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Cavan hospital midwife-led unit to stay open
THE FUTURE of the midwife-led unit in Cavan General Hospital – one of only two in the Republic – seems to be assured, at least in the short term. “Midwifery units have been demonstrated in Irish and...
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Cavan, Monaghan hospitals face major cutbacks
MAJOR CUTBACKS to outpatient department services at hospitals in Cavan and Monaghan are to be introduced by the Health Service Executive. The HSE in Dublin North East said yesterday a review of...
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Faults found in hospital’s treatment of elderly man
A report into the case of a man (85) who died less than a week after he left Cavan General Hospital has found “significant shortcomings” surrounding his admission, including an “unacceptable” 31-hour...
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Patients at serious risk of infection in six hospitals, health watchdog audit...
Patients are at serious risk of infection in almost half the hospitals tested for hygiene by the State’s health watchdog, new reports reveal. Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) inspectors...
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Cancer patient died after ‘catalogue of errors’, court told
A cancer patient and mother of five who was admitted to Cavan General Hospital with dehydration died the next day after a “catalogue of errors”, the High Court was told today. In a statement read to...
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HSE promises inquiry into baby’s death at Cavan hospital
The Health Service Executive has promised an external investigation into the death of a baby boy during birth at Cavan General Hospital. The baby died following a “clinical incident” in the hospital on...
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Second baby death at Cavan hospital investigated
The Health Service Executive (HSE) has launched an investigation into the death of a baby at Cavan General Hospital, the second such death at the hospital in the past month and the third in under two...
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James Reilly widens review into Cavan hospital after baby deaths
Minister for Health James Reilly is to instruct the State’s health watchdog to undertake a review of maternity services at Cavan General Hospital. This follows the death of two infants in the hospital...
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