HSE Archives – The College View

This is not the time to be closing Emergency Departments

January 18, 2023

Many of us have been witnessing the downfall of the health services in Ireland as significant pressure persists due to a surge of patients presenting to emergency departments (ED) across the country, GP practices and

HSE report focuses on the changing landscape of drug use in Ireland

September 29, 2021

MDMA and cocaine potency and purity are “at an all time high” according to a recent report published by the HSE National Social Inclusion Office.

Students who refuse the vaccine will be banned from clinical placements

April 13, 2021

The HSE has made the decision that students who refuse to be vaccinated will not be allowed to take up clinical placement.

Stretched to the last: the unheard voices on scoliosis waiting lists

March 24, 2021

While Covid-19 has changed how we live, and it has affected the general running of hospitals and plunged them under pressure, children are still waiting and their condition has not gone away at the foot of a global infection. Mountains have been moved over the course of this pandemic, this should be one of those mountains.

Eating Disorders: “There’s no set definition of recovery”

March 24, 2021

At the end of 2019, the Coronavirus pandemic took the world by surprise. Scientists worked long and hard over the past year to develop a sufficient vaccine, and they succeeded. But as the pandemic is slowly regressing due to the vaccination rollout programme taking place across the world, there are still other deadly illnesses that cannot be deterred by vaccination immunity.

Hospitals face scrutiny for giving leftover vaccines to staff’s families

January 21, 2021

Rotunda Hospital and the Coombe Hospital have confirmed that they gave unused Covid-19 vaccines to relatives of their staff and to members of their local communities.

ViraPro hand sanitiser recalled from the HSE

November 11, 2020

The HSE ordered nearly €7.5m of defective ViraPro hand sanitiser that has been recalled.

Trinity Launches Ireland’s First On-Campus Testing Program

October 14, 2020

Trinity College (TCD) is the first Irish third level institute to launch an on-campus Covid-19 testing programme available for students and staff.

From receptionist to covid officer

June 21, 2020

Stay indoors. Completely avoid contact with other people. Use a separate toilet to people in your household.

Coronavirus case confirmed in Trinity College Dublin

March 5, 2020

A case of the coronavirus was confirmed in Trinity by provost Dr Patrick Prendergast.

Waiting list for trans and non-binary healthcare over two-years long

December 12, 2018

The waiting list for trans and non-binary people to receive a psychiatric diagnosis is now twenty-five months long, according to the This Is Me – Transgender Healthcare Campaign.

Cancer becomes most common cause of death in Ireland

December 12, 2018

Cancer has overtaken heart disease for the first time as the most common cause of death among
Irish people, a new report has shown.

Syphilis on the rise across Ireland

December 12, 2018

Syphilis cases are increasing to record levels in Ireland according to the HSE. The STI can be treated with antibiotics and caught by getting a blood test.

Up to 70,000 removed from waiting lists without consultation

October 31, 2018

The figures obtained from GPs and shared by Donnelly reveal that 69,836 patients were cut from waiting lists as part of a “validation exercise” after staff inquired that they were “ready, willing, suitable and available” to attend.

PrEP accessibility may increase

October 17, 2018

The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA\0 want to provide a HIV preventative drug for free to at risk patients with medical cards.

GPs call for medical card holders to be charged for their services

April 18, 2018

GPs speaking at the annual IMO meeting, have called for medical card holders to be charged for their services due to financial constraints faced by doctors.

No good time for goodbye

November 29, 2017

Darkness does not discriminate. Few people are bypassed when dire possibility and self-doubt eradicate even the faintest glimmer of light. Darkness can live within us all. For most, it pays only fleeting visits. For most, suicide is not

Opinion: Nurses strike exposes HSE incompetence

February 22, 2017

The nurses and midwives of Ireland plan industrial action on the seventh of March after the HSE failed to agree terms with the INMO regarding a dispute over working conditions

Students Who Rent May Be At Risk To ‘Fair Deal’ Discrepencies

February 8, 2017

Students could be subject to poor conditions when renting off-the-books from people who use homes belonging to elderly people placed in nursing homes as a tool for undocumented additional income.

‘Outbreak’ of sexually transmitted diseases on University of Limerick campus

December 14, 2016

The University of Limerick has issued a warning to their student body following an outbreak of Gonorrhoea and Chlamydia on campus. The university confirmed to the Limerick Leader that 14 cases of gonorrhoea are “associated

HSE confirm second case of meningitis in DCU students

October 27, 2016

A second case of meningococcal disease (meningitis) has occurred in a DCU student this week, according to the HSE. Hayley Halpin reports.

Thirteen DCU students diagnosed with mumps

April 8, 2015

An outbreak of the mumps is currently affecting many university campuses in Ireland. Chai Brady has more.

Students urged to be vaccinated against mumps

November 12, 2014

Students are being urged to be vaccinated against mumps, as at least six outbreaks of the disease among students have occurred this year.

Dealing with diabetes

April 2, 2014

How does being diabetic change a person’s life? The College View looks at the life-changing affect the condition can have.

Campaign launched to combat increase in STIs

December 18, 2013

A campaign has been launched to combat an alarming increase in the number of people diagnosed with Gonorrhoea.