System for doctor complaints in disarray over Martin Corbally caseAnalysis: Striking balance between grievances and medics’ right to fair hearing is criticalThu Feb 05 2015 - 01:00
HSE to provide life-saving Soliris drug despite ‘astronomical’ costPatients with rare blood diseases to get €430k drug after pressure from Government TDsWed Feb 04 2015 - 17:29
Alcohol legislation follows behind curve of public opinion rather than leading itPublic tolerance of the many negatives of alcohol has long since evaporatedWed Feb 04 2015 - 01:00
Nurses organisation INMO says 518 are on hospital trolleysDoubts about measures ordered by Leo Varadkar to free up beds as numbers stay highTue Feb 03 2015 - 15:50
Niall Muldoon selected as new children’s ombudsmanSuccessor to Emily Logan is clinical psychologist and child protection expertTue Feb 03 2015 - 14:22
Drinks giant Diageo to fund latest anti-drinking campaignInitiative run by Barnardos head Fergus Finlay will involve variety of prominent peopleTue Feb 03 2015 - 09:44
HSE considering expansion of Portiuncula hospital inquiryFamilies who experienced problem deliveries want their cases included in reviewTue Feb 03 2015 - 01:00
Children wait up to 27 months for MRI at CrumlinWaiting times for scans have continued to climb in State’s largest paediatric hospitalTue Feb 03 2015 - 01:00
Give Me a Crash Course In . . . the planning tribunal’s latest twistThe Flood tribunal – aka the Mahon tribunal – has been forced to withdraw some of its corruption findings. What happens now?Sat Jan 31 2015 - 00:03
Nurses and regulator to hold talks on dispute over 50% fee riseNursing and Midwifery Board warns nurses of removal from register if they do not pay full €150 feeThu Jan 29 2015 - 18:52
Doctors oppose pharmacists treating ailments for medical-card holdersDepartment of Health considers plan to allow pharmacists treat customers, bypassing GPsThu Jan 29 2015 - 16:37
HSE figures show lengthening hospital waiting listsLeo Varadkar admits figures will get worse but promises hospital activity will be ramped up ‘subject to finance being available’Thu Jan 29 2015 - 01:00
HSE unveils advisory group on medical card eligibilityTeam tasked with developing ‘more compassionate apporach’ to awarding cardsWed Jan 28 2015 - 19:17
Food watchdog issues bag-chicken warning over poisoning riskSafety authority voices concern at sharp rise in illness caused by Campylobacter bugWed Jan 28 2015 - 16:41
Not all corruption findings against Ray Burke removedNo findings in tribunal’s final report, which deals with Bertie Ahern, withdrawnWed Jan 28 2015 - 08:30
Bar Council rejects claims over ‘excessive’ legal feesLawyers claim ‘deny and defend’ approach widespread in medical negligence casesWed Jan 28 2015 - 01:00
Mahon issues defence of tribunal actionJudge in planning inquiry outlines details of coruption findings against BurkeWed Jan 28 2015 - 01:00
Kidney transplant: Owen Kelleher waited on the call for over 12 years‘Some days you’d feel great, others you didn’t have any energy. I tried to get on with my life’Tue Jan 27 2015 - 10:50
Kidney Association looks for all-island approachAssociation says transplant surgeons from North should be seconded to work in HSE and ensure donated organs not sent abroadTue Jan 27 2015 - 07:43
Ireland falls in international health service rankingsIreland slips eight places to 22nd in 2014 Euro Health Consumer IndexTue Jan 27 2015 - 07:43
Kidney crisis the latest symptom of ailing health serviceHundreds of posts are impossible to fill on a permanent or short-term basisMon Jan 26 2015 - 01:00
Kidneys sent abroad as Beaumont faces staff shortageConsultants say kidneys may be exported due to lack of doctors to transplant them hereMon Jan 26 2015 - 01:00
Staff had concerns over problem births at Portiuncula HospitalSources say action taken only after several unresponsive newborns referred to DublinSat Jan 24 2015 - 01:00
Portiuncula situation follows a familiar patternReports are duly compiled and promises duly given, but little changesFri Jan 23 2015 - 21:25
Leo Varadkar defends standards at Portiuncula HospitalMinister says maternity unit on par after review identifies `apparent deficiencies'Fri Jan 23 2015 - 11:22
