Health service failed to meet goal of cutting hospital waiting lists in 2025
NTPF figures show 64 per cent of the 750,000 patients on hospital waiting lists were waiting longer than target times
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Cork and Galway hospitals have ‘persistent’ overcrowding issue, says Minister
Hospital system coped better than initially modelled during the peak of flu on Christmas week
Number of work permits issued last year drops by almost a quarter
Amazon, Accenture, EY and Google seek largest numbers of permits and Indian citizens were in receipt of almost a third of the total issued
Flu hospitalisations up by a third in one week, HSE figures show
Public urged to remain vigilant as cases rise again after Christmas drop-off
Bertie Ahern was involved in mediation to end industrial school hunger strike
HSE expressed concern about ‘high degree of risk’ associated with protest
Quakers to sell Bloomfield mental health hospital in Rathfarnham
Charitable institution established more than 200 years ago cares for people with enduring problems
With one pool for every 80,000 people, it’s a miracle Ireland is producing great swimmers
Over half are hotel pools, which usually don’t have pay-as-you-go public swimming, restrict children’s access and lack accessibility accommodations
One in five vape shops selling addictive products to children, inspections reveal
Proposed law to ban disposable vapes should go further, says Fianna Fáíl TD
Next year must mark ‘reset’ of relations between State and voluntary hospitals, says Minister
Plans for new national financial information system has been a source of tension
Pharmacist awarded €20,000 after being excluded from promotion due to working part-time
HSE ordered to review its minimum criteria for applications for the role
Dublin’s Rotunda Hospital transferring women as far as Drogheda due to bed shortage
Babies younger than 25 weeks were once not considered viable but ‘now we’re looking at 22-weekers’, says Rotunda master
Vigilance urged as hospitals ‘very busy’ with respiratory illnesses
There were 2,321 new respiratory illness cases notified over the past week, which includes flu, Covid-19 and RSV
HSE says sharp fall in number of organ transplants is not due to new opt-out register
HSE says slump is not due to new opt-out register introduced this year
Study finds link between eating cheese and lower dementia risk
Large Swedish research project finds association but experts urge caution over saturated fat intake
HSE must stop assuming more resources are needed for new services – Minister for Health
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says regional inconsistencies in different services must be tackled
Improved disability and youth mental health services among commitments in HSE’s 2026 plan
New community beds, acute beds and surgical hubs expected to be rolled out next year
Two further hospitals deemed non-compliant with public pay rules
Hospitals ‘obliged’ to implement Government-sanctioned salaries, says HSE spokesman
CHI to get access to new children’s hospital eight months later than planned
It had been agreed that CHI could have access to the site from April to mitigate risks of delays to operational commissioning
Huntington’s charity ‘worried and saddened’ by mistreatment findings at Bloomfield
Independent investigation of Rathfarnham hospital found patients were cursed at and threatened
Boy (12) settles case over injury suffered at birth for €900,000
Noah Boland sued HSE over Erb’s Palsy, claiming it would leave him with life long disability
Bringing healthcare to rough sleepers: ‘I think people feel safe with us’
A mobile GP clinic provides health services to vulnerable people on Dublin’s streets
Flu cases continue to rise as hospitalisations increase almost 20%
Emergency departments experiencing unprecedented numbers, says HSE
Portiuncula hospital will not admit high-risk pregnancies for ‘some time’
Two key ‘junctures’ need to be arrived at before care for higher-risk pregnancies can resume, says HSE chief
Pandemic payments to health staff had weak controls and governance gaps, HSE audit finds
More than 200,000 personnel received €1,000 payment in recognition of their work during Covid-19 at cost of €211 million
‘I was finally given a diagnosis at 42 for decades of mysterious and relentless pain I had’
Endometriosis is one of the most painful diseases going, and the hurt it can cause is unimaginable
Anne O’Connor to be appointed as new HSE chief executive
VHI senior executive to succeed Bernard Gloster who is to retire shortly
The Irish Times view on the flu wave: an early and unwelcome visitor
Surge exposes the fault lines in a health service operating at the limits of capacity
New rules around medication dispensing delayed after political backlash
Some patients were facing charges of €20-€50 in the new year for getting ‘blister packs’ from their pharmacies, Dáil told
Flu jab uptake among HSE healthcare workers ‘dismal’ with only 29% vaccinated
‘Maybe staff are not standing in solidarity with patients as much as we could be, and that’s a tricky thing to say,’ Medical Council president says
HSE warns over high-strength MDMA in circulation this Christmas
Some pills have been found to contain three times the average adult dose, HSE says
Flu season has started weeks early with ‘significant pressures’ expected on hospitals
Almost 2,000 new influenza cases were reported in the week ending November 29th, double the previous week
HSE offers €750 to victims of system-wide cyberattack
Russia-based cybercrime group launched ransomware attack on health service in 2021
Couple who had termination after wrongful advice highlight ‘years of extraordinary pain’
Rebecca Price and Pat Kiely were advised to terminate their healthy baby after receiving a misdiagnosis
Equivalent of two large hospitals needed to deal with expected Irish flu surge, doctors warn
Irish Medical Organisation says flu cases will require equivalent of two large hospitals
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