Patient safety risks identified at Navan Hospital
Health watchdog releases inspection reports on 12 healthcare services
Health Service Executive (HSE)
Sharp increase in sunburn among young adults sparks skin cancer concern
More than 11,000 people in Ireland diagnosed with skin cancer each year
Technology could cut dermatology waiting lists but ‘urgent need’ for more consultants, Hiqa says
‘Long delays in receiving specialist care place a significant burden on patients and can worsen health outcomes,’ health watchdog tells HSE
Voluntary hospital chiefs seek pay rise to restore salary link broken 20 years ago
HSE has been examining whether hospital boards were compliant with Government pay policy in setting CEO salaries
Public ‘trust chasm’ developed during Covid-19 pandemic, says Dr Mike Ryan
Communities must be prepared for next public health event or response will fail, forum told
‘There is a treatment and she’s not getting it’: Calls for HSE to fund drug for rare disease
Emily Felix, 28, and her family were ‘killed’ by the news that a drug to treat Friedreich’s ataxia may not be considered for reimbursement by the HSE
A quarter of children on Camhs list are waiting more than nine months
Mary Butler says 1,110 children waiting in excess of nine months to access mental health service at end of last December
Health service has improved ‘beyond recognition’ in past 20 years, Taoiseach says
Martin opens new Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland facilities following €95m investment
Commercial sunbeds should be banned in Ireland, Government working group recommends
Skin type of Irish population is ‘particularly vulnerable to burns and are at greatest risk of skin cancer from UV radiation’, working group says
HSE must find places for vulnerable patients after removal from UK hospital ordered
NHS decision in relation to St Andrew’s Healthcare in Northampton a ‘bolt from the blue’, High Court president says
Inability to track health service improvement plans could lead to ‘serious incidents or injuries’
Audit highlights one medium risk and one high risk to HSE
What is invasive meningococcal disease and will the UK outbreak reach Ireland?
Twenty-seven cases have been linked to a nightclub in Kent, with two people dying in the outbreak
Promised review of cases of children who may have had unnecessary hip surgery not yet started
Audit found 60% of procedures at Temple Street hospital did not meet the clinical criteria for surgery
Major gaps in mental health services for older people, figures show
‘Remarkable deficit’ in services for people over 65, TD says, 20 years on from Department of Health document
Use of AI provides ‘rare opportunity to reshape how care is delivered’, says Minister for Health
More than a million hours saved through the use of automation and artificial intelligence in HSE
Dead mouse and rodent droppings led to closure of Letterkenny retailer
Inspectors found droppings on food packaging and food itself, with gaps noted at rear of premises
‘My independence was handed back to me’: Long-acting injection helping those with opioid addictions
Buvidal ‘not always suitable’ but is working for people with mild to moderate problems, HSE pharmacist says
What next for Dublin city’s Rotunda hospital after move to Connolly ruled out?
Maternity facility has been under increasing pressure to cope with growing demand for services and complexity in care it provides
Plans to move Rotunda maternity hospital to Connolly in Blanchardstown abandoned
Maternity hospital will instead apply for permission for extension at current Dublin city centre site
Waiting lists: Patients waiting 18 months or more increased in the majority of Irish hospitals in 2025
Across the three waiting list types – inpatient, outpatient, and GI endoscopy – 894,369 people were waiting for treatment last year
Parents warned that car seat head straps for children are ‘unsafe’ and ‘risk strangulation’
The head restraint accessory claims to prevent a child’s head from falling forwards or sideways if they fall asleep
Postmortems being run on ‘wing and prayer’, with delays for grieving families
Incoming president of Coroners Society of Ireland says pathologists’ fee has not increased in 20 years
Plan to relocate Rotunda maternity hospital to Blanchardstown is ‘some distance in future’
Oireachtas committee told move is based on ‘real patient safety reasons and rationale’ on co-location policy
Doctor incorrectly prescribed HRT to five patients and lacked insurance cert, hearing told
Chasib Al-Maliky allegedly practised without adequate professional insurance for 10 years, Medical Council inquiry hears
Healthcare workers with Long Covid feel ‘abandoned’ as special payment ends
More than 120 staff were receiving financial support intended to cover pay before it was discontinued last December
Family settles High Court action over death of man who died following hospital discharge
Brendan Holden died from severe underlying ischemic heart disease two weeks after leaving Waterford hospital
Poor pay and lack of clarity rife in role of healthcare assistant, report finds
Post ‘lacks a clear national definition and standardised tasks’, research shows
Scoliosis advocacy group calls for immediate publication of orthopaedic report
First phase of review into paediatric orthopaedic services that examined work of a consultant has been completed
Review of orthopaedic surgeon’s work extended to hundreds more children
First phase of the review, which examined work of consultant Connor Green, has been completed
Families await answers as HSE extends orthopaedic investigation beyond initial cases
HSE urges precautionary follow-ups while promising improved oversight in Children’s Health Ireland
More than 230 children harmed while being treated by south Kerry Camhs given compensation
Minister for Health says new national children’s hospital still has more than 10,000 defects
HSE to clinically review 62 children who had orthopaedic surgery, following external report
Report commissioned in 2023 due to concerns about high rates of post-operative complications, infections in orthopaedic surgeries and use of unapproved springs in surgeries
New laws will spell out necessity for health providers to share data with HSE
Minister for Health tells Seanad of ‘frustration’ at some voluntary hospitals and ‘poor culture’ of sharing
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