Eleven workers killed on building sites in 2006
The Health and Safety Authority has issued 23 construction-related prosecutions this year. Last year, 13,000 people were injured on sites. By Frank Connolly.
Health
Psychiatrists criticise HSE over 'major deficits' on mental health act
The Irish Hospital Consultants' Association (IHCA) has written to the HSE to tell it that “major deficits exist” in relation to the implementation of part two of the Mental Health Act, 2001 which came in on 1 November.
Eleven workers killed on building sites this year
The Health and Safety Authority has issued twenty three construction-related prosecutions this year. Last year, 13,000 people were injured on sites. By Frank Connolly
Just two out of 14 ITs have a disability officer
A survey of 14 institutes of technology has found that just two institutes employ a disability officer and that in nine institutes the faculty buildings are not accessible to disabled students. By Emma Browne
Nightmare wait for rape victims as statutory system is 'falling down'
Two women who were violently raped in the west of Ireland had to endure a nightmare journey and a wait of several hours for forensic examination because of "a crisis" in the provision of statutory resources.
Serious flaws persist in HSE nursing home inspections
Vast majority of private nursing-home reports in 2006 are inconsistent, inadequate and incomplete, despite Leas Cross revelations in 2005. By Sara Burke
The doctor's diagnosis
Dr John Owens is charged with overhauling Ireland's outdated mental-health system. However, he must first tackle the prejudices of his colleagues and the state. He talks to Justine McCarthy
Enable Ireland facilities and service strongly criticised by parents
Enable Ireland, the country's main disablity service provider, are not providing adequate physiotherapy, nurses or facilities for physically disabled adults. By Emma Browne
18 asylum-seeking children go missing from HSE care in 2006
The HSE says many children 'pre-plan' escapes to reunite with family members but internal reports seen by Village highlight inadequate care and protection in accomodation centres
The shocking scandal of official indifference and negligence on the care of the elderly
The report we publish in this issue of Village (in edited form) is a truly shocking indictment, not just of the Leas Cross nursing home itself, but, far more significantly, the public health system – the health boards, the HSE and the Department of Health and Children. The scale of negligence and indifference of the Department, the Health Boards (as they were) and the HSE are bordering on the criminal.