Health committee criticises HSE and department over commitment to Sláintecare
Watt and Reid criticised over email on delaying implementation of regional health areas
Health chiefs to be quizzed on Sláintecare and whistleblower revelations
Committee meeting comes amid controversy over accounts of internal conversations in Department of Health
Former Sláintecare council chair will not appear before Oireachtas committee
Executive director also says she will not take part in hearing over resignations
Former Sláintecare chief refuses invite to appear before Oireachtas committee
Laura Magahy said ‘the reasons behind my resignation were outlined’ in letter to Minister
Urgent action needed to tackle ‘cancer’ of hospital waiting lists – Sláintecare council
Taoiseach urged to redouble efforts to implement Sláintecare and transform health service
Donnelly says issues not raised with him before Sláintecare resignations
Róisín Shortall describes changes to oversight of universal health plan as a ‘hostile takeover’
Government support for Sláintecare is ‘unwavering’ - Donnelly
Waiting lists for treatment have lengthened but more hospital beds are being provided, Minister says
Sláintecare advisers seek meeting with Government before disbanding
Group wants to discuss concerns over future of health reforms with party leaders
Sláintecare advisory group to be restructured following resignations
Doran says new group will focus on regionalstructures but asks who will oversee reforms
Sláintecare: Three new elective hospitals and plan to tackle waiting lists set to be announced
Government attempts to restore confidence in reforms amid turmoil
Sláintecare advisory group have ‘thorough’ meeting with health chiefs
Council sought answers about concerns raised by Magahy and Keane in resignations
Big week for Sláintecare as doubts remain over Government appetite for plan
Ministers may ultimately conclude health sector can be reformed without Sláintecare
Sláintecare council seeks to extend term as reforms face serious crisis
Minister to be asked to extend term of office of Sláintecare council until end of year
Magahy cited slow progress in key areas of reform in resignation letter
Sláintecare chief also said HSE wanted to defer implementation of regionalisation
Government has problem with leaking, admits Stephen Donnelly
Taoiseach and Tánaiste warned Cabinet colleagues to stop leaking, says Minister
Sláintecare chiefs urged implementation of regional health structures
Regional structures ‘critical enabler’ of reforms, Magahy and Keane told Donnelly
Sláintecare cracks covered over by Covid starting to show through
Magahy and Keane resignations shrouded in mystery but public cares about waiting lists
Fintan O’Toole: Government cannot walk and chew gum at same time
Sláintecare debacle shows State lacks political will and sense of what to do
McGrath defends Coalition commitment to Sláintecare
Government focus remains on bed capacity and health staff recruitment, says Minister
Paul Reid defends HSE’s commitment to Sláintecare reform plan
HSE chief unaware Magahy and Keane were unhappy with progress until they resigned
Frustration at slow pace of change forms backdrop to Sláintecare resignations
Progress report on implementation of reforms suggests a number of crucial concerns
The Irish Times view on Sláintecare: a vital plan is again in doubt
The sense of drift, if not outright disarray, surrounding one of the most important reform plans of recent times must be addressed, and fast
Sláintecare resignations ‘show fundamental problems’ with health-reform plan
Ex-HSE chief Tony O’Brien shocked by ‘significant’ resignations of Prof Tom Keane and Laura Magahy
Sláintecare chairman resigns due to unhappiness over delivery of healthcare reforms
Tom Keane says requirements for implementing plan ‘seriously lacking’
Resignations cast shadow over Sláintecare health service reforms
Government insists it is more committed than ever to implementing programme
Head of Sláintecare health reform programme resigns
Coalition ‘more committed than ever before to implementing ... programme of reform’
Hair cuts to square cuts: How cricket became part of life in Ballaghaderreen
Club has survived through thick and thin in the famous football border town
The Irish Times view: Awaiting delivery on Sláintecare
Action plan for 2020 needs to be more tightly costed for public to maintain confidence
The Irish Times view on cancer control programmes: Taking stock a decade on
It’s worth looking at the National Cancer Control Programme as a model for improvement in other areas
Heritage Hotel in Killenard sold for close to €9m guide price
Facility includes spa, health club and gymn
Should you feel safe in the Irish health system?
Having worked in the Irish health service for 20 years, I am damn proud of it. Yes, progress is painfully slow, but it is very real
‘A lot of patients just hear breast cancer’
Dr Marie Staunton wants patients to know there are multiple diseases under the umbrella term ‘breast cancer’ and for most the prognosis is excellent
Sláintecare must not be sacrificed at the altar of Irish politics
Cliff Taylor: Health plan must be given a real chance despite the demands of our system
The Irish Times view on the Sláintecare plan: a strategy that needs a budget
Once again, the Government has weakened a health strategy by failing to specify how it will fund its proposals
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