Boylan adamant abortion services should go ahead in New YearMedic responds to complaints from doctors that process is being rushedFri Dec 7 2018 - 10:08
Obstetricians want delay to abortion services over safety fearsHealth professionals have ‘serious concerns’ January 1st introduction is being rushedFri Dec 7 2018 - 03:00
Possibility of over 1,000 people on trolleys is truly terrifyingAnalysis: Woefully inadequate winter plan and extra funding are coming late in the dayFri Dec 7 2018 - 01:41
Plan to keep frail A&E patients out of hospital saves almost 4,000 bed nightsSt James’s Hospital initiative also ensures well patients are discharged promptlyFri Dec 7 2018 - 01:00
Radiologists call for greater support for smaller hospitals in wake of Kerry reportSmall hospital radiology departments under pressure due to inadequate staffingThu Dec 6 2018 - 19:04
Scan reading errors at Kerry hospital linked to four premature deathsAudit finds 11 patients suffered delayed diagnosis and serious impact on their healthThu Dec 6 2018 - 00:18
How problems addressed remains key to progress in healthRegrettable action not taken sooner following review of 46,000 scans in KerryThu Dec 6 2018 - 00:04
Kerry scans review finds 11 cancer patients had a delayed diagnosisFour of the 11 patients who had a delayed diagnosis have died since delay was identifiedWed Dec 5 2018 - 15:52
Man overcharged for hospital stay gets refund after Ombudsman investigationInvestigation revealed there is no integrated payment system in HSE for managing hospital charges nationallyWed Dec 5 2018 - 11:57
Dental care reform a threat to dentists’ skills, RCSI warnsOral health policy fails to offer postgraduate and lifelong learning for dental practitionersWed Dec 5 2018 - 00:01
First baby born following womb transplant from deceased donorSuccessful transplant carried out in BrazilTue Dec 4 2018 - 23:42
Abortion guidelines for doctors will not be ready for rollout datePeter Boylan says ‘inevitably, there will be problems’ and nobody should expect ‘perfection’ from serviceTue Dec 4 2018 - 01:00
Conscientious objection: GP abortion meeting ‘bitter, chaotic, uncivil’Dozens of doctors walked out of event claiming ‘serious crisis’ over abortion servicesTue Dec 4 2018 - 01:00
Health services on offshore islands need range of improvementsHSE review finds that islanders find the services fragmented and unpredictableMon Dec 3 2018 - 00:45
HSE ordered to ensure abortion availability from January 1stDepartment asks all 19 maternity units for updates on abortion services rolloutMon Dec 3 2018 - 00:36
Dublin team invents way to drive superbugs around the U-bendSystem developed at dental hospital decontaminates wash basins and plumbingMon Dec 3 2018 - 00:27
Plan to move National Maternity Hospital to St Vincent’s stalematedSimon Harris wants a public-interest director on board of the new institutionSun Dec 2 2018 - 21:16
At least 40 GPs walk out of meeting on abortion servicesDoctors have concerns over issue of conscientious objection and workload on othersSun Dec 2 2018 - 17:07
Taoiseach suggests justice system is ‘slow’ and could be more efficientThinly veiled criticism comes as Varadkar rejects call by judge for more appointmentsSat Dec 1 2018 - 15:11
Abortion service to use private firms for ultrasound facilitiesHSE seeks tenders to furnish ultrasound due to length of public health system waiting listsSat Dec 1 2018 - 01:00
Ambulance crews set to strike in row over union membershipPsychiatric Nurses Association said members to hold a one-day action on December 19thThu Nov 29 2018 - 16:12
Record levels of syphilis cases reported to HSEThe vast majority of cases of the sexually-transmitted disease were among menThu Nov 29 2018 - 15:56
Cancer now the biggest killer of Irish people, ahead of heart diseaseCases to double in next 30 years as population ages, says National Cancer RegistryThu Nov 29 2018 - 14:43
Seven in 10 hip fracture patients operated on within 48 hours of A&E admissionTen people daily break their hips but achievement of target varies from 92 to 55%Thu Nov 29 2018 - 00:01
Respite hours for disabled fall as demand increasesHuge variation in provision of respite hours in different areas, new figures showWed Nov 28 2018 - 21:01
