Department of Health

Irish Medical Organisation vice-president warns general practice capacity ‘very tight’ and extension of card scheme will add further pressure

Ireland's alcohol labelling law has been raised at the World Trade Organisation, with concerns that it may pose a barrier to trade

Decision follows talks between HSE and Fórsa at Workplace Relations Commission

Infill site zoned for mixed-use development including residential, office, hotel and childcare, is currently generating income as a car park

New study highlights deficiencies in State care for children with complex conditions

A decision is needed on whether the new unit should sit within the Department of Health or HSE, or be independent

Initiative covers cost of GP consultations, family planning and prescriptions

UHG investigating cases of bleeding under skin of baby’s head, associated with difficult births

Warning comes amid shortcomings in the system for approving new medicines

Letter obtained under Freedom of Information shows Niall Muldoon believes HSE has ‘seriously failed in its duty to uphold the rights of children to the best possible healthcare’

Parents of children under the age of eight can now register for free GP visit cards

Department of Health says resources necessary to progress scheme were directed towards Covid-19 public health response

Department approved €282,900 to sponsor RTÉ weight loss programme

Dublin hospital received more than €420m in HSE funding last year, up from €377m in 2021, records show

New managerial tier in the HSE to be paid more than hospital managers in current health system

Funding to be used to help students avail of academic mobilities and internships across Europe after Brexit

Nikiwe Dube (41) engaged in ‘complex fraud’, buying forged documents online for €4,300

Those behind scheme would have better served Irish public by adopting weight-based treatment criteria on case-by-case basis

While Britain and Canada express interest in initiative, foetal alcohol spectrum disorder group, Irish language supporters and wine importers voice range of complaints

British and Canadian politicians express interest in consumer health initiative to be introduced in Republic

First initiative of its kind comes as Government seeks to boost number of nurses as well as therapists for disability services

Move will make it easier and faster for patients to get the medication they need, says Stephen Donnelly

Department has needed supplementary funding ‘for every year I can remember’, Minister for Public Expenditure says

India, UK and Philippines top countries for nurses trained overseas

Data from National Treatment Purchase Fund shows 598,228 patients waiting for first hospital outpatient consultation at end of last month

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

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said proposed legislation would prohibit anti-abortion protests within 100 metres of any facility that could be providing access to terminations

Cancer medicine is undergoing a revolution, with scores of new treatments targeting specific tumours coming on stream

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly says there is ‘really important progress’ in clearing waiting lists and hospitals operating seven days a week

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

The Government will get its ‘grand projet’ but future generations will be saddled with the cost of paying for it

Irish Dental Association representative says he knows ‘a lot of very good Turkish dentists’ but they’re not part of ‘the commercial enterprises that are touting for patients in Ireland and preying on the fact that these patients are vulnerable’

Irish Life Health has expressed concerns about the impact of plans to amend regulations for minimum health insurance benefits.

Contractor BAM issued a report in February citing a ‘substantial completion date’ of May 2024, instead of March which was stated in a previous report

News that half operating theatres in National Children’s Hospital may need remediation work after main contractor BAM was told to stop works there latest twist in a saga stretching back 30 years

Over 40,000 people receive care supplied under contract from members of Home and Community Care Ireland and The National Community Care Network

Health committee also hears of plans to set up new medical school in capital operated by TU Dublin which is being looked at ‘very favourably’

Cuba has objected on behalf of its rum producers, calling planned cancer warning labels ‘alarmist’ and against EU law

Coalition spokesman says officials in department are confident it will use all its spending allocation for capital projects by end of the year

Sources say it is too early in the year to speculate about whether the department would need a large bailout after a €1.4 billion bailout last year