Junior doctor paid €167,000 in overtimeOvertime payments totalling €167,000 to a junior doctor in a hospital in the southeast “shouldn’t have happened”, according to…Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
As Irish society ages, issues of care and neglect will be thrown into sharper reliefBACKGROUND: The outcome of lengthy proceedings relating to the death through neglect of Evelyn Joel seven years ago has major…Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
HSE refuses to fund treatment abroad for life-threatening epileptic conditionHSE twice refused to finance specialist care available in UK but not in IrelandMon Mar 04 2013 - 00:00
Grants to adapt for disability cut 40%Grants to help older people and those with a disability to adapt their homes have been cut 40 per cent, the Department of Environment…Mon Mar 04 2013 - 00:00
Quinn appoints five members of public to boardsMinister for Education Ruairí Quinn has appointed just five members of the public out of 190 who applied to sit on three key …Mon Mar 04 2013 - 00:00
HSE creates unit to urge GPs to make better use of cheaper generic drugsA new medicines management unit is to be established within the Health Service Executive to help drive down the cost of commonly…Mon Mar 04 2013 - 00:00
Association rejects organ opt-out proposalThe Irish Kidney Association has rejected proposals by GAA pundit Joe Brolly for the introduction of a soft “opt-out” system …Sat Mar 02 2013 - 00:00
Hospitals to lose wards and staffMajor changes to small hospital services and a massive reduction in staff numbers are outlined in a series of HSE plans aimed…Fri Mar 01 2013 - 00:00
Legislation for family support agency due soonHEALTH COMMITTEE: Legislation to provide for the setting up of the new Child and Family Support Agency will be published shortly…Fri Mar 01 2013 - 00:00
Hospitals to lose wards and staff in €721m HSE cutsMajor changes to small hospital services and a massive reduction in staff numbers are outlined in a series of HSE plans aimed…Fri Mar 01 2013 - 00:00
HSE remains miserly with details of cuts as spin appears to be primary obsessionANALYSIS : The nuggets of information in the HSE’s service plans are buried deepFri Mar 01 2013 - 00:00
HSE apology as man (91) left on hospital trolley for over 24 hoursThe HSE has apologised unreservedly for long delays in the treatment by the Mid-Western Regional Hospital of two patients in …Thu Feb 28 2013 - 00:00
Having lost the argument, department changes tackAnalysis: The abolition of mobility allowances risks making a bad situation worseThu Feb 28 2013 - 00:00
Child agency failures criticisedThe failure to transfer child psychologists and public health nurses to the new Child and Family Support Agency has been criticised…Thu Feb 28 2013 - 00:00
HSE outlines details of service cutsDetails of spending cutbacks affecting four HSE regions and two hospitals groups are being published today.Thu Feb 28 2013 - 00:00
Cancer patients not notified of tests dueThousands of records at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Nenagh have been rechecked over concerns that patients were not …Wed Feb 27 2013 - 00:00
Man who died had no fluids for six hoursA Clondalkin man died in Tallaght hospital after being left without intravenous fluids for six hours, his inquest has heard.Tue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
No national screening for sickle cell geneProtocols for testing pregnant women for the sickle cell gene vary widely across Irish maternity hospitals, data provided by …Tue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
HSE documents being altered to trace leaksThe Health Service Executive has begun planting altered documentation in an effort to trace leaks from the organisationMon Feb 25 2013 - 00:00
Health insurance chiefs warn of soaring premiumsHealth insurance premiums are set to rise by up to 40 per cent as a result of Government plans to increase charges on private…Fri Feb 22 2013 - 00:00
Rise in health insurance expectedBig increases in health insurance premiums are on the way because of Government plans to charge more for the use of private beds…Thu Feb 21 2013 - 00:00
Cabinet at one on suicide risk - ReillyThere are no differences in Cabinet on the issue of allowing the risk of suicide as a reason for terminating a pregnancy, according…Thu Feb 21 2013 - 00:00
Irish Patients Association has core funding axedThe Irish Patients Association has had its core funding axed by the HSE on the basis that it carries out only “limited” advocacy…Thu Feb 21 2013 - 00:00
Rise in insurance levy confirmed after scheme approvedA €65 increase in the health insurance levy from next month has been confirmed after the European Commission approved the funding…Thu Feb 21 2013 - 00:00
Cabinet agrees on suicide risk - ReillyMinister for Health James Reilly has said there are no differences in Cabinet on the issue of allowing the risk of suicide as…Wed Feb 20 2013 - 00:00
Patients to get unique identity numberPatients’ health is being put at risk by the lack of accurate and standardised personal information available to all medical …Wed Feb 20 2013 - 00:00
