Medical files not covered by data protection lawCONFIDENTIALITY: Savita Halappanavar’s medical records are not covered by data protection rules as she is deceased, the office…Fri Nov 23 2012 - 00:00
Galway hospital staff will not be named under terms of reference of HSE inquiryNone of the staff who treated Savita Halappanavar will be named in the HSE report to be drawn up into her death, according to…Thu Nov 22 2012 - 00:00
State settled with cancer patientThe State has paid substantial compensation to a woman who was forced to travel to Britain for an abortion despite being terminally…Thu Nov 22 2012 - 00:00
Consultants vote in favour of new working practicesConsultant members of the Irish Medical Organisation have voted in favour of new proposals for work practice arrangements that…Thu Nov 22 2012 - 00:00
President says Savita inquiry must satisfy her familyPresident Michael D Higgins has intervened in the continuing row over the inquiry into the death of Savita Halappanavar, saying…Thu Nov 22 2012 - 00:00
Reilly wants HSE Savita inquiry to proceedMinister for Health James Reilly and his officials appear determined to proceed with an inquiry into the death of Savita Halappanavar…Wed Nov 21 2012 - 00:00
HSE to investigate counselling agenciesPregnancy advice: The HSE has set up an investigation into allegations that pregnancy counselling agencies it funds provided…Wed Nov 21 2012 - 00:00
Reilly not in favour of public inquiryMinister for Health James Reilly has expressed opposition to a public inquiry into the death of Savita Halappanavar.Wed Nov 21 2012 - 00:00
Health spending falling faster in Ireland than elsewhere in EuropeSpending on health in Ireland is falling faster than anywhere else in Europe, according to the latest OECD Health at a Glance…Tue Nov 20 2012 - 00:00
Archbishop defends record on pregnancyArchbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has expressed his distress at some of the reaction to the death of Savita HalappanavarMon Nov 19 2012 - 00:00
Minister confirms abortion report to go before Cabinet shortlyMinister for Health James Reilly has confirmed he will be bringing the report of the expert group on abortion to Cabinet on Tuesday…Mon Nov 19 2012 - 00:00
Irish optimism on health belies factsWe are the healthiest people in Europe – according to ourselvesSat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
Medical Council ready to reconsider guidance if law changedREACTION: The Medical Council would reconsider the guidance it provides to doctors on abortion if the legal position changed…Sat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
Free GP care included in health proposalsDetailed plans for the future of the health service, which will see free GP care for all introduced in 2015 to be followed by…Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
Deadlines and deficits key to Reilly road mapANALYSIS: The ‘Future Health’ plan has the potential to change the face of Irish medicineFri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
Too soon to commit on abortion legislation, says ReillyMinister for Health James Reilly is resisting pressure to commit to the introduction of legislation to clarify the legal situation…Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
Watchdog seeks details from HSEThe Health Information and Quality Authority has sought assurances from Galway University Hospital and the HSE that proper standards…Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
Tragic case demonstrates moral minefield faced by doctorsANALYSIS: Decades of controversy and the lack of guidelines ensure that the treatment of pregnant, sick women in Irish hospitals…Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
Reilly outlines health service reformMinister for Health James Reilly has unveiled ambitious new plans for the future of the health service, which will see free GP…Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
Medical teams focus first on pregnant woman's health, obstetricians sayThe main focus of medical teams treating a seriously ill pregnant woman is on maintaining the health of the mother, according…Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
Number on hospital waiting lists up 20,000Nearly 10 per cent of the population is on an outpatient waiting list, according to new figures from the Health Service Executive…Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
Woman 'denied a termination' dies in hospitalFROM THE ARCHIVE: Two investigations are under way into the death of a woman who was 17 weeks pregnant, at University Hospital Galway last month.Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
Dentists oppose tax on soft drinksThe country’s dentists have come out against proposals to levy a “sugar tax” on soft drinks.Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
New children's hospital plan puts pressure on creaky facilitiesTemple Street children’s hospital was 140 years old last week and it looks every minute of itTue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
