Results 61-80 of 1,282 for flu

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: The Role of Pharmacy Care in the Healthcare System: Irish Pharmacy Union (8 Mar 2023) See 6 other results from this debate

Róisín Shortall: .... Unfortunately, progress has been quite slow since then but Mr. Twomey was certainly putting it into practice. At that time, I recall trying to get approval for pharmacists to provide the flu vaccination. I remember being shocked at the resistance there was to that. That seemed to be a no-brainer but there was resistance. This kind of thing is often regarded as business and losing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mortality Rates (2 Mar 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...on a daily basis from the General Register Office (GRO). HPSC continues to participate in EuroMOMO for Ireland, a European mortality monitoring activity, aiming to detect and measure excess deaths related to seasonal influenza, pandemics and other public health threats. The HPSC provide an update on estimated excess mortality in their Weekly Influenza Surveillance Report. The latest...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (2 Mar 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Colm Burke: ...Minister for Health the steps he and his officials are taking to ensure vulnerable groups including those aged over 65 years of age have the greatest level of protection for the 2023-2024 winter flu season; if he has considered NIAC’s advice to offer an enhanced influenza vaccine for this age cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10752/23]

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Lil Reds Legacy Sepsis Awareness Campaign: Mr. Joseph Hughes and Irish Sepsis Foundation (2 Mar 2023)

...years old. We never heard of sepsis before it took Sean from us. On Monday, 8 January 2018, Sean came home from school and told his mother that he was not feeling very well. He was displaying flu-like symptoms, which were similar to symptoms of a chest infection: a persistent cough, a crackling sound in his chest, breathlessness, shallow breathing, aches in his muscles and a high...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ukraine War (21 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...public health communications are delivered to refugee populations advising them of how to keep themselves and their families safe from respiratory illnesses across the winter period and how to access Covid and Flu vaccinations. The ‘Keep well in winter’ message resources are available on the HSE Health Protection and Surveillance Centre website. Ireland is also supporting EU...

Co-ordination of International Protection Services: Statements (16 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...communications are delivered to refugee populations, advising them of how to keep themselves or their families safe from respiratory illnesses across the winter period and how to access Covid and flu vaccinations. The "keep well in winter" message resources are available on the Health Protection and Surveillance Centre website. As I am conscious that I am sharing my time with Deputy...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Medicinal Products (16 Feb 2023)

David Cullinane: ...that will be examined? The HPRA should also have a greater role in looking at supply, particularly as we track illnesses. If we know we are going to have a spike in respiratory illnesses or the flu, we should be looking at the corresponding medications. There is a greater role for the HPRA there.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (14 Feb 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 572. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make triple antigen tests that allow people to check if their illness is Covid-19, flu, or RSV available at reduced or zero cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6552/23]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: National Children's Hospital (9 Feb 2023)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: .... Lynn has been acknowledged at the bottom of the main staircase in Leinster House in a fabulous portrait, among many other views of women. I encourage people to look at that. Dr. Lynn's hospital became famous for pioneering the care of children, especially towards the end of the Spanish flu epidemic and the roll-out of the BCG vaccine that helped to eradicate TB in Ireland. Given...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (8 Feb 2023)

Bernard Durkan: It is seldom we hear a Minister of State say that a Deputy should continue. I am taking this important matter on behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, who has a dose of flu. I thank Deputy Connolly for raising it. I will begin by acknowledging the vital healthcare role that Clifden District Hospital plays and the excellent level of care and support which it provides to...

Seanad: UL Hospitals Group: Motion (1 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...Ireland is being seen across Europe. We had three particularly bad days several weeks ago. Some of the high numbers over the winter are due in part to the unprecedented combination of Covid-19, flu and RSV, which is causing emergency department pressures, not only in Ireland but also in some of the best resourced and best-run healthcare systems in Europe. We need to be conscious of that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Advertising (1 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...designed to support Healthy Ireland objectives and the Healthy Ireland Strategy 2021-2025 have been completed. The Department's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and increased instance of winter viruses such as RSV and Flu in Winter 2022-23 included an advertising campaign for the purposes of promoting the latest public health guidance. The level of advertising spend varies depending upon...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (1 Feb 2023)

David Cullinane: 247. To ask the Minister for Health if he expects the medicine shortages problem and record levels of out-of-stock medicines to end after the winter flu season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4992/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

...surgical time and theatre time and Ms Morrogh touched on cancer services not competing with road traffic or other emergencies that come into hospitals, and not competing for beds with Covid-19 and flu. I know the Deputy has spoken about this every year and before Covid-19 also, but that is a constant issue. Another one is protected time for research. Internationally we know the best...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (31 Jan 2023) See 3 other results from this answer

Jennifer Whitmore: 605. To ask the Minister for Health the number of child flu vaccine doses acquired by the HSE for the 2022-2023 winter period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4029/23]

Seanad: Emergency Department Waiting Times and Hospital Admissions: Statements (26 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ..., Germany, Austria, Finland, Switzerland and many more countries. Some of the best-resourced and best-run healthcare services in the world are under intense pressure due to a perfect storm of flu, Covid and respiratory syncytial virus, RSV. At the peak in Ireland in early January, when we had three days in particular with a very high number of patients on trolleys, there were around...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Diseases (25 Jan 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Dessie Ellis: 171. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who died from Covid and the flu, respectively in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3466/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Electronic Health Records: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

...of care, permitting providers to address health issues in a preventive manner. Big data analytics and aggregated patient data may alert providers of larger health trends such as potential outbreaks and which flu strains are predominant during flu season. There is greater efficiency and cost savings because digital records and integrated communication methods can significantly cut...