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Audit to review more than 7,500 children’s dental work

Audit to review more than 7,500 children’s dental work

Audit acts on allegations that children’s teeth were damaged by HSE orthodontic services

Tue Apr 02 2019 - 00:35
National Maternity Strategy: Funding for new elements halted

National Maternity Strategy: Funding for new elements halted

Money effectively going to abortion since January, says steering group member

Mon Apr 01 2019 - 01:00
HSE under growing pressure to susped cervical cancer screening programme as delays mount

HSE under growing pressure to susped cervical cancer screening programme as delays mount

Minister urged to explain why lab issuing smear test results faster to private patients

Sun Mar 31 2019 - 16:33
Pregnancy and epilepsy pose challenges despite best practices

Pregnancy and epilepsy pose challenges despite best practices

Deaths of Marie and Darragh Downey sad reminder of care needed for some women

Sat Mar 30 2019 - 00:42
Three nurses were caring for 31 patients at time of mother’s death in hospital

Three nurses were caring for 31 patients at time of mother’s death in hospital

Reviews to explore if understaffing a factor in CUMH deaths of Marie Downey and her baby

Fri Mar 29 2019 - 03:00
New motherhood may provide ‘triggers’ for epilepsy

New motherhood may provide ‘triggers’ for epilepsy

HSE guide suggests hospital staff should have post-natal care plan for women with epilepsy

Fri Mar 29 2019 - 02:00
Report urges greater staff support at sexual assault units

Report urges greater staff support at sexual assault units

Simon Harris launches review aimed at tackling rising levels of sexual violence

Thu Mar 28 2019 - 19:10
One in three cancer patients losing weight gets no nutritional advice

One in three cancer patients losing weight gets no nutritional advice

Survey shows major gaps between patients’ needs and service provided

Thu Mar 28 2019 - 13:28
Minister promises review into deaths of mother and son in Cork hospital

Minister promises review into deaths of mother and son in Cork hospital

Simon Harris says the deaths of Marie Downey and son Darragh ‘devastating’

Thu Mar 28 2019 - 12:33
Sex assault treatment units to get increases in staffing and funding

Sex assault treatment units to get increases in staffing and funding

Minister for Health to announce additional €500,000 in funding for units

Thu Mar 28 2019 - 00:46
CervicalCheck: Delay in setting up IT system blamed for backlog of tests

CervicalCheck: Delay in setting up IT system blamed for backlog of tests

Just 200 of 2,572 samples checked in seven weeks amid concerns over 30-day limit

Wed Mar 27 2019 - 14:55
GP body refuses call for emergency meeting on abortion services

GP body refuses call for emergency meeting on abortion services

Some doctors walked out of December EGM over refusal to allow votes on termination-related motions

Wed Mar 27 2019 - 13:04
How Galway woman’s life changed when her brother gave her a kidney

How Galway woman’s life changed when her brother gave her a kidney

Organ Donor Awareness Week kicks off with life-affirming stories of transplants

Tue Mar 26 2019 - 18:34
Altruistic organ donation should be introduced in Ireland, charity says

Altruistic organ donation should be introduced in Ireland, charity says

Half a dozen people a year referred to North for altruistic organ donation, says IKA

Tue Mar 26 2019 - 16:06
Inquiry after mother of newborn baby found dead in hospital

Inquiry after mother of newborn baby found dead in hospital

Woman discovered on the floor of her room in Cork hospital with her child underneath her

Tue Mar 26 2019 - 03:05
Cataract operation plan may cut waiting times dramatically

Cataract operation plan may cut waiting times dramatically

Dedicated care teams could assess eyes and send public patients directly for fast surgery

Tue Mar 26 2019 - 01:12
Review of cervical cancer slides now expected to be six months late

Review of cervical cancer slides now expected to be six months late

Delay could affect women’s ability to take court cases where misreading of slides alleged

Sat Mar 23 2019 - 01:54
Open disclosure to be mandatory by end of year, Harris says

