
The return of mumps: Why has the disease gained a hold in Ireland?
- Health & Family
- February 16, 2019, 06:00
Current outbreaks of mumps and measles may be partially due to vaccination controversies

More than 523,000 patients wait for appointments
- Health
- February 15, 2019, 17:37
Trolley crisis and nurses’ strike lead to big increase in inpatient and outpatient delays

Dispute over pharmacy dispensing fees settled in court
- Health
- February 15, 2019, 16:11
HSE had claimed Hickeys pharmacy group was overcharging for fees

Irish Cancer Society on track to spend €30m on research in a decade
- Health
- February 15, 2019, 15:11
Charity says more than €2.3m will be invested in 100 researchers across State this year

Hurlers warned against adapting helmets after player injured
- Health
- February 15, 2019, 02:00
Piercing of club player’s hand with metal bar from opponent’s helmet triggers safety alert

Almost two-thirds of people who suffered psychosis were in remission 20 years later
- Health
- February 14, 2019, 21:00
Study finds long-term outcomes for psychosis may be better than previously thought

Flu rates fall slightly after 34 deaths, HSE says
- Health
- February 14, 2019, 19:47
Most of the deaths reported this winter have been among those aged 65 and older

Opposition blames Government’s ‘disastrous’ decision for smear test backlog
- Health
- February 14, 2019, 00:16
Introduction of HPV test delayed as more than 80,000 women wait for results

Introduction of new cervical cancer test ‘held up by backlog’
- Health
- February 13, 2019, 12:47
HPV testing unlikely to be introduced this year, HSE officials tell Oireachtas committee

Hospitals to get back to normal after light attendances on Tuesday
- Health
- February 12, 2019, 20:52
Patients with procedures cancelled over strike may wait days for rescheduled dates

Children’s hospital: cost grows as McDonald’s refused naming rights
- Health
- February 12, 2019, 01:00
Family accommodation block likely to be downsized as State faces extra €10m-plus bill

Hospital services may be disrupted on Tuesday – HSE
- Health
- February 11, 2019, 20:35
Cancellation of three days of strike action comes after Labour Court issues proposals

Strong support for nurses among those affected by strike
- Health
- February 11, 2019, 18:21
‘I have seen first-hand their care and kindness and incredible hard work’

Nurses’ strike called off as Labour Court proposes enhanced pay scale
- Health
- February 11, 2019, 06:50
A move to enhanced scale involves a salary increase of €2,439 for some nurses

Siting children’s hospital at St James’s adds up to 5% to cost, study finds
- Health
- February 9, 2019, 06:00
Construction inflation on brownfield city-centre sites higher than on greenfield sites

Prescription medicines fitted with anti-tampering devices
- Health
- February 8, 2019, 14:56
Pharmacies must check medicine authenticity before dispensing as part of directive

CervicalCheck: Scally criticises ‘toxic mix’ of politicians, lawyers and media
- Health
- February 8, 2019, 01:45
In hard-hitting speech Dr Gabriel Scally says controversy created ‘fevered atmosphere’

Cardiac and cancer surgeries cancelled due to nurses’ strike
- Health
- February 7, 2019, 19:30
Thousands of operations planned for non-strike days have also been cancelled

Careless spending on health could bankrupt State, HSE chair warns
- Health
- February 7, 2019, 19:14
Ciarán Devane says priority for spending has to shift away from hospitals to community

Children’s hospital row: Minister to outline capital plan changes caused by overruns
- Health
- February 7, 2019, 06:00
Concerns raised at Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting at overspend on the new hospital

Harris says €1.4bn cost of children’s hospital ‘reasonable’
- Health
- February 6, 2019, 11:06
Minister questioned about rising price of project as cost overruns come under scrutiny

Large numbers of patients dying unnecessarily, says report
- Health
- February 6, 2019, 00:01
Delays, interruptions and lack of services in trauma care causing deaths, research finds

The Coombe begins abortion services for women in catchment area
- Health
- February 5, 2019, 20:40
Referrals only being accepted from Kildare, west Wicklow and parts of Dublin

Timeline of national children’s hospital development
- Health
- February 5, 2019, 10:57
From first proposal in 1993 to present day controversy over escalating costs

Public expenditure official not required to report on spiralling costs
- Health
- February 5, 2019, 01:00
Hospital board member Paul Quinn appointed in personal capacity, Harris says

