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Latest news & updates from the I.H.S.


Hospital Opening Hours for the Christmas Period
As is the season, there will be some changes to hospital opening hours over Christmas. Please see below for details. National Coagulation Centre & H&H Assessment Unit – St. James’s

IBTS to introduce further changes to its donor eligibility policies
In 2020, a Social Behaviour Review Group was established to review the current blood donor deferral policies of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS). The group was Chaired by

Novel Treatments in Haemophilia & other Bleeding Disorders 2021 – Issue 2
A Periodic Review | 2021 – Issue 2 The therapeutic landscape in haemophilia continues to change rapidly and it can be difficult to keep up to date. The Society has

Our Winter Mag Is Out Now!
Our Winter Magazine is out now and comes packed with lots of interesting articles from members and staff, news and updates, reports and more. 2021 has been another trying year

Children’s Health Ireland Virtual Family Forum
Children’s Health Ireland are holding a Virtual Family Forum Meeting on 14 December 2021. This will be the second Family Forum meeting since becoming CHI. The Family Forum aims to

Brian O’Mahony Award 2021
Nominations are now open for the Brian O’Mahony Award for outstanding contribution to haemophilia care in Ireland. Nominations can only be proposed by members of the society and members of

Re-opening Face to Face Clinics in the NCC
We have received an update from the National Coagulation Centre regards the resumption of face to face clinics, please see below: Resuming Face to Face clinics in the NCC As

Upcoming Webinars for November
Continuing with our series of Webinars, we have further meetings coming up on; Wednesday, November 10 @ 6PM: Hemlibra for Children with Dr Beatrice Nolan, CHI at Crumlin To join

Educational Grants 2021 Awards
Thanks to everyone who applied for an educational grant from the I.H.S. This year we received a lot of applications once again, which is brilliant! The I.H.S. educational grants are