Topped-up St John of God pensions 'costing taxpayers'Managers leaving after they receive compensation but before normal retirement ageTue Jul 04 2017 - 01:00
Simon Harris calls on St John of God to repay millions in top-upsMinister for Health accuses order of ‘diverting’ money due to service usersMon Jul 03 2017 - 16:08
Cataract waiting lists to be eliminated by 2019 as new unit opensRoyal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital will double capacity to carry out proceduresMon Jul 03 2017 - 12:29
Drogheda hospital rostered 15 doctors with no Garda vettingStaff had been through HSE vetting process only before Hiqa interventionMon Jul 03 2017 - 01:00
St John of God should recoup executives’ pay, says HSEOrder ‘should use millions in payments’ to fund community servicesMon Jul 03 2017 - 01:00
CPR: not as successful as onscreen depictions indicateSurvival rate after CPR is only about 13-20% in hospital, says Irish Heart FoundationSat Jul 01 2017 - 01:00
Nurses’ union postpones pay deal recommendationINMO says nurses will ballot on national wage agreement from end of AugustFri Jun 30 2017 - 21:55
HSE postpones breast cancer products policy after public criticismNew policy on post-mastectomy products was due to start on SaturdayFri Jun 30 2017 - 21:19
Irish travellers warned of Legionnaires risk in DubaiHSE urges caution after an Irish person contracts the disease in the Arabian stateFri Jun 30 2017 - 16:46
Scientist says food not to blame for cancersProf Mike Gibney says ‘lunatic fringe’ are peddling” myths about food and cancerFri Jun 30 2017 - 01:00
25 legal abortions recorded in Ireland last yearNumber of terminations under Act was one less than in 2014 and 2015Thu Jun 29 2017 - 16:29
Agreement on terms of maternity hospital’s move expectedProposals to tackle ownership likely to come before Cabinet, says HarrisThu Jun 29 2017 - 01:00
Female suicides up but total number falls to lowest in 22 yearsHSE criticises campaign against HPV vaccine and accuses opponents of ‘playing God’Wed Jun 28 2017 - 18:38
HSE runs out of money needed to provide new medicines to patientsDepartment says it is considering three medicines for approvalSat Jun 24 2017 - 14:04
The lonely death of Thomas Power in an ambulance near DungarvanCould geography be a deciding factor as to whether a heart patient survives or dies?Sat Jun 24 2017 - 01:00
Letterkenny hospital faces ward closures due to fire safety concernProblems at new €24m block not related to Grenfell Tower issues, says spokeswomanFri Jun 23 2017 - 01:00
Hospitals ‘too reliant’ on overseas doctors as graduates quit IrelandReduce hours and increase salaries to retain Irish-trained doctors, says RCSIThu Jun 22 2017 - 01:00
Ambulance death shows need for cardiac services in southeastThomas Power’s passing is evidence we lack resources to handle emergenciesWed Jun 21 2017 - 01:00
HSE has ‘blood on hands’ over death of man transferred to Cork for treatmentSimon Harris criticised in wake of Thomas Power’s death in ambulanceWed Jun 21 2017 - 01:00
Health insurance set to jump €600 per person over 10 yearsPrivate Hospitals Association conference told claims costs rising due to ageing populationTue Jun 20 2017 - 20:43
New law to bring private hospitals under remit of HiqaLegislation aimed at improving patient safety to be brought to Cabinet in autumnTue Jun 20 2017 - 12:49
Cardiac services should not be changed for political reasons – HarrisMinister for Health says expert had examined cath lab issueTue Jun 20 2017 - 10:23
Two cases of diphtheria in Ireland after almost 50 yearsBoth patients survived, but disease can kill one in 20 people who contract itTue Jun 20 2017 - 01:00
Healthcare report gets lukewarm welcome from Simon HarrisMinister for Health to only implement parts ‘consistent with Government policy’Mon Jun 19 2017 - 21:43
Too many Irish teenagers have mental health issues, Unicef saysUN agency says teen suicide rate fourth highest among high-income countriesMon Jun 19 2017 - 18:34
