Team appointed to investigate deaths of Portlaoise babiesSix-person international group to carry out inquiry with HiqaTue Apr 29 2014 - 09:57
Haemophilia society marks 25th anniversary of pivotal HIV debateHowlin recalls his Bill which brought down Haughey government in 1989Tue Apr 29 2014 - 01:00
Safe care a top issue on nurses’ agendaStaffing and pay issues are set to dominate the annual conference of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation which takes place in Kilkenny next weekTue Apr 29 2014 - 01:00
Waterford hospital seeks funding to replace 300 mattressesBeds were dirty or torn, Hiqa findsSat Apr 26 2014 - 01:00
Logan says ombudsmen should be given more independenceGovernment should end direct budgetary control of offices, advocate saysSat Apr 26 2014 - 00:32
Galway measles outbreak reaches 15 casesHSE warns third-level students to ensure they have received two doses of MMR vaccineFri Apr 25 2014 - 13:49
Fears of brain drain as places on GP training scheme unfilledIrish Medical Organisation plans to highlight its campaign for greater resourcing of primary careFri Apr 25 2014 - 01:00
E-cigarettes set to be banned on all hospital campusesWorld Health Organisation says e-cigarettes should be avoided until deemed safeFri Apr 25 2014 - 01:00
Redress proposal due for women who had symphysiotomiesSurvivor group SoS says initiative is not acceptable and seeks proper resitutionWed Apr 23 2014 - 06:59
Fifty-five years of back pain and difficulty walking in aftermath of symphysiotomyRita McCann says no one told her what they planned to do in operating theatreWed Apr 23 2014 - 06:49
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland rules on three pharmacistsPharmacist struck off in North spared same fate in Republic following regulator decisionTue Apr 22 2014 - 01:00
State’s drug bill up by €60 million in 2013Increases explained by more people on medical cards, says groupMon Apr 21 2014 - 01:00
Anglo verdict will ‘reverberate’ in legal circles - expertProf Niamh Brennan says judges will question responsibilities of all directorsSat Apr 19 2014 - 01:03
Chronic disease care ‘should be free’ under universal insurance – reportHealth should be seen as ‘a state of wellbeing, not merely absence of disease’Sat Apr 19 2014 - 01:00
GPs who shun under-six plan may lose patientsLegislation approved by Cabinet provides for the extension of free GP care to 240,000 children aged six and underThu Apr 17 2014 - 12:53
Q&A: How will free GP care for children under six work?All you need to know about the Government scheme for under-sixesThu Apr 17 2014 - 01:08
Arthritis patients should wait months before surgery - HiqaPain relief, physio should be used before hip, knee replacement considered - reportWed Apr 16 2014 - 16:13
Cabinet approves free GP care for under-6sMeasure to become law by the summer despite widespread opposition from doctorsWed Apr 16 2014 - 14:21
HSE could miss costs target by €228m, says confidential consultancy reportReliance on agency staff and ageing of population driving up health service costsWed Apr 16 2014 - 01:25
Doctors unite as fee cuts and new proposals fuel frustrationThey’re angry as hell and they’re not going to take any more, but the options are limited for GPs in their dispute with the GovernmentTue Apr 15 2014 - 01:00
Hospitals face cuts if top-ups not stoppedHSE says it will consider ‘different relationship’ with bodies that fail to cease paying allowances as directedTue Apr 15 2014 - 01:00
Moves to abolish top-up payments could lead to legal challengesHospitals and health agencies told to ‘take ownership’ of implementing cutTue Apr 15 2014 - 01:00
Plan for free care for under-6s will ‘overwhelm’ GPsStudy shows children with medical cards visited GPs more often than those withoutSat Apr 12 2014 - 08:51
Atrocities ignored due to fear of evil, says judgeSeminar to mark anniversary of genocide hears from former ICC judgeFri Apr 11 2014 - 01:00
GPs threaten challenge to plans for free care for under-sixesAlex White asks IMO to talks but says the issue of fees a matter for James ReillyThu Apr 10 2014 - 01:03
FSAI launches online calorie calculatorTool designed to help food businesses tally calorie content of menu itemsWed Apr 09 2014 - 16:13
Harold’s Cross Hospice plans 36-bed unit as demand growsMore palliative care to be provided in community under €16m planWed Apr 09 2014 - 08:24
Payment of ‘reasonable expenses’ to embryo donors suggestedNew relationships Bill allows for payment of expenses to surrogate mothers, but prohibits use of commercial surrogacy servicesWed Apr 09 2014 - 01:09
Genocide in Rwanda: could it happen elsewhere?Opinion: New fault-lines of conflict are springing up across the African continentTue Apr 08 2014 - 00:01
Malaria cases up 9 per cent in IrelandTravellers advised to take precautions after increase in cases among African communityMon Apr 07 2014 - 01:00
Dutch health insurance costing 23.5% of incomeCosts rising in universal health insurance scheme similar to that proposed in IrelandMon Apr 07 2014 - 01:00
Reilly planning to eliminate long waiting lists within five yearsMinister aims to cut inpatient, outpatient and hospital trolley waiting times to below European normsSat Apr 05 2014 - 01:01
Home help provider responds to HSE audit findingsQuestions raised about payments to staff at Fingal Home Care, which receives €5.5m from StateFri Apr 04 2014 - 19:28
HSE to hold review into death of fifth baby in Portlaoise hospitalFatality linked to a failure by staff to recognise or act on foetal distressFri Apr 04 2014 - 18:43
One in eight consultant posts remains unfilledSenator says total likely to be nearer 300 when voluntary hospitals are includedFri Apr 04 2014 - 01:00
IMO tax settlement of €118,000 follows Revenue auditOrganisation ‘would not be providing any further information about settlement’Fri Apr 04 2014 - 01:00
Proposal to ban sale of cigarettes in pubs and clubsHealth committee calls for restricted trading hours for tobacco productsFri Apr 04 2014 - 01:00
Sinn Féin TD Ó Caoláin describes heart attack experienceSays doctor ‘incredulous’ over time it took for ambulance to arriveThu Apr 03 2014 - 14:54
Plans for one-tier health service publishedWhite paper on universal health insurance proposes access based on needThu Apr 03 2014 - 07:01
HSE chief says there is need of cultural changeDirector general says new structures would not fix the health serviceThu Apr 03 2014 - 01:00
Plans for one-tier health service publishedWhite paper on universal health insurance proposes access based on needWed Apr 02 2014 - 16:27
Planning applications for children’s hospital delayedHospital will still be ready by end of 2018, development board claimsWed Apr 02 2014 - 01:00
Reilly calls on health insurers to absorb increasesMinister says profitable health insurers can accept lower profits on policies for younger customersWed Nov 13 2013 - 16:03
Warning of 15% increase in the cost of health coverAverage family could pay €328 more next year after stamp duty rise and tax relief cutWed Nov 13 2013 - 01:00
Opening up to patients could lead to fall in litigation costsA major shift in culture needs to happen before medical staff can admit mistakes and patients can get answers without going to courtTue Nov 12 2013 - 01:00
