An Post to raise price for heavier itemsPostal charges for heavier items are to be increased from later this monthWed Feb 01 2006 - 00:00
Harney moves on hospital consultantsThe Minister for Health has said that in future private hospitals will have to employ their own consultant staff.Wed Feb 01 2006 - 00:00
HSE to fund 100 extra inpatient bedsHospital facilities: Around 100 additional inpatient hospital beds are to be provided in new units to be opened around the State…Tue Jan 31 2006 - 00:00
No tax breaks for primary care centresPrivate investment: The Government is not to provide new tax incentives to encourage private investment in the development of…Tue Jan 31 2006 - 00:00
Primary care teams to reduce hospital listsUp to 100 new primary care teams - comprising GPs, nurses, physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals - are to be established…Mon Jan 30 2006 - 00:00
State checks call to protect childrenCatholic bishops and the Conference of Religious in Ireland have called on the Government to introduce as a matter of urgency…Fri Jan 27 2006 - 00:00
Compensation bill for abuse victims could reach €1.35bnThe bill for compensation paid to the victims of abuse in orphanages and industrial schools could reach €1Fri Jan 27 2006 - 00:00
Ictu meeting discusses new agreement issuesSenior trade union officials have attended a meeting organised by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) to discuss issues…Thu Jan 26 2006 - 00:00
Report given guarded welcomeDoctors and organisations in the mental health area yesterday generally welcomed the report of the expert group.Wed Jan 25 2006 - 00:00
Ictu unions to discuss talks on new partnership dealThe Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) will today convene talks by affiliated unions to discuss negotiations on a new partnership…Wed Jan 25 2006 - 00:00
Mater lacks internal disaster planAudit committee: The audit committee at the Mater Hospital in Dublin has warned the board that the hospital does not have an…Tue Jan 24 2006 - 00:00
A&E staff system 'unsustainable'Acute services: The current medical staffing arrangements in many accident and emergency units are unsustainable, according …Tue Jan 24 2006 - 00:00
Hospitals protest over delay to €500m redevelopmentThe boards of the Mater hospital and the Children's University Hospital in Temple Street, Dublin, have written to Tánaiste and…Mon Jan 23 2006 - 00:00
Health department's role in PPARS defendedThe former secretary-general of the Department of Health, Michael Kelly, has strongly defended the department's role in authorising…Fri Jan 20 2006 - 00:00
Bupa charges set to increase by 10%Bupa Ireland's 600,000 members are facing increases in subscription rates of close to 10 per cent on averageFri Jan 20 2006 - 00:00
Report fundamentally flawed, claim parentsReaction: The Parents for Justice organisation, which represents families affected by the organ retention controversy, last …Thu Jan 19 2006 - 00:00
Official not to testify on PPARS projectThe former senior health service official who was the "lead health board chief executive" on the development of the PPARS computer…Thu Jan 19 2006 - 00:00
Report rules out commercial motive for organ retentionThe report of the inquiry into the retention of children's organs by hospitals has concluded there was no commercial motivation…Wed Jan 18 2006 - 00:00
Hygiene fears prompt Harney to call for limits on hospital visiting hoursMinister for Health Mary Harney yesterday called on health service management to review visiting hours in hospitals.Wed Jan 18 2006 - 00:00
Harney focuses on cystic fibrosis servicesNews analysis: Tánaiste and Minister for Health Mary Harney has told the Health Service Executive (HSE) that she wants special…Tue Jan 17 2006 - 00:00
Government to invest ?9.5m in medical educationThe Government is to increase by almost 20 per cent the number of academic medical consultant posts which are shared between …Tue Jan 17 2006 - 00:00
150 new posts needed for youth justice reformsThe Department of Health believes that up to 150 new posts will be needed to facilitate plans by Minister of State for Children…Mon Jan 16 2006 - 00:00
Two-lung transplant patient in stable conditionA man in his 50s from the west remained in a stable condition at the Mater hospital in Dublin yesterday after undergoing the …Sat Jan 14 2006 - 00:00
Draft report says mental care should move to communityThe number of acute psychiatric beds in hospitals should be significantly reduced and the development of psychiatric services…Fri Jan 13 2006 - 00:00
'Comedy of errors' over weir fish deathsMembers of an Oireachtas committee yesterday strongly criticised the Office of Public Works (OPW) and the Department of the Marine…Thu Jan 12 2006 - 00:00
