Tony Holohan criticises desire for simplistic solutions during Covid pandemic‘We would all have loved to find the silver bullet ... but the reality was far more complex,’ former CMO tells conferenceFri Apr 28 2023 - 18:44
Irish patients wait more than 18 months for new drugs after green light, survey findsAverage of 567 days from time drug authorised by European Medicines Agency to being made available to patientsFri Apr 28 2023 - 05:00
Record health budget yields just 162 additional hospital beds, with more than half at one institutionExtra capacity is being provided in five hospitals, with over half of the new beds going to the MaterFri Apr 28 2023 - 05:00
Plan for GP referrals to be made to hospitals rather than individual consultantsConsultants’ waiting times may be published as part of reforms aimed at getting patients seen quickerWed Apr 26 2023 - 13:04
Portlaoise maternity unit using out-of-date guidelines on foetal heart monitoring Report by HSE auditors says not all staff were up to date with training in procedure and national clinical guidelines were not adoptedMon Apr 24 2023 - 20:51
Ireland has lowest immunisation rate for measles in Western Europe, according to ECDCDisease watchdog warns of risk of outbreaks due to vaccination gaps in some countriesMon Apr 24 2023 - 15:21
People with severe health problems almost twice as likely to be at risk of poverty - CSORisk of poverty increases as general health status declines, according to surveyMon Apr 24 2023 - 13:46
Nurses in 26 cancer treatment centres proving a valuable resource Covid silver lining: Establishment of countrywide network to help chemo patients set for 24/7 arrangementMon Apr 24 2023 - 05:00
Unused Covid-19 vaccines worth €95m discarded by HSE last year More than 850,000 doses of past-expiry date Covid-19 vaccines thrown outMon Apr 24 2023 - 05:00
Two-thirds of patients at long Covid neurology clinic yet to return to work fully, seminar toldFour patients at St James’ Hospital clinic referred with post-coronavirus vaccine symptomsThu Apr 20 2023 - 19:00
Poor vaccine uptake among staff and patient safety concerns among warnings given to new HSE chiefINMO raises concern over lifting of mandatory mask-wearing as briefing documents set out ‘ongoing threats’ to health systemThu Apr 20 2023 - 05:00
Covid payment given to 50,000 more frontline staff than expectedAbout €208m paid to 142,000 staff but small number still to receive payment, says MinisterWed Apr 19 2023 - 21:15
Robert Watt rejects ‘most’ of Holohan report findings and reveals laptop ‘hack’Account given by Deirdre Gillane in report about secondment controversy was ‘correct’ version of events, says Minister for HealthWed Apr 19 2023 - 15:33
Masks no longer generally required in hospitalsQuarantine period for confirmed Covid-19 cases reduced to five days for adults, three for childrenWed Apr 19 2023 - 00:10
Tánaiste hails improvements in cancer care since Belfast Agreement Peace deal led to increased cross-Border co-operation over last 25 years, Queen’s conference toldTue Apr 18 2023 - 18:43
Women ‘putting off’ IVF due to funding uncertainty, survey findsSupport group critical of ‘real lack of clarity’ on plans for State funding of treatmentTue Apr 18 2023 - 00:01
‘Countless’ lives saved from cancer due to Belfast AgreementBelfast Agreement led to greater cross-Border collaboration on cancer and more research opportunities in USMon Apr 17 2023 - 17:00
Creches needed onsite for hospital workers in order to remove gender barriers, doctors sayMedicine is a 'female-dominated profession in a system designed for single, unattached males,’ IMO conference toldSun Apr 16 2023 - 14:32
‘There’s only a certain number of patients you can see in a day’ - Doctors explain concerns around free GP care ‘Without funding a proper free-for-all health service there’s no point in giving more doctor visit cards’, say GPs at IMO conferenceSun Apr 16 2023 - 10:06
Minister Stephen Donnelly accuses doctors of lack of balance at IMO conferenceAddressing IMO conference in Killarney, Donnelly pushes back against doctors’ reservations on free GP care and new consultant contractSat Apr 15 2023 - 19:55
Ireland on the cusp of obesity treatment revolution but high cost of drugs causing disquietMedications offer hope to patients with severe weight problems but will also be demanded by many for aesthetic reasonsSat Apr 15 2023 - 05:00
Access to groundbreaking anti-obesity drugs to be limited due to ‘unprecedented’ demandHalf of all applications for first new-generation treatment for weight loss refused due to strict criteriaSat Apr 15 2023 - 05:00
Patients to wait ‘weeks’ for doctor visit if free GP care extended, union warnsIrish Medical Organisation conference told poorer GP patients will wait longer due to demand for servicesFri Apr 14 2023 - 18:21
Report recommends additional 2,000 hospital consultants and 1,000 junior doctors‘Clear need’ to improve working environment for hospital doctors, according to taskforceThu Apr 13 2023 - 19:31
Health service overcrowding leading to avoidable patients deaths, doctors warnCapacity crisis in health contributing to increased mortality, IMO annual conference toldThu Apr 13 2023 - 12:53
