Hospitals can get €10,000 fine for A&E overcrowding - reportEscalation measures kick in when patients are not seen within nine hoursTue Dec 22 2015 - 11:46
Reilly welcomes ruling on Australian tobacco packagingMinister says Ireland just as committed to standing up to big tobacco as AustraliaSat Dec 19 2015 - 01:03
Pharmaceutical firms ‘dismayed’ by Varadkar accusationMinister said companies charge State ‘unbelievably high prices’ for lifesaving drugsSat Dec 19 2015 - 01:00
Nursing home places may need to be doubled - reportAgeing population will require 24,000 new places over the next 20 years, study warnsSat Dec 19 2015 - 01:00
No ovarian cancer screening planned despite test data - NCCPStudy lasting 14 years suggests yearly test could prevent 15 deaths in every 10,000Fri Dec 18 2015 - 01:00
Online help for people who may be suicidal ‘potentially harmful’Google search based on appropriate terms included links to methods to complete suicide and other harmful and explicit contentFri Dec 18 2015 - 01:00
HSE head asks why State contests negligence casesTony O’Brien says challenges delay compensation and State loses virtually all of themThu Dec 17 2015 - 20:59
Varadkar blames high drug prices on greedMinister claims drug companies are ‘picking off’ small countries with higher pricesThu Dec 17 2015 - 01:00
HSE admits 2016 plan carries ‘substantial financial risk’Tony O’Brien stresses there are no plans to change the eligibility rules for medical cardsWed Dec 16 2015 - 13:31
HSE plan to tackle rapid rise of healthcare provision costsSavings of €110m envisaged through ‘targeted reduction’ in prescribing and drug costsWed Dec 16 2015 - 01:00
Ministers reject part of HSE plan over medical card fearsWithholding of pay increments for staff put forward as savings option by executiveWed Dec 16 2015 - 01:00
HSE running just to stand still, with plan based on false economyThe lion’s share of funds are needed just to maintain existing service levelsTue Dec 15 2015 - 01:00
Hospitals set to miss patient waiting time targetsHealth service plan warns of €100m shortfall for hospitals may lead to service reductionsTue Dec 15 2015 - 01:00
Nurses strike planned for seven hospitals called offLast-minute deal agreed with new proposals to be the subject of a future ballotTue Dec 15 2015 - 00:18
Male cancer cases plateau but women’s rates still risingLung cancer of particular concern – as disease the leading cause of death in both sexesMon Dec 14 2015 - 01:00
Varadkar says he agrees with HSE chief’s criticismsTony O’Brien remarks expose realities of Coalition health policy, says FF’s Billy KelleherSun Dec 13 2015 - 18:06
Emergency department nurses’ strike to go ahead, INMO saysTwo-hour rolling stoppages will be held in seven hospitals next TuesdayFri Dec 11 2015 - 12:27
Nurses’ industrial action to hit seven hospitalsPatients may be told this weekend not to attend emergency departments in hospitals to be hit by Tuesday’s actionFri Dec 11 2015 - 01:00
No winners in Sloan case as hearing weighs differing accountsLiberalisation of EpiPen rules may be only good to come of inquiry around girl’s deathThu Dec 10 2015 - 01:00
Case against pharmacist who refused EpiPen struck outMother of Emma Sloan (14), who died of anaphylactic shock, says decision a ‘farce’Wed Dec 9 2015 - 17:59
Bill to ban alcohol adverts near schools, on public transportMinmum price of wine expected to be set at €7.60 in efforts to curb cheap drink productsWed Dec 9 2015 - 09:46
One in six three-year-olds is hospitalised for accident or injuryBoys are more likely to to need admisson to hospital than girlsTue Dec 8 2015 - 22:17
Staff at pharmacy that refused mother EpiPen ‘received death threats’Emma Sloan (14) died after consuming satay sauce at Chinese restaurant in Dublin cityTue Dec 8 2015 - 17:44
Hiqa says TB jab should be given to at-risk children onlyHealth watchdog recommends move against universal vaccination for all newbornsTue Dec 8 2015 - 08:47
A third of trainee doctors have been bulliedMedical Council survey finds 26% of trainees in smaller hospitals say care for patients is poorTue Dec 8 2015 - 08:38
