Garda told to get overtime spending ‘back under control’Department of Public Expenditure believes overspend reached €1m per week at end 2017Mon Jan 15 2018 - 01:00
Review of Portlaoise baby deaths complete, says HSEInvestigation into infant fatalities at Portlaoise hospital was announced in 2015Sun Jan 14 2018 - 21:15
Ballydoyle fails to secure exemption on working hours for stable staffYard of top trainer Aidan O’Brien claimed grooms and riders were engaged in agricultural activitiesFri Jan 12 2018 - 20:22
Over 500,000 waiting for hospital out-patient appointmentWaiting list figures rising as Minister for Health criticised for ‘failing’ to deal with crisisFri Jan 12 2018 - 18:23
Strike threat grows at Irish Rail in row over mentoringRail operator to make training new drivers compulsory in return for pay riseFri Jan 12 2018 - 17:23
Leading GP questions HSE assertions that flu levels may peak in coming daysNumbers of patients on hospital trolleys eases back to 473, say nursesFri Jan 12 2018 - 10:44
Recruitment for head of Sláintecare underwayRole likely to involve salary package between €147,000 and €171,000Fri Jan 12 2018 - 05:00
Extra 2,500 hospital beds could cost €1m each, HSE warnsBody says new building would be needed to absorb the necessary additional capacityThu Jan 11 2018 - 01:00
More industrial action could follow train drivers’ vote to reject pay dealOpposition linked to unhappiness over €500 voucher for Dunnes StoresWed Jan 10 2018 - 16:55
Current hospital crisis will seem like picnic if more beds not provided in future - HSE551 people currently on trolleys waiting for admission to hospital bed, says INMOWed Jan 10 2018 - 11:07
HSE says current prevalence of two strains of flu is unusualNumber of people on trolleys increases to 575 on TuesdayTue Jan 09 2018 - 18:44
Number on trolleys in hospitals increases again to 575Nurses say 46 patients waiting for a bed at Cork University HospitalTue Jan 09 2018 - 11:32
Will hospital beds report go same way as previous two?The main recommendations of two previous reports were never implemented in fullMon Jan 08 2018 - 01:00
Pharmacists seek to treat minor ailments without GP’s prescriptionProposal comes as doctors object to plan to stop paying overtime to hospital internsMon Jan 08 2018 - 00:00
Up to 9,000 additional hospital beds needed, review findsCapacity study says up to 2,500 additional beds required if reformed health system implementedSat Jan 06 2018 - 03:00
Nurses say 2,400 patients on hospital trolleys over recent daysDoctors accuse Taoiseach of ‘shocking ignorance’ about the health serviceFri Jan 05 2018 - 18:54
Varadkar ‘frustrated’ hospital services not improvingExtra beds, homecare, staff and money made little difference says TaoiseachFri Jan 05 2018 - 01:00
Children should not go back to school if they have flu symptoms592 people on trolleys as HSE confirms fewer than 10 deaths from flu this winter seasonThu Jan 04 2018 - 22:04
Trolley crisis: Record numbers awaiting hospital bedMinister for Health Simon Harris says he will back HSE in tackling the overcrowding crisisThu Jan 04 2018 - 01:00
Measures to resolve trolley crisis will not be cheapDepartment of Health estimates each additional bed will cost €325,000Thu Jan 04 2018 - 01:00
Row over €500 staff voucher may trigger new rail disputeIrish Rail drivers will reject pay offer for past productivity, according to unionsThu Jan 04 2018 - 01:00
Trolley crisis: Record 677 people awaiting a hospital bed, nurses sayINMO says staff face ‘intolerable’ conditions and patients in ‘inhumane’ situationsWed Jan 03 2018 - 10:23
Irish Rail chairman criticises fishing event sponsorship as ‘own goal’Frank Allen would prefer not to defend sum spent due to firm’s stated lack of resourcesTue Jan 02 2018 - 16:30
Nearly 100,000 patients were put on trolleys in 2017, say nursesINMO warns of potential post-Christmas surge of patients in emergency departmentsTue Jan 02 2018 - 07:00
Harris adamant there are too few beds in the Irish health systemMinister says it is ‘silly’ to say there are not recruitment difficulties in our health serviceSat Dec 30 2017 - 01:00