Alliance of generic drug makers warns supply reforms neededGroup claims patients may face increasing difficulty accessing lifesaving medicinesMon Jun 19 2017 - 06:05
One in 10,000 Irish teenagers will die by suicide, says UnicefIreland’s teenage suicide rate is fourth-highest among high-income countriesMon Jun 19 2017 - 01:00
Ireland’s health service must ‘prepare for the worst’ post-BrexitOireachtas report lists ambulance delays and recognition of staff and products as fearsMon Jun 19 2017 - 00:05
Almost 10% of teenagers not in work or schoolEducation, food insecurity and pregnancy levels measured by Unicef reportMon Jun 19 2017 - 00:01
Man walks 84km to Leinster House in treatment appealMullingar man protests against Government’s refusal to fund expensive drugsMon Jun 19 2017 - 00:00
Independent TD says Varadkar did not back healthcare schemeDr Michael Harty abstained on vote for taoiseach over commitmentsSat Jun 17 2017 - 01:00
HSE to seek tenders for Waterford mobile cath labMove comes six months after the new facility was promised by local Minister John HalliganFri Jun 16 2017 - 01:00
St John of God services not affected despite issues - HSE‘Robust engagement’ between charity and funder over relationship promised - HSE chiefThu Jun 15 2017 - 19:41
Staff involved in Grace case were promoted by HSE, PAC toldTony O’Brien admits he was misled on Deloitte report which is not yet completedThu Jun 15 2017 - 12:33
Abortion is, once again, the issue that will not go awayState has in the past ignored UN rulings but the shame factor is significant internationallyWed Jun 14 2017 - 01:00
Abortion laws in Ireland should be changed, rules UN committeeRights of woman forced to travel to UK for abortion over fatal foetal abnormality violatedWed Jun 14 2017 - 01:00
Woman ‘felt like a criminal’ leaving Ireland for terminationSiobhán Whelan endured ‘truly demeaning’ experience after learning baby would dieTue Jun 13 2017 - 19:40
Numbers travelling to Britain for abortion fall to 1980 levelRecords show women with Republic address at clinics in England and Wales at nine a dayTue Jun 13 2017 - 15:40
Irish abortion law violated woman’s human rights, UN saysSiobhan Whelan forced to travel to UK for abortion after fatal foetal abnormality diagnosisTue Jun 13 2017 - 15:11
Breast cancer patients denied access to EU-approved drugManufacturer accuses HSE of deviating from approvals processes by blocking PerjetaFri Jun 09 2017 - 01:00
Huge increase in maternity compensation payoutsHospital group in which Savita Halappanavar died paid €17.5m in settlements in 2016Thu Jun 08 2017 - 01:00
Drinks industry rejects alcohol research findings‘No firm conclusions can be drawn about cause and effect in the study’Wed Jun 07 2017 - 13:18
What is moderate drinking and how does it damage your health?A pint of beer contains about two standard drinks, a bottle of wine contains sevenWed Jun 07 2017 - 13:17
Resident swallowed rubber glove at St John of God-run homeHiqa says serious breaches at Ravenswell centre putting residents at riskWed Jun 07 2017 - 11:06
Questions linger despite inquiry into Dr Salah Aziz AhmedCostly and inconclusive hearing raises more questions than answersWed Jun 07 2017 - 01:00
Just a few drinks will damage the brain, research showsAlcohol consumption, even at moderate levels, can cause steep decline in mental skillsTue Jun 06 2017 - 23:30
Cancer drug combination trialled in Ireland shows only 1% benefitThree-year study reveals disappointing results for Roche’s $158,000-a-year treatmentTue Jun 06 2017 - 01:00
Nuns would not have controlled new hospital, says KearnsNMH deputy chairman condemns ‘inaccurate’ assertions about transfer to St Vincent’sTue Jun 06 2017 - 01:00
St John of God tells HSE it is facing major funding crisisCharity which gave massive salary top-ups asks Department of Health for €7mMon Jun 05 2017 - 01:00
Two men in court following explosives find in Dublin last FridayBoth remanded in custody to appear before Special Criminal Court again next FridaySun Jun 04 2017 - 19:14
