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Medical neglect by HSE puts young lives at risk Situation of parents of young Diabetes sufferer has almost reached breaking point Stephen and Tanya Curtayne. Outrageous! Disgra­ceful! Heartbreaking! Call it what you like, but you won’t be exaggerating if you’re describing the situation in which several hundred parents of children across Westmeath and a wider part of the midlands, including Longford, Meath and Offaly now find themselves, having young family members with Type 1 Diabetes. It is totally outrageous that the best efforts of Consultant Paediatrician, Dr. Michael O’Grady – ...

Longford parents concerned as ‘unsafe staffing levels’ are a severe threat on diabetes unit ‘Unsafe staffing levels’ are a severe threat on diabetes unit Reporter: jessica.thompson@longfordleader.ie Siobhán Beatty, with her daughter, Emma, who has been attending the Paediatric Diabetes Unit at Mullingar Regional Hospital since she was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes last year ');  '); There has been widespread public concern among parents over what one local mother referred to as a “lack of true commitment and due care” by the HSE to children with diabetes at Mullingar Regional ...

Google Street View Chicago-based Northern Trust, its earnings pressured by record low interest rates, said Friday it is laying off 500 people from its worldwide staff. The reductions represent about 2.5% of the bank’s global headcount of 20,700 employees. Spokesman Doug Holt did not say how many of the cuts will be in Chicago, where he said Northern Trust had 6,500 people working at the end of 2020. “Given current market conditions, we are compelled to make a number of difficult staffing decisions,” Holt said. “These decisions are designed to ensure our resources are being used in the...

A tech reboot of retail With 2020 having been the toughest year on record for bricks and mortar retailers, we look at some tech innovations that may be heading for the high street Share this item with your network: By Published: 14 Dec 2020 There are reports of doom and gloom in the retail sector almost weekly. Earlier this year, analyst Forrester predicted that in 2020, there would be a significant decline in global retail sales, particularly with non-essential items sold offline, which will be a big challenge for bricks-and-mortar retailers.  The forecast, published in April 2020, sug...