Calls for PwC to expand review on location of children’s hospital
- Health
- February 5, 2019, 01:00
National children’s hospital switched from Coombe to St James’s campus

Legal experts cast doubt over ‘naming and shaming’ in hospital overruns
- Health
- February 5, 2019, 01:00
Personal culpability would slow PwC inquiry into national children’s hospital – barrister

Emergency unit doctors warn of patient risks amid nurses’ strike
- Health
- February 4, 2019, 02:00
Varadkar says Government does not intend to withhold payments due to nurses under public sector pay agreements

Individuals may be held accountable over cost of children's hospital
- Health
- February 4, 2019, 01:00
Taoiseach yields to concerns around oversight layers and acceptance of responsibility

Most women in cervical screening controversy disease free
- Health
- February 3, 2019, 20:49
Of the 221 women affected, some 178 have no evidence of disease, HSE report finds

Nurses strike: Taoiseach rejects call for review of pay claim
- Health
- February 3, 2019, 15:41
Almost 40,000 members of the nurses union plan to strike on Tuesday and Thursday

Children’s hospital review changed to allow individual accountability
- Health
- February 3, 2019, 14:10
Taoiseach says public right to be angry over cost but ‘no one will regret it when it’s built’

What lies behind the children’s hospital’s ballooning budget?
- Irish News
- February 2, 2019, 06:00
The cost of the national children’s hospital is now €1.433bn. Here’s why

Former nurse sets-up Ireland’s first ‘truly mobile’ X-ray service
- Health & Family
- February 1, 2019, 06:01
‘If we can send men to the moon why can’t we take an X-ray machine to the nursing home’

Nurses’ initial one-day strike gets widespread backing
- Health
- January 31, 2019, 01:00
Prominent doctors line up to support fellow health professionals but wary note also sounded

No evidence that breakfast is most important meal of the day, says review
- Health
- January 31, 2019, 00:01
Skipping breakfast does not automatically result in weight gain, according to new findings

Patients stockpiling drugs over Brexit fears, committee hears
- Health
- January 30, 2019, 13:39
Departure of UK from EU may result in ‘rationalisation’ of Irish medicine supplies

HSE warns of more disruption to services after nurses’ strike day
- Health
- January 30, 2019, 10:15
INMO reject Government claims that meeting demands will cost €300 million

Simon Harris says children’s hospital to go ahead despite ‘colossal’ cost overrun
- Health
- January 29, 2019, 18:17
‘It’s a mess,’ admits Department of Health head as scaled-down project ruled out

HSE warns of disruption caused by nurses’ strike
- Health
- January 29, 2019, 14:41
All emergency departments will open but delays expected due to reduced staff numbers

Contractor costs at children’s hospital rose 65% in a year
- Health
- January 29, 2019, 13:24
Department of Health says an underestimate of material added €115m to cost of project

Irish healthy diet guide keeps red meat on the menu
- Health
- January 28, 2019, 19:04
Important ‘not to throw the baby out with the bathwater’ regarding meat and potatoes

Half of new hospital beds promised for winter still not open
- Health
- January 28, 2019, 18:41
Hospitals in Dublin, Cork, Waterford and Galway still to receive new beds

Cardiac services campaigners deploy referendum lobbying techniques
- Health
- January 26, 2019, 02:00
Campaigners in Waterford recruit local firms in effort to secure 24/7 cardiac service

Clinical risk in repeat smear tests ‘exceedingly low’, says Harris
- Health
- January 26, 2019, 02:00
‘Fear and anxiety injected into women and families of Ireland again,’ support group says

Pembro drug to be made available to all women with cervical cancer
- Health
- January 23, 2019, 15:36
Decision ends inequity whereby access was restricted to CervicalCheck patients

CervicalCheck ‘in jeopardy’ as free tests overwhelm system - Martin
- Oireachtas
- January 23, 2019, 14:33
Fianna Fáil leader claims Harris offered rechecks against expert advice

Review into overruns at children’s hospital to cost €450,000
- Health
- January 23, 2019, 13:21
Cost of St James’s project, now expected to be €1.7bn, was originally set at €600m

Department head accused of ‘disrespect’ over refusal to discuss hospital costs
- Health
- January 23, 2019, 10:23
Oireachtas health committee says it is disappointed at non-appearance of Robert Watt

