‘The buck stops with you’: Health minister blasted over patients spending hours on trolleys
HEALTH MINISTER JENNIFER Carroll MacNeill has been heavily criticised over hospital overcrowding and safe staffing levels. Hospital overcrowding…
Hospital overcrowding crisis: Almost 100 patients wait more than 24 hours on trolleys
Before winter has even arrived, the health service is already grappling with a hospital overcrowding crisis, with nearly…
Long-awaited surgical ‘hub’ at CUH closed soon after opening – and has only treated handful of patients
A recently-opened €90m surgical hub at Cork University Hospital was forced to close immediately for two weeks over…
Health minister takes aim at CUH: ‘The reality is there are some hospitals that have not improved’
Health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has again taken aim at Cork University Hospital (CUH), questioning why trolley numbers…
Cork University Hospital CEO stands by staff shortage comments, adding: ‘It is getting worse’
Cork University Hospital chief executive Jennifer Kearney said she “absolutely stands” behind patient-safety concerns she raised earlier this year,…
More than 30,000 hospital appointments cancelled in just over a year
More than 30,000 Cork hospital appointments were cancelled in less than a year and a half, new data…
Cork hospital loses 50% of CT capacity as radiographer vacancies delay patient care
Staffing constraints at Cork University Hospital have seen it lose half of its CT scanning capacity, leaving it…
Mole screening at CUH closed after consultant retired
A Cork TD has criticised the HSE after confirmation that the melanoma mole-screening surveillance service at Cork University…
State-of-the-art surgical hub opens at CUH but concerns remain over hospital staffing levels
Last month, CUH’s Jennifer Kearney told the HSE the hospital faced a shortage of more than 1,000 staff,…
Health minister says Cork University Hospital ‘has been safe all year’, despite staffing concerns
Health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has expressed confidence in the CEO of Cork University Hospital (CUH), while rejecting suggestions…
HSE approves just seven out of 172 CUH posts despite ‘risk’ warning
The Health Service Executive (HSE) has approved only seven priority posts at Cork University Hospital (CUH) in recent…
CUH breast cancer trial to explore more personalised approach
A new clinical trial at Cork University Hospital (CUH), exploring a more personalised approach to treating advanced breast…