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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
Health budget cuts 'could be €850m'The real cut in health service funding could be in the region of €853 million, Minister for Health James Reilly said today.Mon Dec 05 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
Healthcare funding may be cut by €700mTHE GOVERNMENT is expected to reduce health service spending by nearly €200 million next year.Sat Dec 03 2011 - 00:00
O'Reilly warning on health servicesThe Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, has warned against the country heading, unheedingly, too far down the road of choice, competition…Sat Dec 03 2011 - 00:00
New terms for agency workers to apply from MondayEMPLOYERS WILL have to pay staff hired through employment agencies the same basic wages, overtime and premium-rate payments as…Fri Dec 02 2011 - 00:00
HSE agrees to pay expenses on timeTHE HEALTH Service Executive is to pay expenses which had been at the centre of a major controversy with the Government over …Fri Dec 02 2011 - 00:00
HSE set to defer staff expensesDESPITE STRONG criticism from Government Ministers the Health Service Executive last night appears set to go ahead with its highly…Thu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
HSE expenses to be paidThe Health Service Executive is to pay some €15 million in expenses due to staff which were the subject of controversy earlier…Thu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
Agency and regular staff to get same pay ratesSTAFF PROVIDED by employment agencies will have to be paid the same basic pay and have the same annual leave entitlements as …Thu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
Quinn insurance plan could cost €500mPROPOSALS PUT forward by the Department of Health for the State to buy Quinn Healthcare and merge it with the VHI as part of …Thu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
HSE employees face Christmas delay in expenses paymentsTHOUSANDS OF staff in the Health Service Executive are facing delays in the payment of expenses for travel and subsistence, which…Wed Nov 30 2011 - 00:00
Employers warn on disability cutsEmployers have warned that any move by the Government to make them responsible for paying the first four weeks of sick or disability…Tue Nov 29 2011 - 00:00
Treaty document to go on displayThe 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty document is to be put on display for the public for the first time as part of a new online exhibition…Tue Nov 29 2011 - 00:00
Public can apply for jobs on State boards in health areaMEMBERS OF the public will shortly be able to apply for positions on State boards in the health area for the first time.Tue Nov 29 2011 - 00:00
Government to decide on air ambulance serviceTHE GOVERNMENT is considering the introduction of a dedicated air ambulance service for emergency patients.Tue Nov 29 2011 - 00:00
Taoiseach criticises head of Coillte over pay cut refusalTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has criticised the failure of the chief executive of the State forestry board Coillte to take a voluntary…Mon Nov 28 2011 - 00:00
Levying full cost for use of public beds would hit insurersANALYSIS: ANY MOVE by the Government to charge the full economic cost for the use of beds in Health Service Executive and voluntary…Sat Nov 26 2011 - 00:00
Subsidy for private treatment in public hospitals to be abolishedTHE GOVERNMENT is to eliminate the subsidy provided for private medical treatment carried out in public hospitals.Sat Nov 26 2011 - 00:00
Nursing home closures inevitable, says ReillySOME COMMUNITY nursing units around the State are going to be closed down, Minister for Health James Reilly has said.Fri Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
Public service allowances and overtime face 10% cutTHE GOVERNMENT is to greatly reduce the estimated €1 billion or more it pays in allowances, premium pay and overtime for staff…Fri Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
Reilly pledges no hospital closuresMinister for Health James Reilly has said no hospital will close either due to budget cuts or health service reconfiguration.Thu Nov 24 2011 - 00:00
Medical card could be hit by €50 yearly charge, says MinisterAN ANNUAL €50 charge for medical cards may be introduced as part of new health service cuts under consideration by the Government…Wed Nov 23 2011 - 00:00
Aviva plans to close all its branches in StateINSURANCE COMPANY Aviva is planning to close its entire network of 26 branches by next summer, as part of its strategy to reduce…Wed Nov 23 2011 - 00:00
GPs won't be asked by HSE to give back overpaymentsTHE HEALTH Service Executive has said it will not be able to pursue GPs to recoup money paid out in error under the medical card…Tue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
Aviva to shut Irish branchesInsurance company Aviva is planning to close down its entire network of 26 branches by next summer, as part of its strategy to…Tue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
Commission seeks timetable of reform for VHITHE EUROPEAN Commission has asked the Government for a timetable for reforming the private health insurance market following …Tue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
Minister to set up unit to tackle struggling hospitalsTHE MINISTER for Health is to put in place a new “special measures regime” to address underperformance in hospitals around the…Mon Nov 21 2011 - 00:00
Croke Park deal 'needs renegotiation'THE CROKE Park agreement on public service pay and reform is unsustainable and needs to be renegotiated, the chairman of the …Sat Nov 19 2011 - 00:00
Two-tier system brought in for holidaysANNUAL LEAVE: THE GOVERNMENT’S reforms of leave arrangements in the public service are not expected to affect the bulk of staff…Fri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
Croke Park deal 'unsustainable'The Croke Park agreement on public service pay and reform is unsustainable and needs to be renegotiated, the chairman of the …Fri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
Over 5,500 have left public service in last five monthsCROKE PARK DEAL: THE NUMBER of staff employed in the public service fell by 5,576 between April and the end of September this…Fri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
Plan sets out major savings but integrated service some way offANALYSIS: Unions fire warning shot on plans for ‘external service delivery’, or outsourcing of jobsFri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
