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Irish Times
3 hours ago
- Health
- Irish Times
‘I couldn't hold a spoon': Former rehab patients on recovering from brain conditions
Mother-of-four Aideen Phelan was left with speech difficulties and a weakness in the right side of her body following a brain aneurysm in April 2023. She survived thanks to six surgeries at Beaumont Hospital but had an intense frustration with being unable to communicate with her four children. 'When I couldn't talk to my children, I was so angry', she said. 'If I didn't learn how to talk, I wouldn't be able to take care of my children, to be there 100 per cent with them.' Phelan, who works in a bookies in her hometown of Naas, Co Kildare, said her life has improved thanks to the care she received in Peamount rehabilitation centre in Newcastle, Co Dublin. She worked with an occupational therapist and speech and language therapist. Group sessions helped her to feel less alone in her recovery. READ MORE She went home to her children after five weeks of rehabilitation. 'When my own life was nearly gone, I was like: 'Right, what's important in my life?' Coming back to work and getting my speech back were one of the most important things I've ever had to do. 'Beaumont saved my life, but Peamount helped me to heal and gave me my life back,' she said. Phelan is one of three former patients of Peamount who spoke at an event hosted by Neurological Alliance of Ireland to mark World Brain Day. Also speaking at the event were Anne Marie Leonard (37), from Edenderry, Co Offaly, and Mike Preston, who lives in Lanesborough on the river Shannon, where he suffered a stroke aged 57. Anne Marie Leonard was able to relearn simple tasks with help from the therapists at the Peamount healthcare centre. Photograph: Alan Betson Leonard was working as a carer when she first experienced balance issues, found she knocked into things and fell without explanation. 'I never thought the roles would be reversed,' she said. After three months in Tullamore Hospital, she was admitted to Peamount healthcare centre. 'Medically, I was fine, it was rehabilitation I needed. I couldn't hold a spoon, I couldn't hold a fork to feed myself, I could do nothing. With the help of the physio and the occupational therapist and different aids and pieces of equipment, I regained it all.' She went home in July 2024 after seven months at the facility. 'I left using a rollator [mobility walker] and now I'm down to just using a stick. Had it not been for [Peamount], I would most likely still be spoon-fed and in a wheelchair,' she said. Preston said he 'wouldn't be anywhere near the person I am today without" the Peamount centre. He returned home fully mobile 3½ months after admission able to walk, talk and take care of himself. Mags Rogers, chief executive of the Neurological Alliance of Ireland, a network of 40 voluntary organisations, said the event aims to highlight an inequality in services for the 860,000 people across Ireland living with a neurological condition. Mags Rogers, chief executive of Neurological Alliance Ireland, which is calling for the Government to invest in 45 beds for neurological rehabilitation this year to address a national shortfall of 175 beds. Photograph: Alan Betson The alliance is calling for the Government to invest in 45 beds for neurological rehabilitation this year to address a national shortfall of 175 beds. It says this shortage was highlighted by the HSE in a report from last September. Ms Rogers said it can be a 'real challenge' to get into an inpatient service due to waiting lists. Then when people return to their communities they could be living in an area without a community neuro-rehabilitation team, she said. 'There's gaps at all stages. It's all fragmented.'
CBS News
5 days ago
- Health
- CBS News
Security checks Corewell Health hospital campus in Royal Oak after a bomb threat
Police and security checked the hospital campus Friday morning after a possible bomb threat was reported at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. The hospital and its emergency center remained open. Royal Oak Police Department said there were no evacuations and no lockdown was needed. "Police believe the threat is not credible," hospital officials said. "Safety is the top priority, and we appreciate the swift actions of our team members and law enforcement."
Irish Examiner
5 days ago
- Health
- Irish Examiner
Hospital to use AI to predict no-shows and cancelled appointments
An Irish hospital is set to use artificial intelligence to predict when patients won't show up or cancel an appointment at the last minute. Beaumont Hospital in Dublin will spend up to €110,000 for the initial pilot period of the AI project which is aimed at helping ensure 'waste in the healthcare system is minimised' as no-shows account for 15.5% of its appointments. 'One significant challenge faced by healthcare providers is the issue of outpatient non-attendance (DNAs),' it said. 'High outpatient DNA rates waste vital resources and hamper the healthcare provider's ability to deliver services and provide appropriate care to patients.' One of its key strategic plans through to 2030 is to tackle this high number of outpatients not showing up for appointments, and it aims to use new AI technology to help achieve this. It already uses a two-way text message system to remind patients of their appointment, but Beaumont said the AI technology will build on that. 'This information is then used to tailor the messaging the patient receives to increase the likelihood of attendance and simultaneously provide the hospital with vital information to inform clinic management and bookings,' it said. The hospital said it must use data from its patient administration system to predict the likelihood a patient will miss their upcoming appointment. The AI model must also be able to be used to forecast non-attendance and short-notice cancellations in real-time, as well as integrate with the text message system already used by the hospital. Beaumont Hospital added it hopes to start using AI for this purpose during a pilot period of at least four months in either late 2025 or early 2026. If it progresses to full use, the total estimated value of the AI contract is €1.2m. AI is already used to varying degrees in Irish hospitals. Last month, the Mater Hospital launched a new centre for AI and Digital Health aimed at solving clinical problems in the hospital. Erin Daly, the operations manager for its Pillar Centre for Transformative Healthcare, said AI can 'transform how we deliver healthcare'.