Paediatric research stands on brink of promised land – againChildren’s research isn’t as easy a sell as equipment for camera-friendly babiesTue Dec 8 2015 - 06:02
Mental health services suspended in Co DonegalDonegal doctors told curtailment of services ‘of a temporary nature’ for older generationMon Dec 7 2015 - 23:11
Hospital waiting lists fall for first time this yearTotal number of outpatients waiting for appointment under 386,000, figures showMon Dec 7 2015 - 19:03
Varadkar to press ahead with calorie counts on food menusSurvey shows 7 per cent of food businesses are telling customers about calorie contentMon Dec 7 2015 - 13:40
Guidelines for tattoo and piercing parlours to be draftedVaradkar says no specific rules on hygiene and infection control in place in the sectorSat Dec 5 2015 - 10:33
Drug-resistant bacteria a ‘growing health problem’Food Safety Authority report calls for sanctions over imprudent use of antimicrobialsThu Dec 3 2015 - 14:48
Tallaght hospital told it must do more to prevent C diffHospital says it has taken action to address the causes of an increase in C diffWed Dec 2 2015 - 15:33
Prescription charge causing ‘hundreds of heart attacks’Conference told patient health is suffering as they forgo essential drugs due to €2.50 levyWed Dec 2 2015 - 15:04
Nursing homes: Dublin in line to get 1,500 bedsMore than 250 beds in private nursing homes to open this month following dealWed Dec 2 2015 - 01:00
Spike in HIV cases prompts calls for free, rapid testingDrugs mean patients unlikely to develop Aids but complacency may be result, meeting toldTue Dec 1 2015 - 16:25
Children’s hospital helipad will be ‘unusable’ by some craftCoastguard helicopters not licensed to land at elevated helipad, Bord Pleanala toldTue Dec 1 2015 - 13:47
Children’s hospital debate to generate more heat than lightPrevious iterations of the planning process suggest we should expect unexpectedTue Dec 1 2015 - 10:45
Children’s hospital ‘will not take all emergency cases’Hearing told no children’s hospital in developed world can take projected daily attendanceMon Nov 30 2015 - 16:50
Faults with St James’s site for children’s hospital admittedOral hearing opens into €650m plans to build national children’s hospital in DublinMon Nov 30 2015 - 11:39
HSE changes to filling internships lead to claims of biasCriteria to select medical graduates to fill 700 intern posts each year adjustedMon Nov 30 2015 - 01:03
HSE plans ‘national threshold’ on overcrowdingMaximum acceptable number of people on trolleys over coming winter set to be 236Mon Nov 30 2015 - 01:00
Pharmacist struck off after disappearance of 17,000 pillsFirst cancellation of registration since fitness to practise inquiries held in publicSat Nov 28 2015 - 16:35
Hospitals face €10,000 fine if in breach of overcrowding ruleNew mandatory escalation plan includes putting extra beds on wards as ‘final step’Sat Nov 28 2015 - 12:47
Three out of four GPs suffer from high stress, survey revealsNew review shows high level of demoralisation and risk of burnout among doctorsSat Nov 28 2015 - 01:00
Irish children’s cancer specialist awarded honorary CBEProf Owen Smith: strong record on developments in child health over two decadesFri Nov 27 2015 - 21:11
Doctor accused of making serious errors in reading CT scansRadiologist who worked at Bantry hospital denies poor professional performance allegationWed Nov 25 2015 - 19:32
Coombe hospital apologises to couple over baby’s death in 1992Hospital admits mother should have had Caesarean at earlier pointWed Nov 25 2015 - 11:09
Emergency department nurses vote in favour of strike actionBallot of INMO members shows 92% favour industrial action from next monthTue Nov 24 2015 - 16:52
General secretary of INMO refuses to disclose salary detailsLiam Doran referred to need for improved pay for nurses at announcement of industrial actionTue Nov 24 2015 - 12:54
Hospitals given 28 days to make plan for antibiotic resistanceHiqa warns of 15-fold increase in death rates if antimicrobial resistance not tackledTue Nov 24 2015 - 10:19