Current outbreaks of mumps and measles may be partially due to vaccination controversies

Trolley crisis and nurses’ strike lead to big increase in inpatient and outpatient delays

HSE had claimed Hickeys pharmacy group was overcharging for fees

Charity says more than €2.3m will be invested in 100 researchers across State this year

Piercing of club player’s hand with metal bar from opponent’s helmet triggers safety alert

Study finds long-term outcomes for psychosis may be better than previously thought

Most of the deaths reported this winter have been among those aged 65 and older

Introduction of HPV test delayed as more than 80,000 women wait for results

HPV testing unlikely to be introduced this year, HSE officials tell Oireachtas committee

Patients with procedures cancelled over strike may wait days for rescheduled dates

Family accommodation block likely to be downsized as State faces extra €10m-plus bill

Cancellation of three days of strike action comes after Labour Court issues proposals

‘I have seen first-hand their care and kindness and incredible hard work’

A move to enhanced scale involves a salary increase of €2,439 for some nurses

Construction inflation on brownfield city-centre sites higher than on greenfield sites

Pharmacies must check medicine authenticity before dispensing as part of directive

In hard-hitting speech Dr Gabriel Scally says controversy created ‘fevered atmosphere’

Thousands of operations planned for non-strike days have also been cancelled

Ciarán Devane says priority for spending has to shift away from hospitals to community

Concerns raised at Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting at overspend on the new hospital

Minister questioned about rising price of project as cost overruns come under scrutiny

Delays, interruptions and lack of services in trauma care causing deaths, research finds

Referrals only being accepted from Kildare, west Wicklow and parts of Dublin

From first proposal in 1993 to present day controversy over escalating costs

Hospital board member Paul Quinn appointed in personal capacity, Harris says

National children’s hospital switched from Coombe to St James’s campus

Personal culpability would slow PwC inquiry into national children’s hospital – barrister

Varadkar says Government does not intend to withhold payments due to nurses under public sector pay agreements

Taoiseach yields to concerns around oversight layers and acceptance of responsibility

Of the 221 women affected, some 178 have no evidence of disease, HSE report finds

Almost 40,000 members of the nurses union plan to strike on Tuesday and Thursday

Taoiseach says public right to be angry over cost but ‘no one will regret it when it’s built’

The cost of the national children’s hospital is now €1.433bn. Here’s why

‘If we can send men to the moon why can’t we take an X-ray machine to the nursing home’

Prominent doctors line up to support fellow health professionals but wary note also sounded

Skipping breakfast does not automatically result in weight gain, according to new findings

Departure of UK from EU may result in ‘rationalisation’ of Irish medicine supplies

INMO reject Government claims that meeting demands will cost €300 million

‘It’s a mess,’ admits Department of Health head as scaled-down project ruled out

All emergency departments will open but delays expected due to reduced staff numbers

Department of Health says an underestimate of material added €115m to cost of project

Important ‘not to throw the baby out with the bathwater’ regarding meat and potatoes

Hospitals in Dublin, Cork, Waterford and Galway still to receive new beds

Campaigners in Waterford recruit local firms in effort to secure 24/7 cardiac service

‘Fear and anxiety injected into women and families of Ireland again,’ support group says

Decision ends inequity whereby access was restricted to CervicalCheck patients

Fianna Fáil leader claims Harris offered rechecks against expert advice

Cost of St James’s project, now expected to be €1.7bn, was originally set at €600m

Oireachtas health committee says it is disappointed at non-appearance of Robert Watt

PAC to hear €50m of overrun for St James’s site to come from health budget this year

298 children on Dublin southwest waiting list for speech and occupational therapists

Law professor Prof Deirdre Madden and Tim Hynes of AIB among others to be appointed

Guidelines indicate foetal medicine specialist should be involved once a diagnosis is made

Memory of the latest of the women in CervicalCheck controversy to die would be honoured

Orkambi will be provided to Irish two to five-year-olds following deal with EU Commission

Loss of momentum in dealing with issues following Scally report and tribunal promise

Settlement of her case against the HSE and a US lab was due to be announced on Tuesday

Coombe says medics not of opinion foetus would die before or within 28 days of birth

New guidelines on treatment of babies with fatal foetal anomalies published

Two TDs tell Dáil a woman was denied abortion ‘despite consultants’ approval’

Level of service available for women living in Coombe’s catchment area not entirely clear

Guide to the law on abortion in cases of fatal foetal abnormality

‘When the dust settles, we won’t have much change from €2bn’

Patients’ group says new children’s hospital is ‘choking’ investment in other facilities

Bad preparation has left health professionals with little guidance, training and resources

Number of patients on trolleys on Monday rises to 541 as swine flu numbers rise

Carlow, Leitrim and Donegal are the worst-served counties, Eircode data shows

Law requires at least three days elapse between a consultation and a termination

Birth-related injuries account for most €450 million paid out by HSE in compensation

Efforts to cut trolley numbers and bed, doctor shortages impacting on ‘urgent cancer surgery’

Dr Diarmuid Martin speaks out amid continuing controversy over Galway picket

Not a single GP in Sligo, Leitrim, Carlow and Offaly signs up to the new service

HSE warns websites are claiming to offer services using variation of official MyOptions site

Our Lady’s land bank could have ‘significant residual value’ after St James’s opens

HSE warns hospitals not to restrict services to women from their catchment area

Demonstration comes as HSE issues warning about pregnancy support websites

Hiqa report uncovers issues with protection, record-keeping, staffing and infection control

Exact level of demand for abortion service will not be known for some weeks

Emergency department overcrowding down by half on same day last year

Incidence of invasive pneumococcal diseases in under-5s falling since 2008 vaccine introduction

HSE letter to State hospital groups highlights lack of abortion services

State may sell off the name of the flagship building

Harris considering sponsor opportunities for overall and sectional nomenclature at site

Access to services without parental consent to be had in ‘exceptional circumstances’

High levels of construction inflation resulting in bigger payments to main contractors

Confidential memo from Simon Harris says final bill for the facility could be €1.73bn

Sources say 145 GPs have signed a contract to provide termination services to patients

Referral pathway must be finalised by HSE before service can begin, says medical director

Reductions to be sought in legal and consultancy costs, procurements, agency staff

Development comes as Medical Council makes changes to its conduct and ethics code

Peter Boylan delighted there will be ‘no possibility of religious ethos influencing clinical care’

Service planners understood to be satisfied with GP uptake and geographical spread

Guidelines provide ‘suggestions’ for GPs who have a conscientious objection to abortion

Long-awaited new facility not expected to be ready to open until August 2022

Respiratory deaths in Ireland 40% above EU average – accounting for one-in-five fatalities

Cabinet to review capital budgets in Government departments as hospital costs rise

Government stonewalls: Taxpayers so far given no explanation for massive cost overrun

Hiqa report notes insufficient infection prevention and control resources

GPs express concern over ultrasound access and referral of women to hospitals

St Vincent’s site may fall foul of EU building rules after saga of politics, finance and ethos