Food institute 'totally refutes' weight loss expert's criticismOperation Transformation weight loss expert Dr Eva Orsmond has incurred the wrath of nutritionists and dieticians after criticising…Wed Feb 20 2013 - 00:00
Three-quarters of junior doctors plan to leave Irish healthcare systemThe medical “brain drain” is set to gather pace with three out of four junior doctors planning to leave the Irish healthcare …Tue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
Warning system for maternity patients plannedThe Health Service Executive is anticipating a key finding of the investigation into the death of Savita Halappanavar by introducing…Tue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
Cabinet to sign off on group hospitals planThe Cabinet is set to approve as early as this week plans by Minister for Health James Reilly to reorganise the State’s hospitals…Mon Feb 18 2013 - 00:00
Free GP care for long-term ill patientsLegislation to provide free GP care to people with long-term illnesses will be published in the current Dáil term, Minister for…Sat Feb 16 2013 - 00:00
Husband should see Savita report before it is finalised - solicitorPraveen Halappanavar should be provided with a copy of the report into his wife Savita’s death before it is finalised, according…Fri Feb 15 2013 - 00:00
Free GP care legislation promisedLegislation to provide free GP care to people with long-term illnesses will be published in the current Dáil term, according …Fri Feb 15 2013 - 00:00
Call for calorie count inclusion on Dáil menusHEALTH COMMITTEE: Politicians in Leinster House may soon be able to count their calories when loading up in the Dáil restaurant…Fri Feb 15 2013 - 00:00
Test claims to identify suicide riskResearchers at NUI Maynooth have developed a computer-based system which they say can identify those at risk of suicide.Fri Feb 15 2013 - 00:00
State planning to restrict access to surgical treatmentAccess to common procedures such as cataract surgery and varicose vein treatment is to be restricted under proposals from the…Thu Feb 14 2013 - 00:00
Group to oversee merger of hospitalsNUI Galway president Dr Jim Browne has been appointed to oversee the merging of the State’s three children’s hospitals in advance…Thu Feb 14 2013 - 00:00
Report 'vindicates' Praveen viewPraveen Halappanavar’s account of the treatment of his wife, Savita, in Galway University Hospital last year has been vindicated…Thu Feb 14 2013 - 00:00
Draft report 'vindicates' husband's account of Savita's carePraveen Halappanavar’s account of the treatment of his wife, Savita, in Galway University Hospital last year has been vindicated…Thu Feb 14 2013 - 00:00
TimelineSunday, October 21st, 2012 Early on Sunday morning Savita Halappanavar, who is 17 weeks pregnant, develops severe back painThu Feb 14 2013 - 00:00
Doctors seek anti-obesity measuresThe team behind RTÉ’s Operation Transformation programme have proposed seven basic lifestyle changes to counter obesity and increase…Thu Feb 14 2013 - 00:00
New group for children's hospitalMinister for Health James Reilly has announced the creation of a new group to drive forward the development of the new national…Wed Feb 13 2013 - 00:00
Throwing money at the big spendersThe HSE’s new funding system is showering cash on hospitals that have failed to stay within their budgetsTue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
Reilly appoints six officials to children's hospital projectMinister for Health James Reilly has appointed six senior officials to manage the national children’s hospital project on a temporary…Tue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
Concern over fate of Waterford hospitalConcern is mounting in Waterford over the fate of the local hospital with the imminent publication of a report on regional hospital…Tue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
Drugs, alcohol cause of rise in hospital trolley use, says HSEAn increase in drug and alcohol abuse cases has been blamed by the HSE for the recent spike in the number of patients on hospital…Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
Growth in cancer 'unprecedented'Ireland is facing an “unprecedented” growth in cancer cases as a result of an ageing population and “lifestyle habits”, the head…Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
Legal case likely over doctors' hoursThe European Commission is likely to take a case against Ireland in the coming months for failing to reduce the long working …Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
Minister says State cannot afford to widen eligibilityThe State cannot afford to widen eligibility for two allowances for disabled people as advised by Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly, Minister…Thu Feb 07 2013 - 00:00
Gonorrhoea cases surge in Dublin regionA seven-fold increase in gonorrhoea cases in the greater Dublin area over the past decade is causing serious concern among health…Wed Feb 06 2013 - 00:00
