Jump in demand for surgical masks after coronavirus outbreakSome Dublin stores have run out of stocks as public alarmed over China situationMon Jan 27 2020 - 12:51
Patient advocate on HSE board resigns in protest at ‘tokenistic’ treatmentMark Molloy, father of baby who died in Portlaoise hospital, steps down after six monthsMon Jan 27 2020 - 01:42
Irish health sources say no suspected cases of coronavirus reportedProtocols are in place to guide emergency services in dealing with any suspected cases, and airports have been alertedFri Jan 24 2020 - 19:01
Ireland on alert as suspected case of coronavirus treated in BelfastMillions of Chinese on lockdown in two cities at epicentre of outbreak, which has killed 18Fri Jan 24 2020 - 02:19
HSE says it is ready to deal with new coronavirus from ChinaHealth officials claim there is low likelihood of cases of the virus occurring in IrelandThu Jan 23 2020 - 20:13
Disability centre resident experienced ‘89 abusive incidents’ in nine months - HiqaWatchdog says some staff not completing training at St John of God Community Service in GlasthuleThu Jan 23 2020 - 11:08
New coronavirus is increasingly likely to spread to EU, health bodies warnWHO panel to decide whether to declare the latest outbreak an international emergencyThu Jan 23 2020 - 02:21
Chinese virus-hit city of Wuhan closes transport networksWHO will determine on Thursday if outbreak constitutes a global health emergencyWed Jan 22 2020 - 21:23
Some 45,000 taken off waiting lists last year without seeing medical specialistOutpatient lists: Over 236,000 people contacted as part of validation processWed Jan 22 2020 - 06:32
Are patient waiting lists shrinking for the right reasons?How hospital waiting lists are managed has led to claims of manipulationWed Jan 22 2020 - 03:01
Free dose of vaccine offered in response to mumps outbreakPeople aged 11 to 30 particularly hard-hit with 253 cases notified to HSE this monthTue Jan 21 2020 - 14:09
Fianna Fáil’s pitch on health is strong on diagnosis yet less so on cureDonnelly’s prescription involves enough funding for growing demand, reforms and promises of less dysfunctional managementTue Jan 21 2020 - 12:03
Finding of poor professional performance against GP over thyroid cancer caseDr Pawel Kaminski was before Medical Council over care provided to patientMon Jan 20 2020 - 19:41
Fianna Fáil pledges to spend extra €2bn on health if electedParty proposals include 2,600 more hospital beds over five-year term of governmentMon Jan 20 2020 - 15:13
Health will be a key issue in the election – but will it affect the outcome?Varadkar, Martin and Harris have chequered performances as Minister for HealthThu Jan 16 2020 - 06:00
Hospital staff to be investigated over alleged ‘derogatory’ online postsUniversity Hospital Limerick employees may face disciplinary action for leaking confidential patient informationWed Jan 15 2020 - 01:45
Blood donors claim they suffered long-term nerve damageInstances of donors successfully suing Irish Blood Transfusion Service very rareTue Jan 14 2020 - 01:19
Senior consultant placed on leave after staff allege he posed risk to patientsFormal complaint alleges two patients have died and another had ‘near miss’ since the consultant took up a HSE post earlier this yearMon Jan 13 2020 - 00:07
Dispute delaying abortion investigation goes to mediationCouple had termination carried out at National Maternity Hospital after incorrect test resultSat Jan 11 2020 - 02:00
Health service hiring equivalent of two extra managers a weekNew figures show 51 additional managers taken on since June amid recruitment curbsSat Jan 11 2020 - 02:00
Number of patients waiting for outpatient appointment falls by 10,000Waiting list figures may rise again next month due to this week’s overcrowdingFri Jan 10 2020 - 18:48
First week of 2020 ‘worst ever’ for hospital overcrowdingMore than 3,000 patients went without beds as trolley numbers hit new recordFri Jan 10 2020 - 12:19
Flu deaths rise to 28 but worst of outbreak may be overHSE says this winter’s virus outbreak may be three weeks shorter than usualThu Jan 09 2020 - 18:36
HSE chief calls for fewer emergency departmentsPaul Reid says progress being made in reducing overcrowding as trolley numbers fallThu Jan 09 2020 - 11:07
Over-reliance on junior doctors one of the factors behind trolley crisisMedical training and staffing is in a mess, with serious implications for patient safetyWed Jan 08 2020 - 02:30