Open disclosure to be mandatory by end of year, Harris says

Dr Gabriel Scally’s latest progress report notes ‘deeply flawed’ HSE policy still in place

Fri Mar 22 2019 - 11:14
Being mistreated as a child may make a person more prone to depression

Being mistreated as a child may make a person more prone to depression

German study establishes link between mistreatment and brain alterations

Fri Mar 22 2019 - 07:31
HPV campaigner Laura Brennan’s life-saving work

HPV campaigner Laura Brennan’s life-saving work

Uptake of HPV vaccine among teenage girls now at 70% due to advocate’s campaigning

Fri Mar 22 2019 - 03:14
Young people need to learn from older generation to put down phones and talk

Young people need to learn from older generation to put down phones and talk

Centenarians attribute long life to friendships and interest in world around them

Thu Mar 21 2019 - 16:04
Galway Hospice ‘shocked and devastated’ by planning refusal

Galway Hospice ‘shocked and devastated’ by planning refusal

Board warns of long delays in finding a new site as it says it will not seek a judicial review

Thu Mar 21 2019 - 14:49
‘We are lost without her’: HPV vaccine campaigner Laura Brennan (26) dies

‘We are lost without her’: HPV vaccine campaigner Laura Brennan (26) dies

‘She wanted to use the time that she had to right what she felt was a great wrong’

Wed Mar 20 2019 - 17:48
Doctor says ‘racist’ incident reminded him of house call that led to complaint

Doctor says ‘racist’ incident reminded him of house call that led to complaint

Dr Salaheldin Ahmed denies failing to properly examine man during home visit

Wed Mar 20 2019 - 17:03
Coombe hospital advertises for post of master/chief executive

Coombe hospital advertises for post of master/chief executive

Outgoing head Sharon Sheehan was second woman to hold position of master in any hospital

Wed Mar 20 2019 - 13:39
Portlaoise baby deaths controversy helped bring CervicalCheck to light

Portlaoise baby deaths controversy helped bring CervicalCheck to light

Disclosure rules revision meant cancer patients had to be told of misinterpreted tests

Wed Mar 20 2019 - 01:54
National children’s hospital: Pollock resignation a big blow

National children’s hospital: Pollock resignation a big blow

John Pollock appeared genuinely embarrassed by the massive cost overrun

Wed Mar 20 2019 - 01:49
HSE refuses to disclose if staff had case to answer for Portlaoise baby deaths

HSE refuses to disclose if staff had case to answer for Portlaoise baby deaths

Campaigner: ‘How quickly can you forget the deaths of healthy babies?’

Wed Mar 20 2019 - 01:44
Children's hospital: Engineer in charge of project resigns

Children's hospital: Engineer in charge of project resigns

John Pollock’s is the fifth resignation from the long-delayed and controversial project

Wed Mar 20 2019 - 01:22
Limerick hospital ‘closing beds’ as trolley numbers near record levels

Limerick hospital ‘closing beds’ as trolley numbers near record levels

UHL had 76 patients waiting for admission this morning as new facilities are delayed

Tue Mar 19 2019 - 18:00
Free CPR training to be offered to 100,000 people in new programme

Free CPR training to be offered to 100,000 people in new programme

People will learn how to recognise cardiac arrest and strokes, and use defibrillator

Tue Mar 19 2019 - 17:12
Half of Ireland’s hospital doctors exhausted and overwhelmed by work

Half of Ireland’s hospital doctors exhausted and overwhelmed by work

Just one in five say work situation leaves them enough time for family or personal life

Wed Mar 13 2019 - 01:00
Widespread dissatisfaction with mental health services

Widespread dissatisfaction with mental health services

Survey shows unhappiness with services, focus on medication and complaints process

Wed Mar 13 2019 - 00:50
CervicalCheck: €5m payment scheme approved

CervicalCheck: €5m payment scheme approved

Women affected by non-disclosure of audit expected to get about €25,000 each

Mon Mar 11 2019 - 18:22
People waiting over six months for 10 procedures to be seen this year