Cost hike of €450m for children’s hospital ‘very disturbing’
- Health
- January 23, 2019, 01:00
PAC to hear €50m of overrun for St James’s site to come from health budget this year

Children waiting over three years to see psychologists
- Health
- January 23, 2019, 01:00
298 children on Dublin southwest waiting list for speech and occupational therapists

Fergus Finlay and patient advocates among eight on new HSE board
- Health
- January 22, 2019, 17:09
Law professor Prof Deirdre Madden and Tim Hynes of AIB among others to be appointed

Foetal anomaly cases require ‘teams of doctors’
- Health
- January 22, 2019, 00:02
Guidelines indicate foetal medicine specialist should be involved once a diagnosis is made

Family of Orla Church seeks early introduction of HPV testing
- Health
- January 21, 2019, 20:18
Memory of the latest of the women in CervicalCheck controversy to die would be honoured

Seventy children with cystic fibrosis to benefit from new drug
- Health
- January 21, 2019, 11:59
Orkambi will be provided to Irish two to five-year-olds following deal with EU Commission

Frustration grows over slow reform after CervicalCheck scandal
- Health
- January 21, 2019, 02:27
Loss of momentum in dealing with issues following Scally report and tribunal promise

CervicalCheck court hearing postponed for Orla Church funeral
- Health
- January 21, 2019, 00:42
Settlement of her case against the HSE and a US lab was due to be announced on Tuesday

Woman refused abortion says she was told of fatal abnormality
- Social Affairs
- January 19, 2019, 03:00
Coombe says medics not of opinion foetus would die before or within 28 days of birth

Surgical terminations after 12 weeks unlikely to be widely available this year
- Health
- January 18, 2019, 18:00
New guidelines on treatment of babies with fatal foetal anomalies published

Coombe hospital says board has no role in certifying terminations
- Health
- January 18, 2019, 06:00
Two TDs tell Dáil a woman was denied abortion ‘despite consultants’ approval’

Law on terminations in fatal foetal abnormality cases set out in Act
- Health
- January 18, 2019, 01:00
Level of service available for women living in Coombe’s catchment area not entirely clear

No mention in law of process for reviewing or overturning decisions of certifying doctors
- Health
- January 17, 2019, 14:52
Guide to the law on abortion in cases of fatal foetal abnormality

Cost overruns at children’s hospital ‘catastrophic’, say TDs
- Health
- January 16, 2019, 12:51
‘When the dust settles, we won’t have much change from €2bn’

Almost 4,000 cases of hospital equipment failing reported since 2015
- Health
- January 15, 2019, 19:52
Patients’ group says new children’s hospital is ‘choking’ investment in other facilities

More haste, less care in Minister’s rush to start abortion services
- Health
- January 8, 2019, 01:00
Bad preparation has left health professionals with little guidance, training and resources

Free GP care for under-6s led to rise in emergency department referrals, study finds
- Irish News
- January 7, 2019, 10:43
Number of patients on trolleys on Monday rises to 541 as swine flu numbers rise

Residents in five counties over 30 minutes from emergency department
- Health
- January 7, 2019, 01:00
Carlow, Leitrim and Donegal are the worst-served counties, Eircode data shows

First widespread administration of abortion pills likely to take place today
- Health
- January 7, 2019, 01:00
Law requires at least three days elapse between a consultation and a termination

Cork scientists develop infant brain injury detection technique
- Health
- January 7, 2019, 00:30
Birth-related injuries account for most €450 million paid out by HSE in compensation

Many patients missing out on vital operations, consultants group claims
- Health
- January 7, 2019, 00:01
Efforts to cut trolley numbers and bed, doctor shortages impacting on ‘urgent cancer surgery’

Archbishop urges caution on anti-abortion protests at GP surgeries
- Health
- January 6, 2019, 18:45
Dr Diarmuid Martin speaks out amid continuing controversy over Galway picket

No abortion service being provided in four counties
- Health
- January 5, 2019, 02:30
Not a single GP in Sligo, Leitrim, Carlow and Offaly signs up to the new service

Call for immediate exclusion zones after anti-abortion picket
- Health
- January 4, 2019, 09:07
HSE warns websites are claiming to offer services using variation of official MyOptions site

Crumlin hospital site may be sold or refitted for adults
- Health
- January 4, 2019, 00:47
Our Lady’s land bank could have ‘significant residual value’ after St James’s opens

