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News Update From Rate My Hospital
» Massive x-ray blunder at Tallaght 09 Mar 2010
Dublin's Tallaght Hospital has admitted that around 58,000 x-rays taken over a four-year period were never reviewed by a consultant radiologist.
Two patients had a delayed diagnosis as a result of this. One of the patients died last year, while the other is receiving treatment for...
» Ireland's MRSA rates still high 09 Mar 2010
While MRSA levels found in the bloodstream of Irish hospital patients are decreasing, the rates in Ireland are still relatively high, according to the latest report from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC).
The report shows that the level of MRSA found in patients' blood is...
» 'Growing support for restricted abortion' 08 Mar 2010
New research has indicated growing support for abortion to be allowed in Ireland under limited curcumstances.
A new information booklet on abortion has been launched by the sexual health agency Marie Stopes Reproductive Choices to coincide with the research.
The agency says the...
» Public backs car smoking ban 08 Mar 2010
The vast majority of Irish people believe that smoking in cars carrying children should be should be banned, according to irishhealth.com's latest viewers' poll.
The findings of this online poll, in which over 800 people voted will strengthen recent calls by campaign...
