Leonard Tina
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Call for better State approach to dementia as study shows alcohol among risk factors
- Health
- July 30, 2020, 20:14
The Government needs to adopt new public health approaches to reduce prevalence of dementia in the Irish population in light of the findings of a majo(...)

Number of people with dementia to more than double by 2050
- Health
- February 18, 2020, 18:22
The number of people living with dementia in Ireland is to more than double by 2050 in line with the country’s growing older population, according to (...)

Refugees and disabled people to get training to help find jobs
- Irish News
- November 24, 2017, 17:38
A training programme which gives help to the long-term unemployed, people with disabilities and refugees has been launched. Ag Obair Le Chéile is a n(...)

Irish dementia services patchy with long waits for clinics
- Health
- June 28, 2017, 01:00
New figures have revealed significant gaps in dementia services in the State where patients face a “postcode lottery” and lengthy waits to access spec(...)

Time to end ‘fear and secrecy’ around dementia in Ireland
- Health
- October 24, 2016, 18:57
It is time to end the “fear and secrecy” surrounding dementia as Ireland prepares for the number of sufferers to more than double in the next 20 year(...)

Growing old at home takes some adapting
- Interiors
- September 16, 2016, 06:30
“We were quite belligerent,” says Ray Cregan, talking about the the time his late father Paddy was in hospital after a catastrophic fall followed by s(...)

Lynch: Oversight needed on use of psychotropic drugs
- Social Affairs
- June 3, 2015, 01:00
Stronger oversight over the prescription of powerful psychotropic drugs for vulnerable patients is needed, Minister of State Kathleen Lynch has said. (...)

State criticised for not changing 150-year-old Lunacy Act
- Social Affairs
- April 1, 2015, 01:00
April Fool’s Day is being used to admonish the Government for its continued failure to replace the almost 150-year-old Lunacy Act with promised capac(...)

Alarm at levels of dementia awareness in Irish hospitals
- Health & Family
- July 29, 2014, 01:00
One of the most striking findings from the National Audit of Dementia Care in Acute Hospitals 2014 report was that only 6 per cent of hospitals includ(...)