CervicalCheck controversy: Lessons must be learned, says HarrisHealth errors treated as ‘ingrained cover-ups’ rather than open communicationWed Nov 28 2018 - 16:54
CervicalCheck controversy helping to improve uptake of HPV vaccineMore teenage girls getting vaccinated as awareness increases, conference hearsWed Nov 28 2018 - 13:08
Number of hospital patients on trolleys passes 100,000 mark for this yearOvercrowding at record levels, according to Irish Nurses and Midwives OrganisationWed Nov 28 2018 - 12:30
Full facts of CervicalCheck scandal ‘debacle’ yet to emerge, conference hearsWoman caught up in controversy calls for mediation to help rebuild trustWed Nov 28 2018 - 10:58
Quality of life for older people increases with age, research showsWomen and rural dwellers more likely to enjoy benefits due to superior social networksWed Nov 28 2018 - 06:00
Just 9% of Irish people aware lung cancer the biggest cancer killer for womenPeople with the disease are stigmatised due to its link to smoking, research findsWed Nov 28 2018 - 00:00
Medical meeting moved after hospital objected to use of premisesFounder of resource centre for Lyme disease claims Mater’s decision was ‘political’Tue Nov 27 2018 - 22:17
‘Nurses and doctors were not discreet’: what patients say about hospitalsSurvey of more than 13,000 people reveal both positive and negative experiencesTue Nov 27 2018 - 05:00
IMO threatens industrial action in New Year over pay gap for consultantsUnion says some doctors earning up to €60,000 less than colleagues appointed after 2012Mon Nov 26 2018 - 20:08
Only 31% of patients admitted to hospital ward within six hoursEnnis and Cork hospitals rated highest by patients, and Limerick lowestMon Nov 26 2018 - 13:27
HSE’s winter plan to include new clinics for the elderlyPlans were not submitted to the Department of Health until the start of NovemberMon Nov 26 2018 - 01:00
Patient confidentiality row led to withholding of drug paymentsHSE and Mater hospital at odds over provision of patients’ detailsMon Nov 26 2018 - 01:00
Hospital car parking charges should be capped, new report recommendsNew system could include a two day parking pass for €10 or five day pass for €20Sun Nov 25 2018 - 16:29
Cooling therapy for vulnerable newborns achieves 88 per cent survival rateA total of 140 babies underwent therapeutic hypothermia treatment over two yearsSat Nov 24 2018 - 16:52
Hospital food: The meals here are ‘by and large inedible’A new policy aimed at improving what we serve patients comes not a moment too soonSat Nov 24 2018 - 06:00
Crumlin genetics review finds no evidence of any further transcription errorsHospital says patients should have no cause for concern over accuracy of test resultsFri Nov 23 2018 - 18:21
Cataract surgery waiting times halved at State’s main eye hospitalOpening of new operating theatre at Eye and Ear Hospital cuts wait time to 12 monthsFri Nov 23 2018 - 16:50
Ireland has fourth-lowest number of hospital beds, says OECDFew doctors, many nurses in Irish health system, finds ‘Health at a Glance’ reportThu Nov 22 2018 - 18:10
Ireland has one of the highest rates of mental health illness in Europe, report findsMental health problems cost the Irish economy over € 8.2 billion a yearThu Nov 22 2018 - 15:11
High prices causing delays in approving breakthrough drugs, says HSEIreland needs ‘innovative approach’ to reimburse cost of drugs to treat rare diseasesThu Nov 22 2018 - 01:00
Vaginal mesh devices should not be first treatment for prolapse in women, report findsChief medical officer says mesh devices associated with significant and severe complications in minority of womenWed Nov 21 2018 - 17:48
Limiting cancer drug access to 221 women ‘discrimination’Labour TD criticises selective provision of drug to women caught up in CervicalCheck controversyWed Nov 21 2018 - 14:26
Prescriptions for antidepressants surged in wake of Brexit voteResearchers say prescribing rose by 13.4 per cent relative to other drugs in that periodWed Nov 21 2018 - 00:30
HSE announces extra 550 homecare packages to minimise trolley crisisPackage to include additional transitional care beds and €4m for aids and appliancesWed Nov 21 2018 - 00:01
Protesters occupy Rehab offices in row over polio fundingGroup claims charity provides relatively little support compared with funds raised over yearsTue Nov 20 2018 - 18:08