Not all ‘confirmed’ hospitals ready to provide abortion service
- Health
- January 4, 2019, 00:41
HSE warns hospitals not to restrict services to women from their catchment area

Anti-abortion protesters picket GP practice in Galway
- Health
- January 3, 2019, 17:45
Demonstration comes as HSE issues warning about pregnancy support websites

Almost half of nursing homes inspected were not up to standard
- Health
- January 3, 2019, 15:10
Hiqa report uncovers issues with protection, record-keeping, staffing and infection control

About 20 women sought terminations on first working day of abortion service
- Health
- January 3, 2019, 01:03
Exact level of demand for abortion service will not be known for some weeks

Trolley numbers down but ‘late’ flu will put hospitals under pressure
- Health
- January 2, 2019, 12:50
Emergency department overcrowding down by half on same day last year

Number of potentially fatal cases of pneumonia in children has plummeted
- Health
- December 30, 2018, 20:05
Incidence of invasive pneumococcal diseases in under-5s falling since 2008 vaccine introduction

Women seeking abortions face shortfall in ultrasound facilities
- Health
- December 28, 2018, 01:00
HSE letter to State hospital groups highlights lack of abortion services

Options are limited for raising funds for children’s hospital
- Health
- December 27, 2018, 03:01
State may sell off the name of the flagship building

Children’s hospital may sell naming rights to donors
- Health
- December 27, 2018, 03:00
Harris considering sponsor opportunities for overall and sectional nomenclature at site

Abortion guidelines for girls under 15 cause unease among doctors
- Health
- December 24, 2018, 01:00
Access to services without parental consent to be had in ‘exceptional circumstances’

Rising cost of national children’s hospital a scandal in the making
- Health
- December 22, 2018, 06:00
High levels of construction inflation resulting in bigger payments to main contractors

Key health projects face five-year delays because of Children's Hospital costs
- Health
- December 22, 2018, 01:00
Confidential memo from Simon Harris says final bill for the facility could be €1.73bn

Just nine maternity units will be able to offer abortion services by January 1st
- Health
- December 22, 2018, 01:00
Sources say 145 GPs have signed a contract to provide termination services to patients

Irish Family Planning Association to provide abortion services from January 7th
- Health
- December 21, 2018, 19:01
Referral pathway must be finalised by HSE before service can begin, says medical director

HSE will have to save at least €80m next year despite biggest health budget
- Health
- December 20, 2018, 19:45
Reductions to be sought in legal and consultancy costs, procurements, agency staff

Abortion Bill signed into law by President
- Health
- December 20, 2018, 16:17
Development comes as Medical Council makes changes to its conduct and ethics code

Government go-ahead for new National Maternity Hospital ends ethos row
- Health
- December 20, 2018, 13:22
Peter Boylan delighted there will be ‘no possibility of religious ethos influencing clinical care’

All but two counties in Republic have GPs willing to do abortions
- Health
- December 20, 2018, 00:14
Service planners understood to be satisfied with GP uptake and geographical spread

GPs issued with ‘interim’ guidelines for providing abortions
- Health
- December 19, 2018, 16:58
Guidelines provide ‘suggestions’ for GPs who have a conscientious objection to abortion

Completion of new children’s hospital to be delayed by nine months
- Health
- December 19, 2018, 00:02
Long-awaited new facility not expected to be ready to open until August 2022

Call for taskforce to deal with ‘rising tide’ of lung disease
- Health
- December 18, 2018, 14:56
Respiratory deaths in Ireland 40% above EU average – accounting for one-in-five fatalities

Ministers won’t delay projects to pay for national children’s hospital
- Politics
- December 18, 2018, 02:00
Cabinet to review capital budgets in Government departments as hospital costs rise

National Children’s Hospital set to be world’s most expensive medical facility
- Health
- December 18, 2018, 02:00
Government stonewalls: Taxpayers so far given no explanation for massive cost overrun

Superbug outbreak infects patients at Cork hospital
- Health
- December 17, 2018, 11:22
Hiqa report notes insufficient infection prevention and control resources

Coombe hospital says it will not be ready for abortion services by January 1st
- Health
- December 11, 2018, 00:11
GPs express concern over ultrasound access and referral of women to hospitals

New national maternity hospital approval must be delivered by year end
- Irish News
- December 8, 2018, 02:00
St Vincent’s site may fall foul of EU building rules after saga of politics, finance and ethos