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More than 763,000 on public waiting lists ↗

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Sisters reach health career milestones while working together ↗

Kate Cribbin among new Tallaght nursing graduates while sister Eve joins hospital as junior doctor
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Anne O’Connor appointed as new HSE CEO ↗

Ms O'Connor will succeed Bernard Gloster, who announced his plans to stand down from the position earlier this year.
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Around one-in-four HSE staff had received this year’s vaccine up to the end of November, HPSC figures show

Medical Council urges healthcare workers to get flu vaccine ↗

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Zoliflodacin cured over 90 per cent of infections at genital sites and proved as effective as current standard treatment
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Drug discovery fuels hope for treating antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea ↗

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Number of new cancer diagnoses dropped 27 per cent in spring 2020 as pandemic took hold halting GP visits and screening programmes
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‘No evidence’ that Covid had lasting impact on cancer outcomes ↗

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New law will give body regulatory powers over home support providers, while policy framework proposes that HIQA monitors adult safeguarding services
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HIQA’s remit to extend under new Government plans ↗

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Public-private healthcare pay gap widens to 20 per cent ↗

Rising costs and staff shortages will place severe pressure on private healthcare providers in Ireland next year, new report finds
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