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Beaumont Hospital is considering outsourcing some appointments to deal with the backlog, one patient was told.
Patients are concerned it is taking months to get an appointment for certain scans, potentially delaying a cancer diagnosis
Extra consultants are due to start working in the coming months, but staffing levels remain an issue
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3 Jan 2023
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Overcrowding
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Influenza
Dublin and Cork hospitals restrict visitors as they deal with high numbers of patients with flu
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3 Jan 2020
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emergency transfers
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Waiting Lists
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keeping ireland alive
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Emergency Departments
Study tracking the 20 people who attend the Mater emergency department most finds most are men, all are unemployed
13 Apr 2016
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Dublin
One of Dublin city's main hospitals is telling emergency patients to stay away
20 Jan 2016
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come home
A Dublin hospital is offering nurses up to €6,000 to come home
22 Dec 2015
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13 Jul 2015
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Courts
Care assistant accused of sexually assaulting hospital patient goes on trial
11 Jun 2015
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Health Service
A new specialist centre hopes to pin down tough to diagnose rare diseases
4 Jun 2015
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Tragedy
Teenager Ana Hick who died after night out described as 'beautiful, sweet young woman'
18 May 2015
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Tragedy
Gardaí have rowed back on their line regarding contaminated drugs in Dublin
18 May 2015
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Mater
Investigation as man falls to death from 5th floor window at Mater Hospital
4 Feb 2015
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Attack
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13 Dec 2014
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Health
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26 Nov 2014
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Outbreak
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9 Nov 2014
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junior doctor
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23 Oct 2014
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Roads
87-year-old man dies after being knocked out of his wheelchair in hit and run
15 Oct 2014
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Assault
Two men stabbed in Dublin early this morning
20 Sep 2014
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north strand
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18 Aug 2014
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Dublin
GSOC investigate fatal road crash after pursuit by gardaí
29 May 2014
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Abortion
Martin still in discussions with Mater's Mercy Sisters over abortion law
7 Mar 2014
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new digs
Final part of Mater's €284m redevelopment move underway
10 Feb 2014
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crc
Concern CRC pension payments creating 'costflow advantage' for Mater
19 Dec 2013
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crc
'Absolute madness': CRC pays Mater Hospital €660k to administer 'phantom pension fund'
11 Dec 2013
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Dublin
Woman hospitalised after face slashed in O’Connell Street attack
11 Nov 2013
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Abortion
Priest resigns from Mater Hospital board over decision to comply with abortion law
2 Oct 2013
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Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5
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Abortion
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Discovery
Old bones found at site of Mater redevelopment
16 Jul 2013
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phibsboro
Man stabbed at Dublin shopping centre
15 May 2013
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new clinic
Nobel laureate opens Mater Hospital’s new state-of-the-art clinic
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Roads
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Mater
Final vigil outside Mater Hospital as Emergency Department opens
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