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Income tax and employers’ PRSI may rise to fund health system

Income tax and employers’ PRSI may rise to fund health system

Extra €500 million a year needed to pay for expanding health budget, committee says

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:41
Decision to provide CF drugs made without funding agreement

Decision to provide CF drugs made without funding agreement

HSE says cost must come from additional Government funding

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:41
Laundry stored in ‘pools of water’ in mental health unit

Laundry stored in ‘pools of water’ in mental health unit

Mental Health Commission criticises poor site facilities and their use for children

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:40
Huge cost of Orkambi deal will be major challenge for HSE

Huge cost of Orkambi deal will be major challenge for HSE

Decision by Government will be welcomed by the country’s 600 cystic fibrosis patients

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:39
Gay rights charity Glen hit by bullying and financial investigations

Gay rights charity Glen hit by bullying and financial investigations

Charity moves to appoint external investigator to examine allegations of intimidation

Sun Apr 16 2017 - 18:41
Cystic fibrosis patients hopeful further  drugs may be developed

Cystic fibrosis patients hopeful further drugs may be developed

Deal to secure life-saving medicine for 600 patients came just in time, say sufferers

Wed Apr 12 2017 - 20:45
Legalising cannabis could boost Irish tax revenues by  millions

Legalising cannabis could boost Irish tax revenues by millions

US entrepreneur claims pharmaceutical industry against legalisation

Thu Apr 06 2017 - 20:10
Taxpayer must pay if health reform roadmap implemented

Taxpayer must pay if health reform roadmap implemented

Oireachtas committee draft report falls down on ways to save money and recruit staff

Thu Apr 06 2017 - 18:51
End private care in State-funded hospitals, says committee

End private care in State-funded hospitals, says committee

Future of healthcare group proposes fund to replace €621m income hospitals would lose

Thu Apr 06 2017 - 11:57
Mostly free health system would cost €5.4bn, committee says

Mostly free health system would cost €5.4bn, committee says

Draft report proposes phasing out tax subsidy for private health insurance

Thu Apr 06 2017 - 11:56
Plans to legalise  medicinal cannabis are ‘madness’, says TD

Plans to legalise medicinal cannabis are ‘madness’, says TD

Kate O’Connell rejects claim medical marijuana Bill would cut overdoses and save lives

Wed Apr 05 2017 - 18:12
Medicinal cannabis: the pros and cons

Medicinal cannabis: the pros and cons

Q&A: There is evidence cannabis can help to manage chronic pain but there are side-effects

Wed Apr 05 2017 - 15:11
Dr Heimlich and how his simple manoeuvre can save your life

Dr Heimlich and how his simple manoeuvre can save your life

Michael Healy-Rae and Ronald Reagan are among those saved. Learn the technique and you’ll join Clint Eastwood and Olly Murs

Wed Apr 05 2017 - 13:00
Concern over 50% jump in gonorrhoea cases

Concern over 50% jump in gonorrhoea cases

Younger people most affected as number of sexually transmitted infections rises by 10%

Wed Apr 05 2017 - 12:41
Up to 27,000 hospital patients to take part in survey

Up to 27,000 hospital patients to take part in survey

National Patient Experience Survey aims to identify areas of improvement in health

Wed Apr 05 2017 - 10:15
Programme treats 47 health staff  for addiction, mental health issues

Programme treats 47 health staff for addiction, mental health issues

Substance abuse, anxiety and depression most common issues faced by doctors

Wed Apr 05 2017 - 10:13
Extending maternity leave for mothers of premature babies proposed

Extending maternity leave for mothers of premature babies proposed

‘The expectation that you go back to work so soon is cruel and unfair,’ says parent of boy born at 23 weeks

Tue Apr 04 2017 - 15:49
Eye patients at risk of irreversible sight loss due to delays - charity

Eye patients at risk of irreversible sight loss due to delays - charity

National Council for the Blind: waiting lists ‘out of control’ with 13,000 awaiting procedure