Leo Varadkar targets 15-month waiting limit for treatmentHealth minister’s HSE priorities list for 2015 includes National Maternity Hospital plansFri Jan 23 2015 - 10:44
‘Apparent deficiencies’ in care of babies at Portiuncula HospitalTwo babies died and two suffered oxygen deprivation during deliveryFri Jan 23 2015 - 08:08
Leo Varadkar wants 18-month limit on waiting for appointmentMinister for Health’s 25 priorities for the year include easier access to primary careFri Jan 23 2015 - 01:00
Portiuncula Hospital investigated over spike in unresponsive newbornsBabies referred to reduce brain-injury risk at three times level of comparable hospitalsThu Jan 22 2015 - 20:23
Cost of indemnity cover an escalating crisis, say consultantsTDs told 20 doctors gave up private practice over cost of coverThu Jan 22 2015 - 13:37
Doubling of community first responder schemes plannedCreation of national support network will save lives in isolated areas, says Leo VaradkarThu Jan 22 2015 - 01:00
Laya takeover may see more health premium competitionAnalysis: Stable if dormant sector here is sufficiently profitable to attract international investorsWed Jan 21 2015 - 12:57
Leo Varadkar criticises US drug firm’s ‘aggressive’ policyAlexion’s life-saving product Soliris is one of the most expensive drugs in the worldWed Jan 21 2015 - 01:00
More than 1,000 nurses set to retire by next JuneMinister Kathleen Lynch says it will affect all areas but mental health will be hardest hitTue Jan 20 2015 - 20:50
Fertility doctor’s decision ‘lacked sensitivity’Decision to perform operation without consent ‘extraordinary,’ Medical Council hearsTue Jan 20 2015 - 18:34
Beaumont Hospital operations cancelled due to staff shortagesPatient lists cut and operating theatres closed due to lack of staffTue Jan 20 2015 - 01:00
Galway doctor says he should have sought consent for fertility procedureDr Declan Egan accused of poor professional performance after patient made infertileMon Jan 19 2015 - 17:20
Planning tribunal which garnered huge interest comes to naughtA tribunal with a massive budget and widespread public support has ended up falling flat on its faceSat Jan 17 2015 - 01:00
Revised report on George Redmond drops all adverse findingsNew report retains financial history of former planning officialFri Jan 16 2015 - 01:04
Flu vaccine advised for high-risk groups after doubling of casesRates rise from 15.5 per 100,000 to 29 during second week of JanuaryFri Jan 16 2015 - 01:00
Over 2,500 nursing home beds may close due to failed standardsKnock-on effect on hospital overcrowding possible through lack of step-down careFri Jan 16 2015 - 01:00
Savita Halappanavar ward to get bereavement roomUniversity Hospital Galway welcomes grant for women experiencing loss in pregnancyThu Jan 15 2015 - 20:50
Minister for Health warns flu outbreak to impact on trolleysLeo Varadkar claims emergency department overcrowding low for time of yearThu Jan 15 2015 - 16:40
Ireland too rural for ambulances to meet target response timesImprovements possible only by hiring 290 extra staff at cost of €15m a year, says reportTue Jan 13 2015 - 01:00
364 patients on trolleys as crisis easesGalway nurses to work to rule over hospital overcrowding after unanimous voteMon Jan 12 2015 - 15:10
Study recommends measures for reducing child pedestrian deathsOf 45 child pedestrian deaths from 2006-2011, 13 were caused by low-speed vehicle rollovers, mainly in residential drivewaysMon Jan 12 2015 - 09:59
Leo Varadkar warns hospital bed crisis may worsenMinister says surge in flu cases could put more pressure on emergency departmentsMon Jan 12 2015 - 01:00
Brendan Howlin rules out funds for A&E trolley crisisTackling emergency departments crisis not a matter of funding, claims MinisterFri Jan 09 2015 - 01:01
Trolley crisis: ‘Full Capacity Protocol’ works in the US, so why not here?Emergency doctors favour the new plan, but others are not so sureFri Jan 09 2015 - 01:01
Tribunal legal bills ‘exaggerated’, says Justice Alan MahonRedmond judgment will not add to €159m final cost of inquiry, says chairmanFri Jan 09 2015 - 01:00
