoking & hospitals Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's podcast, In the News producer Aideen Finnegan explains what we know about a proposal from Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly to raise the legal age to buy cigarettes from 18 to 21. The move comes as Ireland's efforts to curtail smoking have plateaued, with smoking even increasing among male teenagers. But will such a new law be workable in practice? Then we hear from Averil Power of the Irish Cancer Society, who welcomes the move. But she says the Government must urgently tackle the growing use of vapes among young people. Her warning comes as new research predicts some chemicals released by vaping may cause unknown damage to human health in the long term.Presented by Sorcha Pollak. Produced by Declan Conlon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly joins Kieran to discuss safe access zones, protests and hospital appointment no-shows.

Live 95's Gillian Devlin is joined by Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly to discuss the concerns surrounding University Hospital Limerick. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly speaks to us

Joe is joined by caller Anna Marie to discuss Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly's visit to University Hospital Limerick and her mother's experience of being moved at the hospital. Live 95's Gillian Devlin spoke to Minister Stephen Donnelly to get his response to the situation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly spoke to Jerry as he visits Kerry, both to see University Hospital Kerry and to address the annual Irish Medical Organisation conference in Killarney.

The MidWest Hospital Campaign claims the Government's new proposals to alleviate overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick will only offer "sticking plaster " relief. It follows a visit by Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly to UHL yesterday to announce a suite of measures aimed at tackling patient capacity issues in the MidWest.

The MidWest Hospital Campaign claims the Government's new proposals to alleviate overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick will only offer "sticking plaster " relief. It follows a visit by Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly to UHL yesterday to announce a suite of measures aimed at tackling patient capacity issues in the MidWest.

“The HSE is on its knees; reopen our three A&Es” is the call echoing around University Hospital Limerick this afternoon. Health Minister Stephen Donnelly is visiting the region's main hospital today and protestors from across the Midwest have turned up the make their voices heard. Although he made an unannounced visit to the Midwest facility last night, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly is at University Hospital Limerick once again today. It comes on a day when 101 admitted patients were left waiting on trolleys during morning rounds, according to figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. While Minister Donnelly has been inspecting the facility, protestors from the likes of the Midwest Hospital Campaign Group have been reiterating calls for change. Ennistymon native and group member Marie McMahon, whose husband passed away on a trolley at UHL in 2018 believes the visit is nothing more than a public relations exercise. The Minister has previously stated his opposition to reopening the A&Es at Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's. Limerick Sinn Fein TD Maurice Quinlivan however believes if it will solve the crisis, reopening the facilities is what should be done. Today's events come just days before the visit of the Oireachtas Health Committee to the Dooradoyle Facliliy. Tanya McMahon of the Nenagh Needs Its A&E group hopes it becomes clear than the facility isn't safe for staff or patients. 21-year-old Eve Cleary died in 2019 after being discharged from UHL. Her mother, Melanie Sheehan-Cleary, hopes change is coming so no family has to go through what she and hers have had to endure.

The latest scandal engulfing RTÉ and Minister for Media Catherine Martin may be more cock-up than conspiracy, but it is no less damaging for that. The fallout from the dispute over who knew what, when about retirement payments to outgoing executives has already resulted in the departure of RTÉ board chair Siún Ní Raghallaigh. Just how much damage the affair will do to the Minister remains to be seen. Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has complained that €19 million of funding allocated to reduce waiting times for children in need of spinal surgery may not have been used as intended. Delays in the treatment of childhood Spina Bifida and scoliosis have been one of the worst features of our healthcare system, resulting in much pain and suffering. And we remember our colleague, former political correspondent and regular Inside Politics panelist Michael O'Regan, who died last week. Plus the panel pick their Irish Times pieces of the week: Finn McRedmond on the drinking habits of the youngAn expert weighs in on whether a snail could outpace the development of Dublin's Metro And Miriam Lord 's dissection of a frustrating Dáil squabble Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Tuesday, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly brought plans to Cabinet for an urgent catch-up vaccination programme for young people at risk at contracting measles. Measles cases have soared across Europe since the start of 2023, while in England, 170 cases of measles were notified in an outbreak in the West Midlands between December 2023 and mid-January 2024. The HSE is now warning that the probability of an outbreak in Ireland high and falling rates of the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine uptake in Ireland are also a cause for concern. How dangerous is measles and how many people used to die from it before a vaccine was introduced? Who is most at risk if they do contract this highly contagious virus? And why is the virus spreading again, particularly among people in their 20s?Presented by Sorcha Pollak and produced by Aideen Finnegan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Health Minister has accused hospital management of failing to do what's needed to address the overcrowding crisis at University Hospital Limerick. Staffing at the region's main hospital is up 40% or 1,100 in the last three and a half years, while in the last month, the number of people waiting for a bed at the facility has soared by 75%, according to Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation figures. The first of two planned 96-bed blocks at the Dooradoyle facility is in the construction phase and is expected to come on stream later this year. Responding to a question from Clare Independent TD Violet Anne Wynne at the Oireachtas Health Committee, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly insists that if UHL is given resources by government, it must play its part by tackling ongoing patient flow issues.