Thousands more hospital beds will be needed, says HarrisMinister rejects ‘unrealistic’ criticism of delays in implementing healthcare reformsSat Dec 30 2017 - 01:00
Doubts raised about 1,800 promised extra health staff jobsHSE says it is too early to say how many additional staff will be recruited in 2018Sat Dec 23 2017 - 01:45
‘Little change’ to doctor recruitment practices, says reportMany of 25 recommendations on improving graduate retention in the public health system have not been implementedFri Dec 22 2017 - 12:26
Health insurers considering new strategies for growthVHI interest in purchasing private hospitals signals a shift in commercial strategyFri Dec 22 2017 - 06:00
Staff in State-supported health and care agencies vote on strikeSiptu warns services will be disrupted if ballot for industrial action is passedThu Dec 21 2017 - 15:13
Simon Harris ‘very cautious’ about VHI buying private hospitalsMinister for Health says he would ‘need to think long and hard’ about any initiativeThu Dec 21 2017 - 05:30
Ahead of 2018, HSE already warning of ‘financial challenges’Value improvement programme sounds suspiciously like savings targetsWed Dec 20 2017 - 19:46
Scoliosis and mental health services to be boosted next yearHSE’s latest service plan warns of financial challenges in 2018Wed Dec 20 2017 - 18:27
Kerry hospital review highlights out-of-hours proceduresAnalysis of radiography department calls for increase in staffing levelsWed Dec 20 2017 - 05:57
VHI looking at purchase of private hospitalsState-owned insurer understood to be looking to buy St Vincent’s after Beacon bid failedWed Dec 20 2017 - 05:40
Review questions out-of-hours testing at Kerry hospitalHSE report finds radiologists carried out all ultrasound referrals by GPs after 5pmWed Dec 20 2017 - 05:00
562 people on trolleys or wards awaiting hospital bedsCork University Hospital among worst affected with 54 patients waitingTue Dec 19 2017 - 16:28
Government to hold back €100m in HSE funding for new initiativesCabinet to consider health authority’s spending plan for 2018Tue Dec 19 2017 - 01:00
Hospitals will have to ensure doctors have necessary skillsWhat determines a ‘fit and proper’ doctor will be part of new healthcare licensing systemMon Dec 18 2017 - 01:00
GP visit cards for carers a ‘vote-buying exercise’, say doctorsScheme will not deliver cards before next summer and will require new legislationSat Dec 16 2017 - 01:00
Q&A: What’s happening with the Ryanair strike?Airline says in surprise move it will recognise trade unions in bid to head off strike actionFri Dec 15 2017 - 14:58
Private sector unions seeking 3.1% pay increaseAdditional compensation to be pursued for escalating costs of housing and childcareThu Dec 14 2017 - 01:00
Plan for 40,000 carers to get free GP card a ‘vote-buying exercise’Harris criticised by doctors over plan after acknowledging existing capacity shortageWed Dec 13 2017 - 17:30
Rules limiting private practice in hospitals not robust enough says departmentMedical bodies tell Oireachtas most doctors exceeed their contractual hoursWed Dec 13 2017 - 08:57
Government agrees ‘salary span’ for new Garda commissionerMinisters told pay of up to €250,000, allowance for accommodation may be requiredWed Dec 13 2017 - 05:45
Watchdog could be given power to close hospitalsLicensing system for hospitals proposed by Simon HarrisTue Dec 12 2017 - 01:00
Waiting lists would fall with fewer referrals by GPs, says VaradkarTaoiseach says two fewer outpatients per GP per week would free up hospital capacityMon Dec 11 2017 - 15:00
Nearly 500,000 people now on hospital waiting listsNumber of people waiting for consultant appointment rises by another 3,000Fri Dec 08 2017 - 18:31
NBRU members vote in favour of new pay dealTrain staff set for pay rises of 2.5% for 3 years and €500 tax-free voucher to resolve strikeFri Dec 08 2017 - 14:47
Over 60% of women doctors claim sexual harassment by patientsIMO says bullying, sexual harrassment are common features of Irish medical practiceFri Dec 08 2017 - 12:48
