Only One Ambulance On Night Duty In Each Of Tipperary’s Main Towns – Mattie McGrath
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has called on the Minister for Health Simon Harris and the National Ambulance Service to immediately increase the number of ambulances covering all the major towns in County Tipperary. Deputy McGrath was speaking after information supplied to him following a Parliamentary Question showed that Clonmel, Thurles, Cashel and Tipperary Town and […]
Fitness Freak’s free fruit initiative to keep children healthy begins in Tipperary hospital
A visit to a vending machine while his son was in hospital was the catalyst for health and fitness trainer, Richard Kennedy, to launch his Free Fruit for All campaign in South Tipperary General Hospital. The Rathgormack man is on a mission to engage with parents and retailers on the need to educate children and […]
South Tipp General Consultant slams delay in modular unit construction – Mattie McGrath
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has voiced his concern regarding remarks made by South Tipperary General Hospital (STGH) Consultant Mr Paud O’Regan with respect to the cancellation of elective surgeries at the facility as well as the likelihood that the promised modular accommodation will not be delivered in the next year. Deputy McGrath was speaking after […]
Minister Harris Sould Assert More Ministerial Authority Over HSE – Mattie McGrath
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has called on the Minister for Health Simon Harris to assert more ministerial authority over the HSE with respect to the ongoing national trolley crisis. Deputy McGrath was speaking as South Tipperary General Hospital (STGH) continues to operate under the HSE Full Capacity Protocol for the twelfth consistent month in a […]
Spend On Our Lady’s Hospital Cashel May Be Referred To Public Accounts Committee – Mattie McGrath
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has indicated that he may have to refer the reconstruction costs associated with Our Lady’s Hospital Cashel (OLH) to the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee (PAC). Deputy McGrath said he is making the comments pending final confirmation from the Southern/South East Health Forum that the three storey hospital will in fact never […]
HSE confirm tender process for STGH Patient Hotel has still not begun – Mattie McGrath
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has called on the Minister for Health Simon Harris, and the HSE, to immediately escalate the tender process with respect to the patient hotel facility for South Tipperary General Hospital (STGH). Deputy McGrath was speaking after the HSE Procurement Office confirmed to him that so called ‘Mini Tender Competitions’ which are […]
Healy – South Tipperary General Hospital urgently needs 40 additional beds to rescue patients from trolley chaos at the hospital
South Tipperary General Hospital urgently needs 40 additional beds to rescue patients from trolley chaos at the hospital. These additional beds are absolutely essential and would make a huge difference for patients and staff. The Winter Health Service Initiative of the Government is generally disappointing. It is particularly so as regarding extra beds at South […]
Statement on South Tipperary General Hospital by Seamus Healy TD
Statement by Seamus Healy TD 087-2802199 Chairperson Save Our Acute Hospital Services Committee The decision by the Minister for Health to approve the commencement of the procurement process for additional beds at South Tipperary General Hospital is another success for the Save Our Acute Hospital Services Committee. The Committee, embracing all stakeholders, has been pursuing […]
Clonmel Hospital Initiative Must Put Patients First – INMO
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO), in the context of media reports about a “Patient Hotel”, in South Tipperary General Hospital Clonmel, is warning that any initiative, seeking to increase bed capacity in the hospital, must put patient care as its absolute priority. The current situation in Clonmel is totally unacceptable and unsafe […]
Hands Off Our Hospital – Healy
Deputy Seamus Healy, Chair of the Save Our Acute Hospital Services Committee, has warned the Health Service Executive and the Minister for Health to keep their hands off the services at South Tipperary General Hospital. Deputy Healy was responding to media reports suggesting that the emergency department at the Hospital was being earmarked for closure. […]