Hospitals’ reliance on junior doctors a threat to patient safety – reportInexperienced doctors recruited to work as experienced staff move abroad for jobsWed Jan 08 2020 - 02:00
Flu and bed shortage responsible for record trolley numbers, says TaoiseachINMO wants elective surgery cancellations as 760 patients wait for admission to hospitalMon Jan 06 2020 - 18:17
Overcrowding: Seven reasons for record trolley numbersA shortage of beds, understaffing and lack of urgency at the top is contributing to the crisisMon Jan 06 2020 - 16:05
Calls for improved rights for LGBT families using surrogacy to be examinedGovernment tasks special rapporteur on child protection with reviewing the issueMon Jan 06 2020 - 02:58
At least 120 beds needed for stroke patients over next five yearsReport warns majority of stroke units are undersized and understaffedMon Jan 06 2020 - 02:56
Menthol cigarettes to be banned later this yearIrregularly shaped cigarette packs will also be prohibited under new restrictionsFri Jan 03 2020 - 19:16
Abortion: Minister warns of exclusion zones after hospital protestsMaternity hospital street protests ‘sickening’ and ‘anti-democratic’, says Simon HarrisThu Jan 02 2020 - 19:00
Number of flu deaths hits 22 but outbreak ‘may have peaked’Hospital attendance among over 75-year-olds has been up almost 20%Thu Jan 02 2020 - 17:51
The Coombe unlikely to be moved to new site at children’s hospital ‘for years’New master of maternity hospital believes move will not happen in his seven-year termThu Jan 02 2020 - 01:00
'Things are getting worse': Hospitals brace for major surge in numbersINMO says 2019 was the worst year on record for overcrowding in hospitalsThu Jan 02 2020 - 00:01
Anti-abortion protest sparks renewed calls for exclusion zonesSimon Harris ‘appalled’ by protest by 100 people outside National Maternity HospitalWed Jan 01 2020 - 18:41
Dutch hospital failed to tell Irishwoman of missed chance to identify cancerAdrienne Cullen died last New Year’s Eve from late-diagnosed cervical cancerTue Dec 31 2019 - 02:59
Less than 15% of GPs sign up to provide abortion servicesDoctors providing new service have overwhemingly positive viewTue Dec 31 2019 - 01:15
Coombe hospital obstetrician appointed HSE clinical lead for abortionServices are available in 10 out of 19 maternity units, and through 347 GPs in the communityTue Dec 31 2019 - 01:12
Loyalty cards and other drinks promotions to be banned in 2021Planned introduction of minimum unit pricing for alcohol is also being delayedMon Dec 30 2019 - 00:01
Plans to create new drugs helpline for people living with addictionMinister for Health asks HSE to create new service similar to Frank helpline in UKFri Dec 27 2019 - 02:01
Harris asks media to stop using alcohol industry-funded resourcesMinister for Health says public should be directed to HSE for trusted information on alcoholFri Dec 27 2019 - 01:04
Failure to disclose errors should mean sanctions, says HSE chiefEmployees who make a ‘full and frank’ disclosure of a clinical error must not be subjected to ‘unjust sanctions’Tue Dec 24 2019 - 01:00
Minor injury unit fees drop to €75 in effort to relieve A&E overcrowdingFacilities in 11 locations treat broken bones, sprains, minor burns in adults and childrenMon Dec 23 2019 - 17:22
Patient kept in seclusion for 111 hours in Central Mental HospitalReport is highly critical of the use of restrictive practices in mental health unitsMon Dec 23 2019 - 00:01
Rotunda ultrasound machine appeal passes €76,500 targetHospital staff started GoFundMe campaign as money to replace machine not availableFri Dec 20 2019 - 15:10
Rotunda staff resort to online fundraising for equipmentStaff using GoFundMe page because ‘Government funding is not available’Thu Dec 19 2019 - 00:13
Mislabelling of Phelan and Walsh’s smear test slides a ‘remarkable coincidence’Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists defends its review of CervicalCheckWed Dec 18 2019 - 17:23
Vaping ‘as bad as cigarettes’ for exposing users to bacterial lung infectionsStudy first to compare effect of cigarette smoke and e-cigarette vapour on lung bacteriaWed Dec 18 2019 - 06:20
CervicalCheck committee patient advocate says she was bulliedLorraine Walsh describes her experience of steering committee as ‘horrendous’Tue Dec 17 2019 - 21:03
