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The national figures are worrying, but individually some hospitals face far bigger challenges - a real postcode lottery as one oncologist said #cancer

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Delays in cancer treatment are 'causing avoidable deaths', Irish Cancer Society warns It also warned of major disparity in wait times for different regions across the country

Some really shocking findings about delays in cancer care despite all the progress, from Irish Cancer Society looking at HSE data #speirghorm

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Very interesting day #wctc2025 a big focus on vaping and the push by the tobacco industry to increase e-cigarette use as tobacco use declines - though its not declining in all countries as much as it is here

We have a few days coverage now of findings from a national survey on women's health, lots to read about - thoughts on childcare, miscarriage supports, fertility, menopause and lots more #womenshealth

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'It was an emotional moment': Students complete Ireland's first Leaving Cert Ukrainian exam Thousands of students across Ireland have made history by sitting the first Leaving Certificate exam in Ukrainian which has joined the list of non-curricular languages tested in State exams

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Thanks Darius for sharing that, there seems to be a lot of different interpretations of what the Bill says unfortunately @dariuswh.bsky.social

Some really harrowing experiences shared by members of Care Champions outside the Dail today, lots of questions about the standards of care in many nursing homes #speirghorm

Novel hip dysplasia surgery risks not properly explained, say parents Ciaran Tansey, a partner with Damien Tansey Solicitors LLP, said parents are worried about how long this might take in reality

And this older interview with a solicitor for some children who had 2 hip surgeries done - why did no-one notice so many double hip surgeries were being done when the Audit showed it should be 1 in 3 only? #SpéirGhorm

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Hip surgery becoming necessary for many children 'due to late diagnosis' amid lack of screening 'Worrying' gaps in care for children with hip dysplasia raised in 2017 and again in 2024 have still not been addressed

Problems with diagnosis, no register, no audit - we don't even know how many children have hip dysplasia here every year
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Screening to help babies avoid hip dysplasia surgery still not in place, eight years on The national screening programme proposed by a HSE steering group in 2017 was not set up. Now a consultant says 'we have no idea what the national rate of late diagnosis is' as a result

🧵 Still no national screening programme for hip dysplasia 8 years after a working group made recommendations?

"The whole thing is in chaos now. It’s probably seen as toxic There is no sense of urgency, no sense of determination to get this done" #SpéirGhorm

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We need to talk about our nursing homes Caring for older people is hard work - physically, emotionally and intellectually - so it needs to be valued and resourced. Prime Time shows that is not happening, writes Professor Rónán Collins

"we need to talk about our nursing homes" Prof Ronan Collins writing today in the Examiner , he took part in that devastating RTE expose on #emeis

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'Parents would come straight from hospital to hand over their babies...' As Sean Abbott retires from Horizons after 40 years, he reflects on Ireland’s progress — and its ongoing failures

“You would hear stories of parents coming straight from the hospital to hand over their babies.” Sean Abbott at Horizons/ Cope Foundation on how some things have changed #disabilities #speirgorm Story by Sarah Horgan

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Doctors and patient advocates unite to call for reform of medical claims process The letter to health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and justice minister Jim O’Callaghan calls for several measures including pre-action protocols

Our joint letter to the Minister for Health & Minister for Justice calling for pre-action protocols to be implemented urgently, in @irishexaminer.bsky.social
14 leading organisations have united on this issue – the message is clear.
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The gift of life, and of time with people you love - v moving stories at the launch for organ donor awareness week #speirgorm

It's really helpful to see it laid out like that, so many conflicting arguments at the moment

Very interesting thread #autism #adhd

Can you hear me? Dispatches from the world's forgotten war. | Newstalk It's two years to the week since fighting broke out in Sudan, instigating what is now the world's...

If you want to listen to a powerful radio documentary, check out “Can you hear me? Dispatches from the world's forgotten war” by @newstalkfm.bsky.social ‘s Sarah Madden.

