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Sources say the report contains a detailed roadmap for removing private patients from public hospitals. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

Removing private care from hospitals likely to take considerably longer than expected

Publication of report on implementing the Sláintecare plan has been shelved until autumn

Poverty is the ultimate cause of childhood obesity, said Prof Viner

Don’t blame parents for their obese kids, conference hears

Europediatrics 2019 in Dublin discusses the causes and prevention of childhood obesity

‘He is a leader. He is prepared to take the responsibility and is not afraid of it.’ Above, Paul Reid, director general of the HSE. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

Paul Reid has a record of delivering big projects. Can he tame the HSE?

New HSE boss, who is seen as accountable, tough and innovative, faces a daunting task

Sr Helen Culhane: ‘A service like this needs to be fully funded if we are serious about helping our children.’ Photograph: Arthur Ellis

Children’s Grief Centre in Limerick pushes for full public funding

Founder Sr Helen Culhane says only 4% of budget comes from Government

Multiple myeloma is a blood cancer stemming from a white blood cell called a plasma cell. Photograph: NUI Galway

‘Very promising’ findings in new treatment for blood cancer

NUI Galway and Blood Cancer Network team up to find treatment for multiple myeloma

Outpatient waiting lists are up more than 40,000 since the end of last year. Photograph: iStock

Over 556,000 on waiting lists as hospital delays hit new record

Fianna Fáil says figures ‘a disgrace’ despite small fall in patients waiting for operations

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medication is used to prevent HIV infection. Photograph: iStock

HIV prevention programme to be rolled out by end of year

Pre-emptive anti-retroviral drugs regime to be introduced to combat rise in infections

Jim Daly has said one option is to change the structure of home help involve a co-payment. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien

Home help scheme may be changed to include ‘co-payment’

Similar format to Fair Deal considered as Daly says scheme is struggling with demand

At present, about 319 general practitioners have signed up to provide the service with 10 out of 19 maternity units providing full abortion care. File photograph: Getty Images

Fewer Irish women travelling to UK for abortions, figures show

More than 1,400 purchased abortion pill online in 2018, rising by 13% on previous year

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe speaking to media about the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council report. Photograph: Gareth Chaney Collins

Fears of more overspending as health spending accelerates

Figures from Department of Health cause ‘deep unease’ within Government

“When things go wrong during a patient’s healthcare journey, for whatever reason, a genuine expression of regret delivered in a manner which is empathic is always appropriate”

Health staff told to disclose all incidents of harm to patients

Under new HSE policy workers urged to provide sincere apologies where errors occur

Dr Gabriel Scally found about 250,000 smear tests from women in Ireland were read in labs that had not been approved by CervicalCheck. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire

CervicalCheck defends performance of unapproved Salford lab

Legislation to set up a tribunal on alleged misreading of smear tests to go to Cabinet

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said the revelations that some of the laboratories testing cervical smears outsourced slides to other labs was serious and unacceptable. File image: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Taoiseach urges caution on no-fault compensation scheme suggested by Dr Scally

Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin clash over CervicalCheck report in the Dáil

The researchers wanted to find out how often home care workers have to put up with verbal abuse.

Home care health workers suffer ‘frequent verbal abuse’

Cramped living conditions, dementia, and unpredictable work schedules identified as risk factors

Fever Ray - real name Karin Elisabeth Dreijer Andersson - performs live at Fabrique in Milano, Italy, last year. Photograph: Mairo Cinquetti / Getty Images

Strobe lighting at dance concerts may triple risk of epileptic fits

Research published in the British Medical Journal calls for warnings to be issued at gigs

Two-thirds of the meals served to young children in restaurants in Ireland and the UK contain more fat and saturated fat than health guidelines recommend, new research suggests. Image: iStock.

Two-thirds of young children’s meals in restaurants exceed fat guidelines

Average meal for kids aged two to five years contained 609 kcals, study finds

‘From Honolulu to London, Salford to San Antonio, Scally’s report reveals that 16 labs in the US, Britain and Ireland tested smears from Irish women.’ Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Scally lays to rest ‘red herrings’ in CervicalCheck debate

Report raises disturbing questions about HSE governance but reassures on quality of tests

Dr Gabriel Scally says legal processes are clearly failing to meet the wishes of patients. Photograp: Crispin Rodwell/ The Irish Times

Doctor calls for no-fault compensation scheme for patients

There is 'crying need' for change, says Dr Gabriel Scally, investigating CervicalCheck

‘In my view, there is a crying need for a change of approach,’ Dr Gabriel Scally, said.Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

Scally: Irish smears regularly tested in unapproved labs overseas

System in place for responding to errors in screening is ‘inadequate to the task’

Protesters at Leinster House, Dublin in February called for the HSE to approve Spinraza for children who have spinal muscular atrophy. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins

HSE approves Spinraza after lengthy campaign by patients

Drug is only treatment on market for spinal muscular atrophy, which affects 25 children in State

Civic workers carry out fumigation in Bangalore, India. Photograph: Jagadeesh NV/EPA

Climate change could increase spread of dengue fever

Mosquito-borne disease could reach more of US, China, Japan and Australia in warming world, study shows

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