Bupa set to bring in new pricing structureThe country's second-largest private health insurance company, Bupa Ireland, said yesterday it was seeking to keep subscription…Tue Jan 10 2006 - 00:00
Northeast hospitals in financial difficultyHSE report: Hospitals in the northeast and the midlands faced the most significant financial difficulties last year, the Board…Tue Jan 10 2006 - 00:00
Banks to pay €6m for full cost of Army escortsThe main banks across the Republic are to pay some €6 million to the Government next week to cover the cost of cash escorts provided…Tue Jan 10 2006 - 00:00
Department advised to discontinue heart attack registerConsultant advice: External consultants have advised the Department of Health that the State's coronary heart attack register…Tue Jan 10 2006 - 00:00
Gardai to question driver after three die in crashGardaí were last night waiting to interview the driver of the car involved in a fatal crash near Navan, Co Meath, early yesterday…Mon Jan 09 2006 - 00:00
Mater hospital project faces new delayThe redevelopment of the Mater hospital site in Dublin - the most expensive healthcare project in the history of the State - …Wed Dec 28 2005 - 00:00
Consultants threaten to walk away from talksHospital consultants have said they will walk away from negotiations with the Government on a new contract if given a take-it…Wed Dec 28 2005 - 00:00
New legislation on nursing home refunds delayedLegislation to enable the Governmet to repay hundreds of millions of euro illegally deducted from patients in public nursing …Wed Dec 28 2005 - 00:00
State to try this week to overturn Bupa injunctionThe State is to go to the High Court later in the week in an attempt to overturn an interim injunction secured by health insurance…Tue Dec 27 2005 - 00:00
Department to agree pay rise if psychiatrists back review bodiesThe Government has offered to pay a 1Fri Dec 23 2005 - 00:00
VHI reform will allow it to raise fees without approvalThe VHI will no longer need to secure political approval for subscription increases under new Government reforms expected to …Fri Dec 23 2005 - 00:00
Talks to settle mental health tribunals row endTalks between health service management and medical organisations aimed at ending the row which has delayed the establishment…Thu Dec 22 2005 - 00:00
Cabinet to get organ inquiry reportThe Government last night received the report of the inquiry into the retention of children's organs by hospitalsWed Dec 21 2005 - 00:00
Proposals to repay nursing home feesRepayment scheme: Minister for Health Mary Harney is to bring proposals today to Cabinet for a scheme to govern the repayment…Tue Dec 20 2005 - 00:00
Government to fund living donor kidney programmeRenal services: The Government is to provide funding next year to support the development of the country's first living-related…Tue Dec 13 2005 - 00:00
Delay in contract proposals criticisedHospital consultants: The Government will not table its long-awaited proposals for reform of the common contract for hospital…Tue Dec 13 2005 - 00:00
Health chief condemned for criticising staffing capThe secretary general of the Department of Health and Children, Michael Scanlan, has strongly criticised the head of the Health…Mon Dec 12 2005 - 00:00
Cowen denies measures are start of electionPress conference: Minister for Finance Brian Cowen last night insisted that yesterday's Budget was not the start of the general…Thu Dec 08 2005 - 00:00
Brennan says that increases in social welfare largest to dateWelfare : Minister for Social and Family Affairs Séamus Brennan said the Budget provided the largest increases so far in welfare…Thu Dec 08 2005 - 00:00
Call for licensing system for medical outletsLegislation: The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI) is pressing the Government to introduce a licensing system for pharmacies…Tue Dec 06 2005 - 00:00
Pembroke protestersthe four men barricading themselves on the Isle of Inishmore...Tue Nov 29 2005 - 00:00
Health service set to appoint 18 consultant psychiatristsMental health Health service management has offered to appoint an additional 18 consultant psychiatrists and associated support…Tue Nov 29 2005 - 00:00
Staff block vessel access to prevent replacement crew from boardingThe stand-off on board the Irish Ferries vessel Isle of Inishmore in the Welsh port of Pembroke escalated for a time yesterday…Mon Nov 28 2005 - 00:00
Abbey to record deficit this year of €900,000The Abbey Theatre is set to record a deficit of around €900,000 this year, the Dáil Public Accounts Committee was told yesterday…Fri Nov 25 2005 - 00:00
An Post accepts Labour Court rulingThe board of An Post yesterday decided to accept a Labour Court recommendation aimed at resolving a long-running dispute at the…Fri Nov 25 2005 - 00:00