It was made during a trip to the Sudan/ South Sudan border last month. ⤵️

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South Sudan: 'People in our community are fearful because this cholera outbreak will cost many lives' The Irish Examiner travelled to South Sudan to meet with some of the 1.1m refugees who have fled across the border from civil war in Sudan. Women, children and men all shared stories of pain but also ...

I travelled with @concernworldwide.bsky.social and got to meet midwives, social workers and medics working with refugees as well as the local South Sudanese - all photos in these stories Eugene Ikua, Concern

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The Mick Clifford Podcast: The forgotten war that is far from international focus The Irish Examiner’s Niamh Griffin recently visited one of the refugee camps in South Sudan and reported on the forgotten war

🧵I spoke with @mickcliff.bsky.social on his podcast about meeting Sudanese refugees from civil war there who've fled to South Sudan.

We were there just a few weeks ago hearing from people who've lived through 2 years of war now - www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm... @irishexaminer.bsky.social

Children's hospital is almost ready — but questions remain about managing the transition Incorporating Crumlin, Temple Street, and Tallaght children's hospitals into the NCH may be a bigger challenge than the eye-watering cost

"We seem to be making the same mistakes again" an interesting interview about merging cultures for the new children's hospital with Dr Paul Davis @dublincityuni.bsky.social

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Victorian easter card depicting a lamb being slaughtered on an alter surrounded by grapes and a chalice. Printed on beautiful delicate embossed lace-paper

Victorian easter card depicting crucifix surrounded by a crown of thorns. Printed on beautiful delicate embossed lace-paper

Our colleagues in DCU SC&A found these delicate Victorian easter cards laying amid the pages of one of our early printed books as if they'd been bought just yesterday!
Produced by Joseph Mansell they're hand drawn & coloured with a metallic finish on embossed lace paper.
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Mothers affected by the spinal surgery crisis at CHI spoke out again this week, calling really for an end to the problems #scoliosis #spinabifida

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Ireland again misses target for bowel cancer screening as numbers taking lifesaving test drop The HSE Bowelscreen can detect bowel cancer before signs or symptoms are even present

Lots of people sounding the alarm about the v low uptake of bowel screening in Ireland - just 41% last year, way off the 65% target #bowelcancer

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The front cover of a scientific journal titled Ornithologist, dated 1 April 2025. The main headline reads: “BIRDS: DECODED - Groundbreaking New Science.” Below that, a subheading says: “What are the UK’s birds really saying? Pioneering new research provides the answers.”

WORLD-FIRST: Ground-breaking research published today in the Ornithologist Journal has, for the first time, translated common UK bird vocalisations into equivalent phrases in the human language.

The results tell us a lot!

Extracts below... 🧵

'Serious concerns' raised about standards at mental health unit in Cork University Hospital Mental Health Commission inspectors raised red flags around patient safety, quality of the building, and staff shortages

2/ her concerns map what the MHC found in their report on the Cork unit #mentalhealth

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'If this is happening to my mother, it is everyone': Fears for patient safety at mental health unit Mental Health Commission have inspectors downgraded the compliance rating of the centre to just 61% from 79% in 2020

It's been months since the Health Committee met, meanwhile Hiqa + Mental Health Commission finding more and more problems in residential centres

This woman is afraid for her mum in an acute mental health unit #Cork

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Social media myths 'pose biggest risk to women in menopause' Consultant Cathy Casey cites dangerous misinformation such as debunked myth linking HRT with higher cancer risks

Social media poses "the biggest risk" for women in #menopause , fascinating talk from Dr Cathy Casey HSE midwest

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We've met some powerhouses working in health, maternity and social care - many of them from this area in Bahr Al Ghazal state and pushing for change @concernworldwide.bsky.social

I'm working at the border between Sudan and South Sudan this week.
The war in Sudan and spreading cholera outbreaks are putting pressures on locals in South Sudan - but they say they will not turn anyone away
Many women described horrific sexual abuse while on the road #SouthSudan