Health News | Irish Medical News | The Irish Times

Sign up for alerts from The Irish Times

Notification wireframe

Just click on “Allow Notifications” on the message appearing on your browser to activate them.

bell-slash

We will send you a quick reminder in the future, in case you change your mind.

The NMH building is so old it was mentioned in Ulysses. It is a warren of corridors, nooks and crannies. Photograph Nick Bradshaw

Soaring tensions about maternity hospital matched by falling birth rates

Between 2012 and 2020, total annual births in the State fell by 13,664, or almost 20%

Robert Watt, Secretary General at the Department of Health told the committee the proposed secondment was in line with Government policy to enhance public health capacity. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill

Watt accused of ‘breathtaking arrogance’ over proposed Holohan secondment

Committee examining plan for Dr Holohan to move to new role at Trinity College

The next period is likely to be filled with assurances by many in health, including Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly and the two hospitals, that the independence of the new facility will be guaranteed. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

Maternity hospital move gets mired even deeper in controversy

Despite desperate assurances over governance, public has lost faith in this project

More than 5,000 new Covid-19 cases were reported over the bank holiday weekend as the level of infection in the community continued to decline. Photograph: iStock

Further 5,000 Covid-19 cases reported over bank holiday weekend

Number in ICU remains stable as level of infection in community continues to fall

Being overweight or obese is the fourth most common risk factor for non-infectious disease. Photograph: iStock

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in Ireland, WHO says

Ireland ranks ninth in Europe for obesity in adults as pandemic compounds issues

One respondent said ‘if Covid-positive patients did not want to move to the Covid ward they were left in their own rooms on non-Covid wards’. Photograph: Getty Images

3:48 ‘Young and healthy’ frontline workers denied PPE during first Covid wave

‘Betrayed’ healthcare staff forced to share equipment such as goggles

A Covid patient in ICU at St Vincent’s University Hospital in 2020. Photograph: Alan Betson

4:24 Covid front-line staff felt ‘forgotten and abandoned by the HSE’

Confusion, infection and distress dominate a stark picture painted by 400 respondents

Karen McEvoy was ‘an amazing mum, a brilliant lady and she will always be missed’.

Mother (24) died as a result of medical misadventure, inquest finds

Karen McEvoy died on Christmas Day 2018 a week after giving birth to daughter Ruby

As of 8am on Friday, there were 378 Covid-19 patients in the State’s hospitals. Photograph: iStock

Department of Health publishes its final set of daily Covid figures

Another 24 Covid-related deaths in Northern Ireland recorded in latest Nisra update

Minister of State for Mental Health Mary Butler said it was ‘not appropriate or viable for the centre to continue operating’. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill

Retaining Owenacurra centre would be failing patients, says Minister

Residents, families and local politicians have called for mental health centre to stay open

The Owenacurra centre in Midleton was initially due to close on October 31st, but a temporary stay was put in place.

Residents to plea with Taoiseach over mental health facility closure

The HSE said the Owenacurra centre in Midleton, Cork is ’not fit for purpose’

The RSA-published document is used to help doctors advise patients on whether they are in a satisfactory condition to get behind the wheel. Photograph: iStock

3:14 RSA raises age limit of regular driving licences to 75

RSA document updated annually to keep pace with EU law and medical knowledge

The national children’s hospital building site last year. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

2:59 Arson attacks at new national children’s hospital site are causing ‘grave concern’

Cameras installed in bid to counteract attacks, which are becoming more frequent

Almost 343,000 people are waiting to see a surgeon for the first time, 100,000 of whom have been on the waiting list for more than 18 months, according to Prof Deborah McNamara. Photograph: iStock

At least 200,000 people missed essential surgery due to Covid, conference told

Thought to be significant pent-up demand after surgeries dropped 20% in pandemic

‘The investigations right now point towards a link to adenovirus infection,’ says the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Photograph: iStock

Severe hepatitis cases in children reported in 13 countries, says ECDC

Illness has killed one child and led to 17 others requiring liver transplants

Pedestrians walk along Drottninggatan, the main shopping street in Stockholm in 2021. Photograph: Mikael Sjoberg/Bloomberg

Sweden’s policymaker defends Covid response at Dublin conference

Country’s approach similar to others and had similar results, Dr Anders Tegnell says

While the cost of anti-cancer drugs is high and rising, these costs are not related to the benefits provided in terms of overall survival, the study published in the Irish Journal of Medical Science says. Photograph: Lynne Cameron/PA Wire

2:25 Just one in five new cancer treatments available to Irish patients

Delays in reimbursing new treatments may affect course of illnesses, study says

A report found 240 children in south Kerry had received substandard care, and 46 had suffered significant harm. Photograph: iStock

Camhs whistleblower to take legal action against HSE over treatment

Consultant psychiatrist Dr Ankur Sharma has filed a complaint to the WRC

Kate Bohan, sales operations manager with Lidl Ireland, with her son, Luca. Her partner is pregnant with the couple’s second baby through IVF. Photograph: Naoise Culhane

2:21 Lidl Ireland to offer paid fertility leave to its staff

German chain becomes latest large employer to offer employees paid time off for IVF cycles

The audit will examine prescribing practices and operational guidelines across all diagnoses, covering child and adolescent mental health services teams countrywide. File photograph: Getty

Child and adolescent mental health services audit to ‘reassure’ users

Review ordered after South Kerry revelations when report revealed ‘risky’ treatment

The HSE’s mass casualty incident plan deals with everything from on-scene management of people injured following a train crash or a building fire to alerting hospitals to instigate surge capacity. Photograph: Alan Betson

Lack of hospital beds could hinder response to mass casualty incident, meeting told

Obstacle raised in planning process for event of terrorist attack or natural disaster

Covid-19: Lives Lost The rich, full and cherished lives of the people behind the numbers

Coronavirus Explore our guides to help you through the pandemic

Health & Family

Subscriber Only

Latest Ireland

Mother had to ‘take matter into own hands,’ after son abused, court told 16:20

Thousands more hospital appointments set to be cancelled due to industrial action 15:51

Russian tactics in Ukraine aim to cause unrest in wider world, says McGuinness 15:44

Garda Commissioner pays tribute to members who made ‘ultimate sacrifice’ 15:13

Man charged over armed raid at Dún Laoghaire jewellery store 14:59

Most Read in News

1 Violence in Dublin: ‘There’s an edge to the city. You feel it walking around’

2 Russian military claims it destroyed western arms consignment in Ukraine

3 Oldest woman in the State celebrates 108th birthday

4 Australia ousts conservatives after nine years, Morrison concedes

5 Miriam Lord’s Week: Sinn Féin’s acrobatic motion mesmerises Naughten

Real news has value

Daily Today

Daily

Stay on top of the latest news with our daily newsletters each morning, lunchtime and evening

Sign In

Forgot Password?

Sign Out