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Doctors, patients and family members are all suffering due to the lengthy and expensive management of clinical negligence claims
Cabinet also expected to approve new AI strategy and will hear of reduction in waiting times to see consultant
Stephen Donnelly says the deal will be ethical and in line with WHO and OECD guidelines
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Minister says total allocation to the State Claims Agency for clinical negligence will be €485m
Move could save women between €360 and €840 a year based on current monthly payments, says Donnelly
Department of Health says that target is reset to €368m
Over 706,000 on waiting lists at end of September, says National Treatment Purchase Fund
National Paediatric Hospital Development Board said it could not give ‘assurance’ on June 2025 completion date
When under attack for the Children’s Hospital fiasco, Paschal Donohoe takes flak for Simon Harris - who is in New York - and pulls the word ‘learnings’ from the first aid box
Persistent underfunding is having a long-term impact on the mental health system, says Mental Health Reform interim chief executive Philip Watt
Failure to set substantial completion date for new national children’s hospital a significant risk to commissioning programme for the project, CHI chairman says
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Johnston (16) died of meningitis after she was left for more than 13 hours at UHL without ‘vital’ antibiotic treatment, report finds
HSE chief Gloster expected to say demand for services increasing at faster rate than predicted before pandemic
Protests within 100m of hospitals and other facilities offering pregnancy terminations will be prohibited from mid-October
Legislation created ‘insurmountable operational challenges’ at Dublin 1 practice
Industrial action due to begin on September 17th
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly seeks to improve productivity in the service
Trying out a new product can feel like extra hassle you don’t need at that time of the month, but the savings are compelling
The public consultation looked at potential additional measures to decrease the appeal of nicotine-inhaling products to young people
New GPs tend to work in larger towns and cities, Irish College for GPs says
Reassignment of former CHI chief Eilísh Hardiman to new position as strategic programme director in April followed ‘mediation process’, documents indicate
WHO upgraded the disease to ‘public health emergency of international concern’ this week
With rising pressure on GP resources, the initiative should help to address an increasing bottleneck
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly intends to have scheme in place by ‘early next year’
Government will make additional €1.2bn available for health service despite almost 10% cost overrun so far this year
HSE cites significant challenges encountered ‘for many service areas’ as a consequence of Covid-19 pandemic
Despite progress in Dublin, needs in other regions not being met by State, Home and Community Care Ireland claims as it launches pre-budget submission
It is understood accommodation and flights for those travelling for surgeries will be paid for by State
Minister for Health’s latest waiting list initiative seeks to shift focus to lazy consultants
Donnelly says facilities should be in operation from 8am to 8pm daily
Department of Health says waiting list numbers at end of June exceeded target
Prof Jim Lucey says he is disappointed that ‘the highest level of noncompliance ever’ was found last year by the Mental Health Commission
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