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DISCUSSIONS HAVE BEGUN on a project that would see the introduction of an integrated computer and patient information system to be shared between Dublin’s three maternity hospitals.
According to Ailbhe Jordan’s exclusive in the Medical Independent today, representatives of the three maternity hospitals and the HSE met in June to discuss the project.
Documents released to the publication under the Freedom of Information Act showed that questions regarding funding for the existing service maintenance contract with the company McKesson had been, but these have been subsequently resolved and funding has been put in place.
The June meeting reportedly accepted a request for the Coombe to implement the technology first “due to concerns regarding the hospital’s hardware”.
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Very sad. I spend a lot of time at the coast and it’s shocking to see how unaware some Central and Eastern Europeans are of the dangers.
About six weeks ago I had to tell a couple with a young child who were near Doolin, that where they were standing was particularly dangerous as large swells result in the area being submerged with water very quickly.
Literally five minutes later this is exactly what happened.
Maybe some sort of awareness program might help.
There are signs everywhere in Russian Latvian Polish telling them the area is dangerous. They just don’t seem to get it. Irish fisherman over the years embedded anchor points in the rocks so they could tether themselves to it. Non nationals ignore these. Even if they wore a pfd or life vest they might have some chance. God rest the poor man.
How sad. This happens far too often. I don’t know if warning signs and other messages are also in eastern European languages but the should be.
Would he not just have swum back to shore somewhere else along the coast?
@beni gabor: Aposrently he was wearing waders. These fill up with water and drag you down underwater.
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