Banfield Charitable Trust and Royal Canin Launch Holiday Pet Food Drive
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View ArticleHospitals in breach of pay policy could face cuts, Gilmore warns
Hospitals who do not adhere to Government salary guidelines for senior managers could have their entire funding from the State reduced, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has said. Mr Gilmore said he expects all...
View ArticleWhy Swiss voted to maintain huge pay disparities
Some stories are hard to swallow. Take the one last week about the 17 Irish bankers who each earned more than a €1 million in 2012, with an average of €1.4 million apiece for those lucky few. Extend...
View ArticleBoard did not sanction CRC top-ups, says ex-FF minister
A former Fianna Fáil cabinet minister has said he will not resign from the board of the Central Remedial Clinic (CRC) over revelations that public donations were used to top up the salaries of senior...
View ArticleBoard did not sanction CRC top-ups, says former FF minister
A former Fianna Fáil cabinet minister has said he will not resign from the board of the Central Remedial Clinic (CRC) over revelations that public donations were used to top up the salaries of senior...
View ArticleWhy IT failures at big companies are unlikely to go away
Business deals that have to be aborted, staff who don't receive their wages, invoices that don't get paid on time - companies can face potentially catastrophic disruption when their banks suffer...
View ArticleCredit Suisse staff go back to school for a good cause
Gathered in a circle, the children eagerly sought out various objects according to their colours, touching them when their music therapist, strumming merrily on guitar, sang out instructions. Joining...
View ArticleMedical Matters: Dysfunctional culture is prime reason for continued failure...
It’s fair to say the generally accepted view of the Health Service Executive (HSE) is that it is a failed entity. Many who work for it provide a superb service to patients; however increasingly this...
View ArticleStafford: Cover-Up Hospitals Face Penalties
Hospitals which try to cover up failings that lead to deaths or patients being seriously harmed will have to pay the bill for compensation claims. Under new moves to ensure patient safety, the Health...
View ArticleDishonest hospitals could be made to pay for mistakes, says Jeremy Hunt
Health secretary says plan would give hospitals incentive to be open about blunders, in wake of Mid Staffordshire scandal Jeremy Hunt, the health secretary. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA Hospitals...
View ArticleNew era for patients and NHS as Government accepts recommendations of Mid...
(Source: DH - UK Department of Health) The Government has published its response to the Francis inquiry report. More openness, greater accountability and a relentless focus on safety will be the...
View ArticleGovernment publishes 'blueprint for trustworthy' NHS
The NHS in England needs to undergo a "profound transformation" to create an open, honest and learning culture, the health secretary says. Jeremy Hunt spelt out the challenge as he unveiled a series...
View ArticleNew era for patients and NHS as Government accepts recommendations of Mid...
(Source: NIO - UK Northern Ireland Office) The Government has published its response to the Francis inquiry report. More openness, greater accountability and a relentless focus on safety will be the...
View ArticleSecond Opinion: Who’s right and who’s wrong – and which...
The 1973 Pink Floyd song Us and Them with the words, “forward he cried from the rear and the front rank died”, is particularly relevant to the Irish health sector. The recent revelations about top-up...
View ArticleMayor Landrieu announces recipients of Wisner Donation Funds (City of New...
(Source: City of New Orleans, LA) NEW ORLEANS, LA -Today, Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced that 41 organizations across the City will receive 2013 competitive grants from the Edward Wisner Donation....
View ArticleFrom little things, flowers grow
Private Capital Members of the Canberra Geranium and Fuschia Society, Rex and Nancye Daley of Curtin, tend to a pot of geraniums. It’s the little things that count. Right from the day Clare Holland...
View Article'Why Mark Scott should resign'
MARK Scott should resign. When the managing director of the ABC chose to publish information criminally obtained by Edward Snowden about Australia's signals intelligence operations in Indonesia, he...
View ArticleCRC admits five senior staff still get top-up payments
Five senior staff at the Central Remedial Clinic (CRC) are still in receipt of top-up payments, it emerged yesterday amid calls for a Government inquiry into the charity. The organisation yesterday...
View ArticleMore than half of hospitals and health agencies in breach of pay policy
are breaching Government pay policy by supplementing the salaries of senior executives, new figures show. Figures released by Minister for Health James Reilly last night indicate that 24 of the 44...
View ArticleHealth sector pay policy widely breached
are breaching Government pay policy by supplementing the salaries of senior executives, new figures show. Figures released by Minister for Health James Reilly last night indicate that 24 of the 44...
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