People waiting over six months for 10 procedures to be seen this year

The measure is part of a new plan to tackle waiting lists in the health sector

Mon Mar 11 2019 - 15:30
HPV vaccine uptake among girls in Ireland rises to 70%

HPV vaccine uptake among girls in Ireland rises to 70%

HSE’s immunisation chief says ‘eliminating cervical cancer is now an achievable goal’

Mon Mar 11 2019 - 14:41
Welcome to Dublin Airport, where snowfall causes chaos

Welcome to Dublin Airport, where snowfall causes chaos

Amid long delays, passengers are kept in the dark and given a €5 voucher, with no food to spend it on

Mon Mar 04 2019 - 07:17
State hospitals must provide abortion if Catholic clinics will not – report

State hospitals must provide abortion if Catholic clinics will not – report

Patient’s life must take precedence over ethos in emergencies, says report

Fri Mar 01 2019 - 01:00
Life expectancy levelling off – especially for Irish women

Life expectancy levelling off – especially for Irish women

Extreme flu, obesity and diabetes among reasons advances into old age stall

Fri Mar 01 2019 - 01:00
Hundreds protest at Dáil for access to drug for muscle-wasting disease

Hundreds protest at Dáil for access to drug for muscle-wasting disease

Coveney asks TDs not to treat HSE as a ‘cold body’ that does not want to approve Spinraza access

Thu Feb 28 2019 - 13:59
No plans to force hospitals to remove crucifixes, says Taoiseach

No plans to force hospitals to remove crucifixes, says Taoiseach

Varadkar: publicly-funded hospitals need to recognise not everyone is Catholic

Thu Feb 28 2019 - 12:53
New treatment cures up to 350 oesophageal cancers in Irish hospitals

New treatment cures up to 350 oesophageal cancers in Irish hospitals

More than 5,000 patients registered on Ireland’s first registry for Barrett’s Oesophagus

Thu Feb 28 2019 - 01:00
One in 10 children in Ireland gambling illegally, survey finds

One in 10 children in Ireland gambling illegally, survey finds

Two-thirds of us gamble, while four in 10 people are regular gamblers, study shows

Wed Feb 27 2019 - 19:04
Breath-test pregnant women to see if they smoke, study suggests

Breath-test pregnant women to see if they smoke, study suggests

Women who hide habit miss out on vital monitoring and have more issues, study shows

Wed Feb 27 2019 - 00:15
Doctor faces disciplinary inquiry over house-call treatment

Doctor faces disciplinary inquiry over house-call treatment

Cavan-based GP denies alleged failings while attending elderly patient in April 2017

Tue Feb 26 2019 - 12:44
Superbug: Cork hospital staff warned about dress code

Superbug: Cork hospital staff warned about dress code

Control practices criticised by health watchdog after CPE outbreak hits 17 patients

Tue Feb 26 2019 - 10:06
Impact of Brexit to have negative effect on Britain’s NHS

Impact of Brexit to have negative effect on Britain’s NHS

Lancet flags impact on staff, financing, availability of medicines and vaccines

Tue Feb 26 2019 - 01:00
Naas hospital doctors the subject of Medical Council disciplinary hearing

Naas hospital doctors the subject of Medical Council disciplinary hearing

All three were involved in care of man (52) who died days after being admitted with chest pains

Tue Feb 26 2019 - 00:30
Children who are heavy users of screens much more likely to be shortsighted

Children who are heavy users of screens much more likely to be shortsighted

Research shows obese children, and those with sedentary lifestyles, three time more prone to myopia

Mon Feb 25 2019 - 01:00
Scoliosis: ‘It seems as though those who shout loudest get seen first’

Scoliosis: ‘It seems as though those who shout loudest get seen first’

Some parents of children with spinal curvature are paying more than €200 for a private appointment

Fri Feb 22 2019 - 01:00
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