Concern over impact of bed closuresREACTION: THE SCALE of the financial challenge facing the Health Service Executive makes a reduction in services unavoidable…Tue Jan 17 2012 - 00:00
Painless cuts are over - so frontline services now go under the knifeANALYSIS: WHILE THE HSE has said it will seek to minimise their effects, there is no mistaking that the health cuts announced…Tue Jan 17 2012 - 00:00
Rural GPs claim fee change hits them harderTHE DEPARTMENT of Health and the HSE are to examine claims made by doctors that some fee cuts introduced over the past year or…Tue Jan 17 2012 - 00:00
Ibec seeks several amendments to Bill on agency workersEMPLOYERS’ BODY Ibec has argued that parts of the Government’s new legislation governing the treatment of staff provided to companies…Mon Jan 16 2012 - 00:00
Over 550 beds to go in HSE cutsA minimum of 555 public beds in community nursing units will be shut down this year as a result of new HSE budget cuts.Mon Jan 16 2012 - 00:00
Consultants took five years to sign off on claimsA PUBLIC hospital has had to wait for more than five years for consultants to submit some invoices to insurance companies to …Sat Jan 14 2012 - 00:00
EBS staff to hold second strikeStaff at EBS building society are to hold a second one-day strike on Thursday, January 26thThu Jan 12 2012 - 00:00
Cavan, Monaghan hospitals face major cutbacksMAJOR CUTBACKS to outpatient department services at hospitals in Cavan and Monaghan are to be introduced by the Health Service…Thu Jan 12 2012 - 00:00
EBS staff vote for strike actionStaff at EBS Building Society are to hold a second one day strike on Thursday, January 26th.Wed Jan 11 2012 - 00:00
Call for regular updates of waiting times for out-patient appointmentsTHE GOVERNMENT should consider publishing on a routine basis the waiting times for out-patient appointments for each hospital…Tue Jan 03 2012 - 00:00
Reilly looks to changes in work practices to deliver goalsINTERVIEW: The Minister for Health says huge challenges lie ahead in 2012 and cuts of €868 million will have to be madeMon Jan 02 2012 - 00:00
State may aid local takeover of nursing homesTHE GOVERNMENT could help local communities take control of publicly-run nursing homes which are under threat of closure, Minister…Mon Jan 02 2012 - 00:00
State may aid nursing homesThe Government could help local communities take control of publicly-run nursing homes which are under threat of closure, Minister…Mon Jan 02 2012 - 00:00
Data used to shut Roscommon hospital unit is challengedDATA USED to support the closure of Roscommon hospital’s emergency unit has been challenged by Senator John Crown, a cancer specialist…Sat Dec 31 2011 - 00:00
Shortall anxious over fees for GPsMINISTER OF State for Primary Care Róisín Shortall expressed strong concerns about the process to set GP fees for the flu vaccine…Fri Dec 30 2011 - 00:00
Pay levels for new senior semi-State staff to be reducedTHE GOVERNMENT is to seek reduced pay levels for senior staff below chief executive level in commercial State companies.Fri Dec 30 2011 - 00:00
Two general practices paid over €840,000TWO GENERAL practices in Dublin received more than €840,000 in fees, allowances and support grants for operating the general …Sat Dec 24 2011 - 00:00
Proposed widespread closures could prove major flashpointANALYSIS: MINISTER FOR Health James Reilly has warned over recent weeks that 2012 will be a very challenging year and that there…Sat Dec 24 2011 - 00:00
Ten nursing homes set to close amid wide-ranging health cutsUP TO 900 beds in community nursing homes face closure next year due to budget cuts in plans drawn up by the Health Service Executive…Sat Dec 24 2011 - 00:00
Bill will not end debate on wage-setting systemANALYSIS: IN ITS new Industrial Relations Bill the Government is seeking to reinstitute the joint labour committee/registered…Fri Dec 23 2011 - 00:00
Reform of labour law is fair to all sides, says BrutonREFORMS TO joint labour committees and other systems for setting pay and conditions will make them fairer and more responsive…Fri Dec 23 2011 - 00:00
Two HSE retirees collecting €160,000 pensionsTWO RETIRED employees of the Health Service Executive (HSE) are on pensions of more than €160,000 per year.Fri Dec 23 2011 - 00:00
Wage setting legislation publishedThe Government has set out new reforms to joint labour committees and other systems for setting pay which it says will make them…Thu Dec 22 2011 - 00:00
Major changes to structure of HSETHE GOVERNMENT is to introduce major changes to the way in which the health services are administered.Wed Dec 21 2011 - 00:00
Number of people over 65 growing by 20,000 every yearTHE NUMBER of people over the age of 65 is growing by 20,000 every year, Minister for Health James Reilly has said.Tue Dec 20 2011 - 00:00
Aviva to raises premiums by 15%Aviva health insurance subscribers are facing increases of 15 per cent from next February.Tue Dec 20 2011 - 00:00
