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Some Day...10 comments

Steph wrote 2 months ago: Do you have health insurance or is this something you’ve put off until another day? If you … more →

Tags: A&E, abscess, Antibiotics, Diagnosis, health, health service, hospital experience, hospital trolley, IV antibiotics

Going It Alone 5 comments

Steph wrote 3 months ago: Do you have private health insurance? If you’re young, fit and healthy, the chances are you … more →

Tags: A&E, health, NTPF, Operation, patient, private health insurance, Medical Card, Revenue Commissioners

Privatisation13 comments

Steph wrote 4 months ago: Do you wanna be in my bed, my bed, my bed… Need I say more about the so-called ‘reform … more →

Tags: health, health service, Privatisation, reform

Your Wealth is your Health17 comments

Steph wrote 5 months ago: Having recently reviewed my annual subscription for private health insurance, I considered reduc … more →

Tags: Co-Located Hospitals, cut backs, Dept. of Health, Government, health, health service, HSE, Minister for Health, SURGEONS

All I want is...9 comments

Steph wrote 5 months ago: It’s reached that time of year again when big money has to be found to renew my health insura … more →

Tags: Co-Located Hospitals, Consultants, doctors, Government, health, health service, hospital

A Balancing Act10 comments

Steph wrote 7 months ago: I listened with interest to Prof John Crown on the Late Late show last night as he outlined the fai … more →

Tags: A&E, Consultants, cut backs, Government, health, health service, HSE, IHCA, IMO

Be Angry19 comments

Steph wrote 7 months ago: When I first saw the list of speakers lined-up to participate in the Health Debate, I couldn’ … more →

Tags: A&E, MRSA, health service, HSE, Minister for Health, private health insurance, Dept. of Health, Government, health

A Force for Change12 comments

Steph wrote 7 months ago: If you’ve read this blog before you’ll know that I’m continually harping on about … more →

Tags: Consultants, cut backs, Government, health, health service, hospital trolley, HSE, IMO, INO

Money Talks12 comments

Steph wrote 9 months ago: I listened with interest yesterday to an interview on Newstalk radio about in-patient services for a … more →

Tags: Co-Located Hospitals, Dept. of Health, health, health service, hospital, Medical, Minister for Health, psychiatric care

Anyone for Arrogance?6 comments

Steph wrote 11 months ago: For those of you who’ve been following the story of my biopsy, you will remember that I had a … more →

Tags: biopsy, Check up, Consultants, doctors, health service, Minister for Health, patient's story

The Mary Harney Debate3 comments

Steph wrote 11 months ago: Today is the day that the Dáil debates a motion of ‘no confidence’ in our Minister for … more →

Tags: Medical, Fianna Fail, health service, HSE, Minister for Health, Co-Located Hospitals, private health insurance, Dept. of Health, Susie Long

An Eyebrow Raised 7 comments

Steph wrote 12 months ago: It’s been a strange week. It all started with a hand infection that needed urgent medical att … more →

Tags: Medical, A&E, MRSA, Surgery, Superbugs, Antibiotics, biopsy

MRSA - who's to blame?2 comments

Steph wrote 1 year ago: We live in a world today where sadly the culture is one of blame and shame. When things go wrong m … more →

Tags: Antibiotics, CA-MRSA, Consultants, HCAI, health service, HIQA, hospital, Infection Control, Medical

Susie Long R.I.P.7 comments

Steph wrote 1 year ago: I listened with profound sadness to news on the radio this morning that Susie Long (41) from Callan, … more →

Tags: Cancer, cancer diagnosis, health service, Medical, patient's story

Health Service Exposed1 comment

Steph wrote 1 year ago: I’ve long been a fan of Prof John Crown, Consultant Medical Oncologist, for the manner in whic … more →

Tags: Medical, health service, HSE, Minister for Health, IHCA, Co-Located Hospitals, Consultants, Dept. of Health, Prof John Crown

Voluntary Health Service2 comments

Steph wrote 1 year ago: Our Minister for Health, Mary Harney, is very anxious to make cutbacks in the health service. You … more →

Tags: Medical, Nursing, health service, HSE, Minister for Health, Co-Located Hospitals, voluntary

Malnutrition in Hospitals

Steph wrote 1 year ago: I spotted an article recently in the Health Supplement of the Irish Times about some research carrie … more →

Tags: Medical, health service, Minister for Health, Co-Located Hospitals, hospital experience

I am not a radio advert

Steph wrote 1 year ago: I am a patient I am an MRSA statistic I am disgusted by the level of hygiene in Irish hospitals I am … more →

Tags: Medical, MRSA, health service, Infection Control, Minister for Health, RTE Radio, Co-Located Hospitals

Co-located Patients

Steph wrote 1 year ago: When is all this co-located hospitals nonsense going to stop? Ireland is about to replicate a discre … more →

Tags: Medical, A&E, health service, HSE, Minister for Health, Co-Located Hospitals, private health insurance


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