A Clare Government TD says he will only support calls for an A&E to be reopened in Ennis, if the prospect is backed by clinical advice. University Hospital Limerick broke the national overcrowding record once again on Monday, where more than half of the 261 patients to attend the Emergency Department on the day where left waiting on chairs and trolleys. No elective operations have taken place at UHL this week and despite the reoccurring situation, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has ruled out the provision of an elective only hospital or a second ED for the MidWest region. Meelick Deputy and Oireachtas Health Committee member Cathal Crowe believes the best interim solution is to increase capacity of the Medical Assessment and Local Injury Units in Ennis.

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has confirmed that Libmeldy – the world's most expensive drug has been approved for use in Ireland. The drug is used to treat Metachromatic leukodystrophy - or MLD, a rare and life-threatening disease that affects the metabolic system in children. Les Martin's eldest son, Cathal, died from the MLD three years ago at the age of six, his younger son Ciaran also suffers from MLD but has benefitted from the drug. Les joined Kieran in studio to discuss...

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly will announce a new “virtual ward” programme today, which will be rolled out rolled in two hospitals early next year. The programme will enable patients to be treated in their own homes using digital technology. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast with more on this was Dr Mick Molloy, Member of the Consultant Committee for the Irish Medical Organisation.

Cervical cancer could be eliminated in Ireland by 2040 due to increasing levels of awareness among the public, along with significant developments with the vaccine programme in Ireland. The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly says we're taking good steps towards decreasing the rates of the disease to four per 100,000 women by 2040, thereby surpassing targets laid out by the World Health Organisation. A new roadmap, outlining Ireland's next steps to eliminate this cancer, has been published and includes plans to increase HPV vaccination rates among boys and girls. To discuss this further Alan Morrissey was joined in studio by Larry & Bernie Brennan, parents of the late Laura Brennan.

Ireland is on target to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040 according to Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has welcomed an unprecedented increase in applications for General Practitioner training places. Minister Donnell joined Shane this morning on the show.

Medicines such as the contraceptive pill could be made available over the counter without the need for a GP prescription. That's according to new draft legislation proposed by Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly. Madeleine Ni Dhalaigh Vice Chair of the GP Committee of the IMO and GP in Castlerea, Roscommon joined Kieran to discuss...

Clinicians raised concerns about the Temple Street scandal a year ago. So said Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly yesterday. He added that “it's clear other people knew” of the scandal affecting children. Neasa Hourigan, Green Party TD for Dublin Central and member of the Oireachtas Health Committee gave her reaction to this development.

We speak to the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly about the details of this expansion.

We need to get ‘very serious' about smartphones in schools, says Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly who joined us on Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

Minister Stephen Donnelly joined Pat live in studio for an update on all things health

On Friday's Morning Focus, Alan was joined by Stephen Donnelly, Minister for Health. He began his visit to the Ennis Town this week by officially opening the Local Injury Unit at Ennis General. Later on today he will formally launch the Primary Care Center on Station Road. Stephen Donnelly discussed the changes that have been brought into play at UHL and in other locations. He also highlighted areas in the industry that still have to change and ways of implementing them.

We are joined by the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly will today face questions from a Dáil committee, following criticism of the botched appointment of former chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan to an academic post in Trinity College. John McGuinness, Fianna Fail TD and Chair of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform spoke to Shane Coleman on the show.

The number of GP Training Places is to increase by 35% in 2024, and there is to be a large expansion in the Non-EU GP Training Programme over the coming years. That's the announcement from Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly, who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

We discuss the laws with Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly.

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has signed legislation for warning labels to be put on alcohol in Ireland, and Ireland will be the first nation to do this. Independent Kerry TD Danny Healy Rae and Alcohol Action Ireland's Frank Murray debated its merits.

This week, the long awaited independent review of the Irish abortion system was published by the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly. The review examined the experience of women in Ireland using abortion services and assessed how providers are operating across the country. It also included a list of recommendations, including the removal of the three day waiting period and a direction for all 19 maternity hospitals to be involved in service provision. In this episode, Irish Times Political Correspondent Jennifer Bray talks to Róisín Ingle about the key findings from the report, while People Before Profit TD Bríd Smith shares her views on the recommendations. They also discuss the response within the Government to the review, the appetite for action and why “men need to stop thinking about themselves and their own backyard, and to think about the health needs of women”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has ruled out subsidised housing for healthcare workers. But should we introduce a Dublin allowance for workers struggling with costs of living in the city?

We hear from the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly.

Micheál Lehane, Political Correspondent reports on how Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said he should have renewed the tenancy on his property with the Residential Tenancies Board

Part one: The political controversy over the appointment of Dr Tony Holohan to a position in Trinity College has raised some awkward questions for Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly and his departmental Secretary General extraordinaire Robert Watt. Part two: The Dáil is in recess this week - time to run the rule over the performance of the various political parties and the challenges that lie before them in the rest of 2022. Guests: Harry McGee and Cormac McQuinn See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.