Cabinet decides to abolish HSE management structureThe existing HSE structure for administering health services are to be scrapped under changes announced by the Government.Tue Dec 20 2011 - 00:00
Reilly plans fund for elderly care in the homeTHE DEPARTMENT of Health is asking the Health Service Executive to establish a special fund to pay for services and facilities…Mon Dec 19 2011 - 00:00
Two payments of €190,000 to union cannot be tracedTWO SEPARATE payments of €190,000 sanctioned by the Department of Health to Siptu for training cannot now be traced, the Dáil…Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
Over €5m paid into Siptu fund - reportMORE THAN €5 million was paid into a controversial bank account used to finance foreign trips for public officials and trade …Thu Dec 15 2011 - 00:00
HSE audit unable to track €770,000 in funding to Siptu representativeA PARTNERSHIP forum in the health service has been unable to account for its disbursement of €770,000 in State funding provided…Thu Dec 15 2011 - 00:00
Magee admits breakdown in controlsAn internal audit has found that there was a clear breakdown in the financial controls at a partnership forum in the health services…Thu Dec 15 2011 - 00:00
Central Bank to scrutinise VHI by late 2013THE GOVERNMENT has told the European Commission that the State-owned health insurer VHI will not be authorised by the Central…Wed Dec 14 2011 - 00:00
State's hospitals owed €270m in outstanding debtHOSPITALS AROUND the State are currently owed over €270 million in outstanding debts, according to new official Department of…Tue Dec 13 2011 - 00:00
HIV and hep C settlements may cost €2.23bnTHE STATE’S bill for compensating people who contracted HIV or hepatitis C from the contamination of blood products could ultimately…Tue Dec 13 2011 - 00:00
Rabbitte says Croke Park deal may be revisitedTHE GOVERNMENT may have to renegotiate the Croke Park agreement on public service pay and reform next year, Minister for Communications…Mon Dec 12 2011 - 00:00
Doctors dispute healthcare reportA NUMBER of consultants at Beaumont Hospital are understood to have threatened legal action against the Department of Health …Sat Dec 10 2011 - 00:00
Reilly to ask VHI about 50% hike threatTHE MINISTER for Health is to call in the board of the State-owned health insurer VHI to discuss its controversial warning that…Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Warning of nursing home closuresPUBLIC NURSING homes with fewer than 50 beds will be difficult to keep open, the Minister for Health has saidFri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Health spending priorities revealedIN THE face of widespread cutbacks, the Department of Health argued that priority must be given to the National Children’s Hospital…Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Hospitals' chief namedMINISTER FOR Health James Reilly announced last night that Galway University Hospital (incorporating Merlin Park Hospital) together…Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Nursing homes will close - ReillyNursing home units with fewer than 50 beds will be difficult to maintain from a financial point of view, Minister for Health …Thu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
Senior staff at local authorities face cuts to leave entitlementsVIRTUALLY ALL senior administrative staff in local authorities around the State are facing reductions in leave arrangements under…Thu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
Hospitals could earn €120m from better managementHEALTH INSURANCE: PUBLIC HOSPITALS could generate an additional €120 million in revenue from health insurance companies if they…Thu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
Third level cap and Garda guns considered for cutsA CAP on the number of students entering higher education, a dramatic scaling back in the number of gardaí carrying guns and …Wed Dec 07 2011 - 00:00
Incremental pay issue may need review, says HayesTHE GOVERNMENT may have to look again at the issue of paying incremental pay increases for staff in the public service next year…Wed Dec 07 2011 - 00:00
Plan will mean higher premiums and less choice for patientsSome insurers may now seek to drop certain public hospitals from their insurance plansTue Dec 06 2011 - 00:00
Reilly scaled back plans to cut GP fees for childhood jabsMINISTER FOR Health James Reilly scaled back the reduction in fees paid to GPs for administering the primary childhood immunisation…Tue Dec 06 2011 - 00:00
GPs 'not covered' by Croke Park agreementGENERAL PRACTITIONERS providing State services are not covered by the Croke Park agreement, the Department of Health has stated…Tue Dec 06 2011 - 00:00
O'Reilly warns on healthcareOMBUDSMAN EMILY O’Reilly has warned against the health service becoming just another service that can be farmed out to the most…Mon Dec 05 2011 - 00:00
