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Posts about Mary Harney

04 Jul

The hollow rhetoric of ‘centres of excellence’ - unmasking the …

An article about Mary Harney seen on savestlukes.wordpress.com

Mary Harney, for example, has publicly boasted of UPMC’s electronic link to a private cancer centre in Pittsburgh, but she has firmly ruled out the idea of a network that would allow public hospitals in Sligo and Castlebar to link to ... Continue reading »

26 Jun

wouldn't you mind, would ya?

An article about Mary Harney seen on thelittlegreenbug.blogspot.com

Otherwise you would get yourself - the entrepreneur, asking your hotel guest if they mind sharing the room, because you are putting one or two extra beds in their room. By the way, the photo is the health face of Mary Harney, ... Continue reading »

When is a political issue not a political issue

An article about Mary Harney seen on final-nail.blogspot.com

With a blatant disregard for the constitution, Mary Harney delegates to anyone willing to accept the responsibility (or at least until they can in turn delegate to someone else, further down a never ending ladder). ... Continue reading »

Briitish and Irish race to kill off hospital bugs

An article about Mary Harney seen on sluggerotoole.com

C-Difficile and the like, I’m still amazed the hospital system hasn’t be convulsed in crisis over the death toll. Good to see the Republic’s Health Minister Mary Harney competing with GB to start the checks. Is NI in om the act, ... Continue reading »

25 Jun

We need a handsome politician

An article about Mary Harney seen on twentymajor.net

He’s like a St Bernard crossed with the offpsring of Mary Harney and Andre the Giant. He looks like he should be wearing a bib at all times. I keep expect him to just start saying ‘flobbalobobabble’ because that’s what his mouth looks ... Continue reading »

19 Jun

Not Lisbon. Bullying in Health Service? Does it happen in Ireland?

An article about Mary Harney seen on greenboil.wordpress.com

Mary Harney’s alleged plan to reduce that power seems to mean putting them in charge totally rather than having to compete with managers and other health professions?! Daaaw? Sadly doctors who were bullied all along their training path ... Continue reading »

15 Jun

No vote to Lisbon Treaty delivers shock to Irish and EU elites

An article about Mary Harney seen on garrettmullan.wordpress.com

In a radio debate, Mary Harney, Minister of Health, bitterly complained that Joe Higgins and the Socialist Party had put up posters all over the country claiming that health was going to be privatised. An email sent to the Socialist ... Continue reading »

Waterford nominations sought for Carer of the Year Awards

An article about Mary Harney seen on munster-express.ie

The Carers Association, Waterford are seeking local nominations for The Emergency Response Carer of the Year Awards 2008 recently launched by Minister for Health, Mary Harney TD.... Continue reading »

06 Jun

Campaigning on Lisbon Treaty intensifies

An article about Mary Harney seen on jacqo-eire.blogspot.com

Listen closely to Joe Higgins in this report where Mary Harney, Minister for Health, and Joe Higgins, Socialist Party, discuss the issues following the latest opinion poll on the treaty. RTE radio report News at One ... Continue reading »

24 May

Health Care in Ireland - Part I

An article about Mary Harney seen on pandapeters.wordpress.com

There was hope that he would make some sweeping changes in the way the government was run, including replacing Mary Harney, the current Minister for Health and Children. Sadly though, it appears that holding the status quo is going to ... Continue reading »

20 May

Notes From Chancerdom 20/05/08

An article about Mary Harney seen on thechancer.ie

Minister For Health Mary Harney presents the pick of the interweb litter… 1. “It would not be appropriate for the department to direct or advise a school in relation to any aspect of its policy on dress code”… Hil-arious. ... Continue reading »

18 May

The expensive Irish Heath Service fails again.

An article about Mary Harney seen on digoutday.com

The HSE said it is reviewing 6000 chest x-rays and 70 CT scans as a precaution and the patients will be informed as soon as their tests are re-examined. Mary Harney still continues in her job and still thinks she deserves a pay increase ... Continue reading »

13 May

Angry Hospital Protest in Waterford

An article about Mary Harney seen on inishtrahoull.blogspot.com

She has asked for Mary Harney, Minister for Health and Children (right) to come to her bedside and explain to her why she must wait another possible two to three years to have her operation. Sadly Mary Harney will not oblige, ... Continue reading »

09 May

Paying the Price

An article about Mary Harney seen on biopsy.wordpress.com

She believes that Mary Harney and Brendan Drumm are not listening to advice and have forgotten about the patients in their determination to reform the system. She accuses them of constantly talking about the cost of running the health ... Continue reading »

Harney may get hostile welcome

An article about Mary Harney seen on kilkennypeople.ie/NewsFront.aspx

AGGRIEVED psychiatric nurses in Kilkenny may stage a protest at Aut Even hospital in front of health minister Mary Harney later this month.... Continue reading »

07 May

A sting in the tale

An article about Mary Harney seen on headrambles.com

They say that God gave us friends by way of an apology for giving us relatives, but what are wasps here for? And why is it that when I smash another wasp against the window pane, I often think of Mary Harney? ... Continue reading »

Death of a chancer… RIP Patrick Bartholomew Ahern

An article about Mary Harney seen on aceofeverything.blogspot.com

Bartholomew began life as a humble civil servant in the Health sector, which he would later go on to dismantle and throw as the proverbial bone to the hound dog Mary Harney, in an ideological sacrifice that cramped space at the Cabinet ... Continue reading »

03 May

HSE - Healthcare My Arse - Mary Harney has a lot to answer for!

An article about Mary Harney seen on patrickjames.info/blog

Mary Harney has a lot to answer for - that’sa fact! Recently, I had misfortune to visit my local A&E (accident & emergency) department in Beaumont hospital. I must admit that I didn’t quite realise how bad the standard of healthcare in ... Continue reading »

Health and Healthcare

An article about Mary Harney seen on michaelsmithie.wordpress.com

I also believe in equal access to healthcare and it is clear that Mary Harney has little time for equality of any sort in any sphere. Although the health strategy is called “Quality and Fairness” Susie Long died after waiting seven ... Continue reading »

30 Apr

‘People are going to die in pharmacy row’ says patient

An article about Mary Harney seen on westernpeople.ie

A BALLINA town councillor has called for the resignation of Mary Harney as the pharmacists dispute goes on.... Continue reading »


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