Report into potential CHI waiting list irregularities ‘not suitable’ for Garda investigation, HSE says
Confidential document on work culture and use of funding to cut public waiting lists was leaked widely in the media earlier this year
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Number of children on community healthcare waiting lists rises to 42,000
More than 14,000 children waiting more than a year for psychological services, figures show
Minister cautions against speculation on cause of Blackwater fish kill
Timmy Dooley urges people to wait until agencies have gathered data necessary to identify cause of pollution
Medicine pricing agreement coming to end with no talks yet sanctioned on successor deal
Pharmaceutical companies say they have little interest in any new agreement unless it can guarantee faster access for new drugs
More than 1,000 patient cases examined as part of review at Drogheda hospital
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital is taking a look back at all histopathology slides seen by one consultant
New plan aims to improve diagnosis and care for people with rare diseases
Life-threatening or chronically debilitating diseases affect 300,000 people in Ireland
Dementia: 12% fewer beds for patients, as rates of condition set to double by 2050
Just 353 HSE-funded beds remain in the State for care of patients with dementia, including Alzheimer’s
Suicide-prevention charity Pieta seeks to cut €3 million amid ‘unsustainable’ financial position
Drop in donations since Covid-19 has been a ‘major challenge’, says charity’s chief executive
Private firm caring for vulnerable children supplied fake Garda vetting clearances
Businessman behind the group has gone on to win a further multimillion euro State contract
Father of Harvey Morrison Sherratt says his son was ‘abandoned’ by disability services
Almost 11,000 children waiting for assessment by HSE’s children disability network teams, figures show
Smokers in Ireland will lose almost 5m years of life and cost health system €20bn, study finds
RCSI finds 20-year-old males expected to ‘lose eight years of life’ compared with non-smokers
‘Once somebody shares the fact they are thinking about suicide, there’s a connection to life’
A €2 million investment in counselling supports for men aims to help break the silence around mental health
5,500 patients have stayed in Irish hospitals longer than medically necessary this year
Delays accessing care in the community affected 5,548 fit-for-discharge patients
Data watchdog opens ‘inquiry’ into CHI Tallaght over safety of children’s records
It is understood door to office containing hundreds of patient charts was left propped open
Indian health workers in Ireland: ‘Any nurse getting ready to come here will now be warned’
Amid increased awareness of racist attacks on Indian nationals, healthcare professionals say nurses and doctors from India are nervous to work in Ireland
Husband of woman who killed their child calls for changes to support bereaved
Nicola Keane, who took her own life, had post natal depression and psychosis after giving birth to son Henry
More detailed data on abortions to be collected from Irish hospitals
No information on patient’s identity or reason for seeking abortion will be gathered
More than 100 retailers found non-compliant with laws on sale of vapes to children
Of 52 findings of non-compliance in 2024, 19 have to date resulted in court proceedings
Court steps in after man gives €350,000 to poor to get to heaven
Farmer, in his forties, last week gave €1,000 cash to a homeless woman he met, the court heard
Inquiries under way into further allegations around waiting list initiatives at Children’s Health Ireland
Public Accounts Committee and Minister hears that consultant paid €40,000 in 2018 to treat patients on his waiting list at private hospital
Whistleblowers lodge 67 valid HSE disclosures, with a third about patient health and safety
Burden of chronic disease and cancer ‘remains high’ as number of older people increases, says report
Sunbed use: Public consultation on potential ban in Ireland opens for submissions
Skin cancer is most common form of cancer in Ireland, with more than 11,000 cases diagnosed annually
Adult dies with listeriosis as food safety authority confirms ‘extensive’ outbreak
FSAI recalls various ready meals found in Tesco, SuperValu, Centra and Aldi
Dublin children’s hospital ‘misplaces’ child’s record in ‘serious data-protection breach’
Separately, watchdog carried out unannounced inspection at CHI Tallaght on foot of complaint
Twenty new beds to tackle 33% rise in eating disorder referrals
There were 894 referrals for eating disorder treatment in 2024, up one third on the previous year
Psychiatrists call for ban of psychoactive substance that ‘has done major damage’ to teens’ mental health
The legal cannabinoid substance was the second most common drug used by patients presenting with psychosis over a 21-month period, research found
Ireland’s ‘unhealthiest region’: Limerick and the midwest suffering extreme health inequality
Deprivation and disadvantage lead to worse outcomes for many
Government will not use Jordan to evacuate sick children from Gaza, despite previously saying route was ‘not an issue’
Doctors prefer Jordan crossing to Rafah due to higher quality of hospital in Amman
Families at centre of Portiuncula review call into question viability of service
Concern about maternity care is ‘specific to Portiuncula’, Minister for Health says
University Hospital Limerick accused of laughing at patient in wheelchair
Treatment and behaviour ‘unacceptable’, says HSE but Workplace Relations Commission complaint dismissed due to passage of time
No money yet released from €8m special needs funds despite Tanáiste’s pledges
Groups due to benefit from funds asked to reapply with no guarantee they will receive grant
Maternity services across Ireland should be reviewed, expert group urges following Portiuncula report
‘Higher risk’ pregnancy antenatal care to be moved from Portiuncula hospital to other locations
Seized criminal assets to be disposed of more quickly under new measures
Under new Bill, assets seized by Criminal Assets Bureau can be disposed of after two years instead of five
HSE paid one firm €54m over 27 months for services to tackle waiting lists in public hospitals
Three firms involved in insourcing received more than €70m in total, new HSE report shows
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