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New children’s hospital board says design changes not to blame for costly delays

Documents also reveal that more than 300 doors in the hospital may have to be replaced or demolished

Stephen Donnelly says ‘nobody right now’ knows final cost of national children’s hospital

Minister for Health accuses Sinn Féin of ‘playing politics’, saying providing estimated cost could open State to further claims

Almost 1,000 hospital consultant posts not filled, with some vacant for years, figures show

Over one-fifth of all posts had no permanent incumbent last month, a significant increase on 2021

HSE on course for a €1.6bn deficit this year

Board members warned that this figure could change as the year goes on

Children’s Hospital insists works on 11 operating theatres ‘minor’ and will not delay opening

Main contractor BAM told last month to stop works in theatres as mediation works could be needed in ceilings

Children’s hospital lead contractor told to stop key works on half of facility’s operating theatres

Claims that fresh NCH setback could cost tens of millions to address, while Department of Health downplays development

Government not putting review of abortion law on ‘long finger’, Dáil told

Immediate priority must be to expand availability of termination in hospitals and tackling ‘uneven geographic spread’ of GPs providing services, Tánaiste says

Health service stubbornly resistant to change, cancellation figures underline

Flaw in Minister for Health’s thinking is to believe the system can be improved without comprehensive reform or upsetting vested interests

More than 85,000 hospital appointments or procedures cancelled so far this year

Cancellations in April up almost 70% on the same month last year, new figures show

At least 50,000 children missing out on dental checks due to staff shortages

More than 2,000 children have been waiting for orthodontic treatment for over four years

Oireachtas committee to seek further hearings on botched Tony Holohan appointment after fractious Watt session

Oireachtas committee members were ‘shocked’ after a fractious session with Department of Health secretary general Robert Watt

Covid payment given to 50,000 more frontline staff than expected

About €208m paid to 142,000 staff but small number still to receive payment, says Minister

Robert Watt rejects ‘most’ of Holohan report findings and reveals laptop ‘hack’

Account given by Deirdre Gillane in report about secondment controversy was ‘correct’ version of events, says Minister for Health

Hospital bed occupancy for January and February exceeded best-practice limit, HSE says

Hospital bed occupancy for January and February exceeded best-practice limit, HSE says

Sinn Féin reshuffle deals blow to Martin Kenny’s hopes of justice portfolio

Mary Lou McDonald shakes up front bench in readiness for election, with Pa Daly appointed spokesman on justice

Life expectancy in Ireland making strongest gains in western Europe, committee hears

Incoming HSE chief Bernard Gloster emphasises ‘significant improvement’ in mortality rates from heart attacks, strokes and cancers

Ban on evictions needs to balance rights of landlords and tenants, Varadkar says

Expectation is that three Coalition leaders will agree on Monday evening to extend ban in some form

Seriously ill patients forced to wait extra nine minutes for ambulance as staff shortages bite

Sinn Féin claims Government has ‘chosen’ not to fund service, leading to staff burnout and patient risk

Miriam Lord’s Week: Hallucinatory scenes give way to realpolitik in the Dáil

Drug talk and a pirate appearance soon overtaken by Soc Dems co-leaders’ exit announcement

Hospitals to experience ‘extreme’ pressure for a number of years, says HSE

Health service chief Stephen Mulvany rejects ‘failure of leadership’ claims over trolley crisis

‘Surprise’ road tolls hike sparks condemnation

Increase announcement is ‘very unwelcome’ says Varadkar

Almost 25% of acute hospital beds funded over past two years not delivered

No additional beds are planned by HSE as part of this year’s winter plan

‘I would have been better off in prison,’ says 86 year old woman who spent 30 hours waiting for hospital admission

New figures released by the HSE show that three hospitals in Cork and Limerick have the longest waiting times

Pandemic had ‘horrendous’ impact on efforts to cut waiting lists, says Reid

Long waiting lists the result of ‘legacy issues’ and will not be solved within one year

Twitter suspends 300 accounts after surge of activity on Donnelly NMH post

Fianna Fáil and the Department of Health asked social media firm to investigate mass retweeting

Decision to approve NMH move criticised as ‘bad day for Ireland’ and ‘mistake’

Deal unchanged following intense debate over ownership and ethos of new hospital

‘Clinically appropriate’ phrase will be retained in NMH agreement - Taoiseach

Kieran Mulvey says contentious wording not in original 2017 deal

Minister has ‘absolute certainty’ all procedures to be permitted in new NMH

Language in new hospital documents subject to recent scrutiny over potential influence of Church

Donnelly not ruling out changes to proposals on relocation of NMH

Minister considering options including clarification of ‘clinically appropriate’, says source

Emergency department delays worst on record with seriously ill waiting 13 hours for admission

HSE figures show 40% of patients in State wait 12 hours or more for hospital admission

Cervical cancer screening set to resume after cyberattack stoppage

Women’s samples sent abroad in 2022 despite pledges in wake of CervicalCheck scandal

Watt accused of ‘breathtaking arrogance’ over proposed Holohan secondment

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

Coalition delay on approving new National Maternity Hospital due to ‘genuine concerns’

Minister for Health indicates best course of action to allow all to see details of arrangements

Robert Watt criticised over ‘lack of engagement’ on Holohan secondment

Finance committee asks top civil servant for documents relating to TCD appointment

Plan costing €350m to cut hospital waiting lists ‘challenged’ by Covid surge

Action plan to reduce healthcare waiting lists by 18 per cent was launched five weeks ago

HSE owns hundreds of unused buildings, figures show

Call for vacant infrastructure to be put into service or used as accommodation

Call for Watt to explain Sláintecare comments imminent after recording released

Department of Health official 'worried' about regionalisation process, report says

Coronavirus: Opposition differs on return to mandatory face masks

SF urges adherence to public health advice while Labour seeks update from Tony Holohan

HSE to revise children’s disability needs assessment after court ruling, Reid says

Health service will not appeal High Court decision to strike down current process

Sinn Féin in power: Are its policies achievable and would they work?

With the party riding high in the polls, it’s time to put its stated goals under scrutiny

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