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Thirty four people on trolleys today at St Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny

521 admitted patients are waiting for beds this morning, according to today’s INMO Trolley Watch. 434 patients are waiting in the emergency department, while 87 are in wards elsewhere in the hospital. At St Luke's General Hospital in Kilkenny the ...

20 Sept 2022 at 18:00

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Gardai to consider investigating failings of Kerry child mental health service

Gardai are to consider whether there are grounds to begin a criminal investigation following a highly critical review of south Kerry mental health services. Earlier, Micheál Martin has said he will pursue a “non-adversarial” mechanism to deal ...

29 Jan 2022 at 11:44

Local News

CAMHS 'crisis' in Kilkenny; HSE have failed our young people - McGuinness

The publication of an independent report on the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in Kerry has triggered intense debate in Dáil Éireann about other CAMHS services across the country. The Kerry report catalogues failures ...

28 Jan 2022 at 14:08

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Editorial: January blues again as surge hits Kilkenny hospital

Sobering figures published by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation at the beginning of this week show that 2021 has been the worst year on record for overcrowding at St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny. The winter is almost always the ...

08 Jan 2022 at 20:00

National News

Independent review of HSE disability services in Northwest sought by minister

Disability Minister Anne Rabbitte has said she is seeking an independent review into services provided by the Health Service Executive in the Northwest region. She said there is a pattern of failure to protect residents with ...

15 Feb 2022 at 11:51

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Winter Plan ‘too late to make a difference’ for health crisis in Carlow Kilkenny

Sinn Féin TD for Carlow Kilkenny Kathleen Funchion has criticised the Minister for Health’s Winter Plan, saying that it has come too late to make a difference this winter for people in Carlow Kilkenny affected by the health ...

13 Oct 2022 at 12:30

National News

New boss hired to run the HSE

The current boss of the child and family agency Tusla has been named the new head of the Health Service Executive. The HSE confirmed on Friday that Bernard Gloster has been appointed as chief executive. It said his ...

16 Dec 2022 at 11:39

Local News

New child and adolescent psychiatrist has been appointed for Kilkenny

The appointment of a new Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Intellectual Disability Psychiatrist for Kilkenny has been welcomed. Dr Deniz Kutay will commence work in the area this Monday, December 19. ...

16 Dec 2022 at 11:55

National News

Ireland’s youth mental health services ‘beyond emergency’

The head of a youth charity has warned Ireland’s youth mental health services are “beyond emergency” stage. Spunout chief executive Ian Power said it is a “huge injustice” to young people that services are ...

27 Dec 2022 at 11:00

New report reveals reality of mental health toll among sex workers

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New report reveals reality of mental health among sex workers

A new report published by the Sexual Exploitation and Research Programme at UCD, has revealed that 94 per cent of those who access the Health Service Executive's (HSE) who are involved in prostitution are ...

17 Nov 2021 at 15:59

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New resources available to tackle mental health stigma in the workplace

With just over one in five people experiencing discrimination at work due to a mental health difficulty, new resources have been launched to support people with mental health in the workplace Following a ...

20 Mar 2023 at 11:15

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Shock CAMHS Report - Lack of monitoring for kids on antipsychotic meds in Kilkenny HSE area

Shocking referral wait times and staff shortages have been revealed in a Mental Health Commission report into child and adolescent mental health services in Kilkenny. The damning report was published ...

31 Aug 2023 at 16:10

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