Category Archives: Health

Trolley patients ‘in the dock’ at CUH

Posted on February 4, 2012 by

PATIENTS on trolleys at the Cork University Hospital (CUH) have been left in a nearby coffee dock such is the pressure on A&E services in the campus, according to local Independent Cllr Mick Finn who has called on the Health … Continue reading →

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Health warning for Cork A&E cuts

Posted on October 14, 2011 by

The closure of the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital A&E Department will negatively impact on patient care and will affect patient lives, according to Independent Cllr Mick Finn WHEN the HSE’s reconfiguration report was first issued, opposition parties denounced it as … Continue reading →

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A&E services under threat?

Posted on February 10, 2011 by

IS the HSE closing the A&E department at the South Infirmary and restricting emergency services at the Mercy? That was the question posed today by Independent city councillor and election candidate Mick Finn who has written to the head of … Continue reading →

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HSE needs to step up on child protection

Posted on October 27, 2010 by

INFORMATION from the inquest into the death of Cork teenager Christopher O’Driscoll two years ago, as well as revelations from the Roscommon Childcare Case are hard to stomach, particularly for those who may have worked with these children and could … Continue reading →

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Cancer vaccine

Posted on January 8, 2009 by

CONCERNED parents from Ballyphehane, Greemount, Turners Cross and right across the city are expected to attend a rally against the scrapping of the cervical cancer vaccine, a recent government move described as ‘baffling’ by independent local election candidate Mick Finn. … Continue reading →

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