Cheaper Parkinson's care in UKIt costs less to send Parkinson's patients to the UK for a form of advanced treatment than to provide the service in Ireland, …Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
St James's tops list of imperfect locationsQ The children’s hospital – is it in the right place?Sat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
Tallaght hospital needs €51m to get to end of the yearTallaght hospital spent its annual budget by September and needs another €51 million to get to the end of the year, it has told…Sat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
Mental health distress rampant, says MinisterMental health distress is rampant in Ireland, Minister for Health James Reilly said yesterday, when speaking for the first time…Sat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
Consultants urged to sign claim formsHospital consultants have been warned by the head of the HSE “the clock is ticking” on a demand that they sign claim forms promptly…Fri Nov 9 2012 - 00:00
€130m HSE payroll system to be replacedA HSE payroll system which ran hugely over-budget and eventually cost €130 million is to be replaced through outsourcing, an …Fri Nov 9 2012 - 00:00
HSE to privatise payroll operationsThe Health Service Executive is to outsource central payroll operations for its 100,000 staff as a cost-saving measure, The Irish…Thu Nov 8 2012 - 00:00
Senior medics say maternity facility must be built close to children’s hospitalSenior medical figures have called on the Government to either build a new maternity hospital alongside the planned new children…Thu Nov 8 2012 - 00:00
HSE staff paid €166m allowancesOver €166 million a year is paid in allowances to the Health Service Executive’s 104,000 staff, equivalent to 2Thu Nov 8 2012 - 00:00
Reilly declines to say how much new hospital will costMinister for Health James Reilly has declined to say how much the new national children’s hospital to be built at St James’s …Wed Nov 7 2012 - 00:00
Timeline2006 February Report by consultants McKinsey recommends a single world-class tertiary paediatric centre amalgamating three existing…Wed Nov 7 2012 - 00:00
Call for change of hospital locationThe group which has campaigned for a new children's hospital over the last decade has called on Dr Reilly to move the location…Wed Nov 7 2012 - 00:00
Site smallest among options assessed by groupThe site proposed by St James’s Hospital as the location for the new national children’s hospital was the smallest considered…Wed Nov 7 2012 - 00:00
Warning over social downsides of frackingIreland needs to guard against the “boomtown effect” of a go-ahead for large-scale fracking, according to the Canada-based Irish…Tue Nov 6 2012 - 00:00
Moving children's hospital site could cost €140mCompletion of the new national children’s hospital will be delayed by at least 2½ years if the Mater is not chosen as the location…Mon Nov 5 2012 - 00:00
Hospital to miss 2016 timescaleMinister for Health James Reilly has said he is to bring a recommendation to Cabinet tomorrow on the location of the new national…Mon Nov 5 2012 - 00:00
Hospital plan to link Coombe to St James'sA PROPOSAL to build the new national children’s hospital adjacent to the Coombe women’s hospital in Dublin but under the aegis…Sat Nov 3 2012 - 00:00
Inner-city hospital could scare children, say Connolly backersCHILDREN COULD be frightened by attending the planned national children’s hospital if it is located in Dublin’s inner city, according…Sat Nov 3 2012 - 00:00
Good health depends on class, gender and locationTHE BEST way to be in a state of good health is to be a wealthy married woman living in a city suburb, to judge from the latest…Fri Nov 2 2012 - 00:00
Failure of Mater site would mean €50m waste of public fundsSUCCESSIVE GOVERNMENTS have spent almost €50 million developing a children’s hospital at the Mater site in Dublin, which is now…Thu Nov 1 2012 - 00:00
Resources, not new laws, needed in mental healthANALYSIS: Mental health workers are critical of levels of awareness and the resources availableThu Nov 1 2012 - 00:00
Reilly under fire for unanswered Dáil questionMinister for Health James Reilly has again been taken to task by the Ceann Comhairle for failing to answer a Dáil question about…Tue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
Premiums at VHI could rise by 45%, says health insurerVHI PREMIUMS could rise by up to 45 per cent next year unless the company is allowed to phase in proposed new charges, the State…Mon Oct 29 2012 - 00:00
Minister favours St James's site for hospitalMINISTER FOR Health James Reilly will propose St James’s hospital as the location for the new national children’s hospital at…Sat Oct 27 2012 - 01:00
Closure of over 1,200 public nursing home beds criticisedABOUT 1,200 beds in public nursing homes have been closed since the Government came to power, according to new figures supplied…Sat Oct 27 2012 - 01:00
Saving lives, losing respect: how 'consultant' became a dirty wordTheir work is demanding and unforgiving, but medical consultants are routinely characterised as arrogant, overpaid and greedy…Sat Oct 27 2012 - 01:00