Portlaoise Hospital
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HSE looks to recruit clinical lead for abortion services rollout
- Health
- September 2, 2019, 01:53
The Health Service Executive is seeking to recruit a clinical lead for abortion, nine months after the service was introduced. The person appointed w(...)

Figures suggest surge in abortions post-repeal
- Opinion
- May 18, 2019, 02:00
The Southern Taskgroup on Abortion and Reproductive Topics (Start), an organisation representing 250 abortion providers, recently estimated that they (...)

The Irish Times view on open disclosure in the health service: the foot-dragging goes on
- Editorial
- March 25, 2019, 00:02
Open disclosure is a stated policy of our health service. There is also a commitment to a duty of candour for health professionals and healthcare orga(...)

Portlaoise baby deaths controversy helped bring CervicalCheck to light
- Health
- March 20, 2019, 01:54
The controversy over the CervicalCheck screening programme has convulsed the health service over the past year, but it might never have come to light (...)

HSE refuses to disclose if staff had case to answer for Portlaoise baby deaths
- Health
- March 20, 2019
The Health Service Executive (HSE) is refusing to disclose the outcome of a process set up to determine whether any of its staff had a case to answer (...)

Fergus Finlay and patient advocates among eight on new HSE board
- Health
- January 22, 2019, 17:09
Two patient advocates and former Barnardos chief executive Fergus Finlay are among eight people appointed to the board of the HSE by Minister for Heal(...)

Coombe hospital says it will not be ready for abortion services by January 1st
- Health
- December 11, 2018, 00:11
The Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital has told the Government it will not be ready to provide abortion services from January 1st as plann(...)

Navan hospital determined to retain emergency department
- Health
- November 10, 2018, 01:00
When the recent head of the health service says he would not want to be treated in your hospital, then you should know you have a problem. Navan hosp(...)

Garda issue appeal over man missing since March
- Crime & Law
- July 5, 2018, 13:40
Gardaí have appealed for information on the disappearance from Portlaoise, Co Laois, of a Polish man more than three months ago. Crimestoppers, the (...)

‘The HSE took a gamble with my wife’s life’
- Social Affairs
- May 10, 2018, 18:51
A man whose wife died from cervical cancer in 2011 two years after receiving an all clear on her cervical smear test has said he expects more “devasta(...)