Support for allowing recreational cannabis ‘low but increasing’, study findsSupport highest among men, Dubliners and recent or past cannabis users, new research showsThu Apr 13 2023 - 05:00
Doctors claim Government failing to counteract ‘relentless pro-cannabis messaging’ in mediaGroup of top 21 doctors write letter arguing ‘avoidable misery’ is being caused by the drug – including record hospital admissionsTue Apr 11 2023 - 05:00
Overcrowding fears prompt HSE to urge public to consider alternatives to emergency department A busy Easter in hospitals is expected to be followed by a surge in attendances this weekMon Apr 10 2023 - 19:10
Emergency declared at Dublin Airport after ‘technical issue’ with Ryanair plane upon landingFull emergency declared after flight from Liverpool experienced issue with its nose landing gearSun Apr 09 2023 - 21:25
Cuba could send doctors to help Irish health service, ambassador saysSeparate proposal to recruit Cuban staff for Enniskillen hospital discussed by councillors in FermanaghThu Apr 06 2023 - 16:32
Covid-19: Universal mask requirement for nursing home staff removedSocial activity an essential part of life in care facilities, new HSE guidelines emphasiseWed Apr 05 2023 - 20:03
Irish Covid booster uptake one of the highest in Europe, report findsECDC recommends autumn vaccination campaign for over-60s and other vulnerable groupsWed Apr 05 2023 - 12:08
More than 1,000 surplus HSE resignations last year as exodus continuesHigher than average retirements and resignations offsetting progress made on recruiting new staffWed Apr 05 2023 - 05:00
Beds in €1bn HSE capital plan below level needed to cater for growing populationMore than 260 hospital beds will be completed this year under infrastructure plan for healthTue Apr 04 2023 - 03:00
Direct State employment of GPs to be examined by review groupStrategic review of general practice to be completed by end of year, Minister for Health announcesMon Apr 03 2023 - 17:26
Cancer survivors to benefit from insurance sector ‘right to be forgotten’ move Mortgage protection insurance code of conduct will disregard diagnosis where treatment ceased seven or more years before applicationMon Apr 03 2023 - 00:01
The doctor who questioned Ireland’s Covid policy and lost his job: ‘We destroyed young people’s lives for what?’Dr Martin Feeley, who lost his job after criticising Ireland’s response to Covid, on his decision to speak publicly against lockdowns from inside the HSESat Apr 01 2023 - 05:00
No date for resumption of CervicalCheck screening in Ireland after only lab has accreditation suspendedFrom Wednesday all Irish samples are again being sent to the US for processingFri Mar 31 2023 - 05:00
Processing of Irish CervicalCheck samples halted after lab’s accreditation is suspendedCervicalCheck: Coombe lab forced to outsource cervical cancer screening work to the US due to non-compliance issueThu Mar 30 2023 - 15:47
Kebabs containing contaminated chicken blamed for Salmonella outbreakFour Irish people have been hospitalised in the outbreak affecting five EU states, according to the ECDCThu Mar 30 2023 - 15:41
HSE warns it could need additional €2bn due to gaps in support and external risks Record health service funding of €21.124 billion has been announced in the 2023 HSE national service planWed Mar 29 2023 - 16:16
Over 40% of Sláintecare reforms suffered delay last year, report findsProvision of home care 2.5 million hours below target, with waiting lists too longWed Mar 29 2023 - 14:14
Irish health service responded ‘effectively’ to Covid pandemic, finds studyPublic and health service staff thought the Government ‘`got its response largely right’Wed Mar 29 2023 - 04:45
Health service has a deficit of almost 1,000 hospital beds, ESRI estimatesAn additional 300 beds a year are needed to meet demographic pressures, according to reportWed Mar 29 2023 - 00:01
Changes to Fair Deal put on hold pending independent review, Minister saysMary Butler warned proposed changes to nursing home scheme could have ‘unintended consequences’Tue Mar 28 2023 - 15:54
Covid-19 testing to no longer be recommended for vast majority of peopleRise in virus cases coincides with increased number of patients on trolleysMon Mar 27 2023 - 15:01
Obesity drug firm paid health staff €345,000 over three yearsNovo Nordisk’s UK affiliate has been suspended from industry body there for marketing breachesMon Mar 27 2023 - 00:01
‘Tone-deaf’ instruction on treating patients criticised by emergency doctorsGroup calls on Royal College of Physicians to withdraw instruction to hospitals not to have trainee doctors examine long-waiting patientsFri Mar 24 2023 - 14:04
TB deaths in Europe stop falling for first time in two decadesCovid disruption led number of deaths from disease across continent to stop falling for first time in decadesFri Mar 24 2023 - 13:33
‘Highly successful’ chronic disease scheme leads to lifestyle improvements for over 180,000Reduced smoking rates and weight improvements among the benefits identified in report on GP programmeThu Mar 23 2023 - 19:00
