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
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 numbers awaiting hospital bedMinister for Health Simon Harris says he will back HSE in tackling the overcrowding crisisThu 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
Fifth of women doctors claim sexual harassmentWorkplace bullying common in medical practice, says Irish Medical OrganisationFri Dec 08 2017 - 05:19
Department of Public Expenditure says bonus for health chief not approvedDepartment of Health sought €24,000 performance bonus for new postThu Dec 07 2017 - 21:09
Government to ban zero-hour contracts in most casesMinister says Government will strengthen rights for workers on insecure contractsThu Dec 07 2017 - 12:00
Healthcare reform chief could get €24,000 bonusDepartment recommends salary package of up to €171,000 for Sláintecare lead roleThu Dec 07 2017 - 01:00
Staff in health and social care organisations to ballot for all-out strikeDispute arises from not getting pay cut restorations given to direct State employeesWed Dec 06 2017 - 21:02
Public service retirement changes raise questions about private sectorAge Action warns against two-tier retirement systemWed Dec 06 2017 - 18:57
Compulsory retirement age for public sector staff set to rise to 70The new changes will not apply to frontline groups such as gardaí and firefightersWed Dec 06 2017 - 13:57
Ictu: Precarious work now pervasive across economyNearly 160,000 people have significant variations in their hours of workMon Dec 04 2017 - 01:00
Link public service pay to performance, report suggestsIntroduction of merit pay system would ‘not be for the faint-hearted’, study findsSun Dec 03 2017 - 20:20
Rhona Mahony believes HSE seen as ‘toxic employer’NMH master criticises ‘quiet disgrace’ of number of doctors not on training schemesSun Dec 03 2017 - 13:13
HSE seeks action on consultants’ private payCall for insurers to be stopped from paying for work carried out in breach of contractSat Dec 02 2017 - 01:45
Numbers entering teaching ‘collapsing’ due to low pay, unions claimSubmission to Public Service Pay Commission critical of ‘inequality’ in the professionWed Nov 29 2017 - 19:06
Doctors warn extension of free GP care will lead to waiting listsOireachtas committee hears of ‘Victorian’ position of nurses in general practicesWed Nov 29 2017 - 16:04
Government to provide €195m in extra health funding to cover deficitNew supplementary estimate to be proposed despite earlier opposition to such a moveTue Nov 28 2017 - 19:53
Second trade union warns of industrial action at Bus ÉireannUnions say plans to implement new rosters for drivers unilaterally will be resistedTue Nov 14 2017 - 18:38