Sunday World
6 days ago
- Sunday World
Garda goes on trial accused of assaulting a teenager four years ago
The complainant gave evidence that he suffered a fractured skull and spent five days in Beaumont Hospital following the alleged assault A garda has gone on trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court accused of assaulting a teenager in Temple Bar in 2021. The complainant gave evidence that he suffered a fractured skull and spent five days in Beaumont Hospital following the alleged assault. Lorcan Murphy (32) of Pearse Street Garda Station has pleaded not guilty to two counts of assault causing harm under section 3 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, 1997. The assaults on the then 17-year-old are alleged to have taken place on Essex Street, Dublin 2 and Pearse Street Garda Station on June 1, 2021. In his opening speech yesterday, John Gallagher BL prosecuting, told the court the accused was a serving member of An Garda Siochana and an investigation was carried out by GSOC, which is now known as Fiosru. Mr Gallagher said the assault is alleged to have happened during the Covid-19 period 'when one set of regimes runs into another' but that at this time limited gatherings outdoors were permitted. He said there was a short encounter where the alleged injured party was brought to the ground in an effort to restrain him and a number of bystanders were present. There was a short engagement which lasted a minute or two at most when he was 'brought to the ground', Mr Gallagher said. Mr Gallagher said the complainant was 'brought to the ground with his knee', and he was 'completely, effectively restrained'. He was handcuffed and brought to his feet. Counsel said the alleged victim was handcuffed and could not put his hands out to protect himself. Mr Gallagher said it was the prosecution's case that by sweeping his legs from under the alleged injured party and him landing him on his head, 'this amounted to assault'. Counsel said the alleged injured party was visibly unconscious when he was lifted into a Garda van and was taken to Pearse Street Garda Station for processing. Mr Gallagher said there was a second charge of assault at Pearse Street Garda Station, when the complainant was having 'difficulty staying conscious' and he was pulled back by the hair. He said that it was the prosecution's case that this 'manhandling' amounted to a second assault. He told the jury they would hear medical evidence. Mr Gallagher said there must be a legitimate use of force or reasonable force. He said 'it's not carte blanche' to use force and he told the jury they would be asked to consider whether it was reasonable force. He also told the jury they would have to hear an account by Gda Murphy and would have to consider if there was 'a basis for using it'. Mr Gallagher said gardai 'have a very difficult job' but the same laws that apply to everyone else regarding the use of force also apply to the Gardai. He told the jury that defence counsel Justin McQuade BL wanted it 'clarified' that there had been an earlier engagement between the accused and complainant. The complainant gave evidence that he could not recall the events and 'the doctor told me it was ok not to remember' but said 'I was assaulted, I was tripped up supposedly, I fractured my skull,' he told the court. He told the court he was 'drinking that day' and that he had had 'quite a few.' He said he had been 'smoking weed' and said he would normally smoke four or five joints a day. He also said that he 'could have been' carrying alcohol. He said he was up in Stephen's Green and his girlfriend at the time was in Temple Bar so he went to meet her and said the last thing he remembered was walking past McDonald's on Grafton Street. The alleged victim said 'waking up in James' Hospital' is the next thing he remembers. He told the court someone in the hospital told him he was involved in an incident with the gardai. He said he ran out of the hospital. 'I freaked out, I thought there was nothing wrong with me,' he told the court. The complainant said he woke up with a pain in his head and went to the Mater Hospital where he got a CT scan and then went to Beaumont Hospital where he stayed for five days. He said he had headaches but has no issues with his memory. 'You heard about this investigation because there was some publicity about it?' Mr Gallagher put it to him, to which he replied 'yeah'. The complainant said he spoke to GSOC and gave them two videos - one of him on the ground that someone else had recorded and one of the garda approaching him, which he had taken himself. When the complainant was asked by Mr Gallagher if he was ever charged with any offences in relation to events in Temple Bar on June 1, 2021, he replied 'no'. CCTV was shown to the court of two gardai on Essex Street and Mr McQuade said his client was the one wearing shorts. CCTV captured from the exterior of Dolphin House on Essex Street and from Pearse Street Garda Station was shown to the court. The trial continues today before a jury of eight men and four women with Judge Pauline Codd presiding. Stock image Today's News in 90 Seconds - July 17th
Sunday World
13-07-2025
- Sunday World
Man (20s) in serious condition following Dublin crash as gardaí appeal for witnesses
The collision, involving a car and an e-motorbike, took place on Brookfield Road in Tallaght around 8.15pm on Friday A man in his 20s is in critical condition following a crash in Tallaght in Dublin on Friday evening. The collision, involving a car and an e-motorbike, took place on Brookfield Road in Tallaght around 8.15pm on Friday. The rider of the e-motorbike, a man in his 20s, was brought to Tallaght University Hospital and then transferred to Beaumont Hospital, where he remains in critical conditions. No other injuries were reported following the crash, and gardaí have carried out an examination of the scene. Gardaí are appealing for anyone with information regarding this incident to come forward. Any persons who were in the Brookfield Road/Rossfield Avenue area between 8pm and 8.30pm and who may have witnessed the incident should contact investigating gardaí. Any road users who were travelling in this vicinity at the time, and who may have camera footage including dash cam, are asked to make this footage available to investigating gardaí. Gardaí can be contacted at the Tallaght garda station on 01 666 6000, the garda confidential line on 1800 666 111, or any garda station. Investigations are ongoing. Stock image News in 90 Seconds - Sunday July 13
