Category: health
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Agency offering short training course to fill nursing home vacancies
TheCity.ie’s Ruadhan Jones spoke to Tom Lordan, administrator with LHP Skillnet, who is looking to meet some the increased demand for nursing home workers with a three-week induction course for Healthcare Assistants.
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‘It is vital for us to prioritize our sleep during this time’ – How students can rest peacefully during a pandemic
Kim O’Leary speaks to sleep physiologist Motty Varghese about how to ensure students get a good night’s rest as they approach the final few weeks of assessments.
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‘The stark reality is that Irish Travellers are one of the most vulnerable groups in this crisis’
Prominent members of the Irish Traveller community have referenced the stark health inequalities in light of Covid-19
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Ireland ranks highly for skin cancer risk
The Public Health (Sunbeds) Act 2014, was signed into law on 24 June 2014 and states that the sale or hire of a sunbed to any person under 18 years-of-age is illegal. The act was introduced to regulate the use of sunbeds by…
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More than 1,600 cyclists fined since 2015
A total of 1,660 on the spot fines have been handed out to cyclists in the past two years. The fixed charge fines were introduced on the 31st of July 2015 by Paschal Donohue who was the transport minister at the time. Cyclists…
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Adverse reactions to HPV vaccine decrease
The number of reported adverse reactions to the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine looks like it will fall substantially in 2017, according to figures released by the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA). In information released under the FOI Act, HPRA records show that…
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Dublin restaurant closes due to ‘filthy’ conditions
According to figures released by the HSE, Dublin has seen the most restaurant closures so far in 2017. Dublin accounted for 44 percent of the total closures in Ireland so far. Following Dublin is Donegal and Cork, each accounting for three percent of…
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2800% increase in number of emergency beds
Peter McVerry Trust (PMVT) annual report has revealed an increase of 2,800% in the number of beds it has provided in emergency accommodation in the last decade. The figures released in the latest annual report by the national housing and homeless charity revealed…
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Ireland’s population boom set to put a strain on health services
Ireland’s population is set to rise by nearly a quarter by 2030 according to a new report by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI). According to findings in Projections of Demand for Healthcare in Ireland, 2015-2030, Ireland’s population of people aged 80…
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Ireland continues to fuel ‘Heavy Drinkers’ stereotype
“The number of new cases of alcohol-related cancers in Ireland is expected to double by 2020.” This is the stark statement by the Irish Cancer Society’s Cancer Prevention Manager Kevin O’Hagan on the Central Statistics Office (CSO) report released on October 18th 2017.…
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