Tue Apr 04 2017 - 01:06
‘I put my hand on my left eye. I couldn’t see out of the other one’

‘I put my hand on my left eye. I couldn’t see out of the other one’

Agnes O’Connor (87) describes her struggle to get much-needed eye treatment

Tue Apr 04 2017 - 01:00
Irish man shot in Libya criticises Government’s refusal to help

Irish man shot in Libya criticises Government’s refusal to help

Family of Abduraheem Duidi had to raise money privately to fund medical evacuation to Ireland

Tue Apr 04 2017 - 01:00
Investigation into suicide of second patient at Connolly Hospital

Investigation into suicide of second patient at Connolly Hospital

Male patient took his life having been last seen in emergency department waiting room

Mon Apr 03 2017 - 09:19
Family blames State for loss of son’s foot after Libya shooting

Family blames State for loss of son’s foot after Libya shooting

Galway doctor says delay in airlifting Irish man led to amputation due to sepsis

Mon Apr 03 2017 - 01:00
Family of Irish citizen criticise Government after he was shot in Libya

Family of Irish citizen criticise Government after he was shot in Libya

Abduraheem Duibi’s right foot has been amputated by surgeons in Galway hospital

Mon Apr 03 2017 - 01:00
HSE in last-ditch talks to secure cystic fibrosis drug

HSE in last-ditch talks to secure cystic fibrosis drug

Executive to meet Orkambi maker in bid to secure deal estimated to cost over €250m

Mon Apr 03 2017 - 01:00
New service to allow GPs to treat patients via smartphones

New service to allow GPs to treat patients via smartphones

GP Online is being piloted by six surgeries for patients who do not need physical exams

Fri Mar 31 2017 - 01:00
Rogue crisis pregnancy agencies will ‘get around’ proposed Bill

Rogue crisis pregnancy agencies will ‘get around’ proposed Bill

Dept of Health raises concerns with Labour move to ban misleading of women in crisis pregnancies

Thu Mar 30 2017 - 13:30
HSE chief warns of ‘tidal wave of demand’ in health system

HSE chief warns of ‘tidal wave of demand’ in health system

Tony O’Brien says health service will not survive five years without major reform

Wed Mar 29 2017 - 17:34
Orkambi drug firm ‘perplexed’ by  Government delays

Orkambi drug firm ‘perplexed’ by Government delays

Cystic Fibrosis Ireland concerned about lack of contact between HSE and Vertex

Wed Mar 29 2017 - 15:52
Suicide of patient at Blanchardstown hospital investigated

Suicide of patient at Blanchardstown hospital investigated

Female patient found dead on Sunday morning in room near emergency department

Wed Mar 29 2017 - 12:57
Plain packaging for cigarettes to begin in September

Plain packaging for cigarettes to begin in September

Ireland to become fourth country in world to remove logos from tobacco packaging

Wed Mar 29 2017 - 10:24
Organ donation: ‘I wouldn’t be here but for that person’

Organ donation: ‘I wouldn’t be here but for that person’

Transplant survivors urge people to consider becoming donors and providing ‘gift of life’

Wed Mar 29 2017 - 01:00
Bill requires doctors to declare payments from drug  firms

Bill requires doctors to declare payments from drug firms

Fianna Fáil proposal would allow public to search online register of payments to doctors

Tue Mar 28 2017 - 21:20
Plans to establish  child heart transplant programme

Plans to establish child heart transplant programme

Concerns over current arrangements requiring children to travel to UK for operations

Tue Mar 28 2017 - 19:20
Ireland’s health service is close to ‘total systems failure’

Ireland’s health service is close to ‘total systems failure’

‘If you have to wait more than 12 months for an appointment you may as well not have that appointment’ - Dr Tom Keane

Tue Mar 28 2017 - 18:19
Motor neurone disease and schizophrenia are linked - study

Motor neurone disease and schizophrenia are linked - study

TCD researchers’ findings cast doubt on divide between psychiatry and neurology

Fri Mar 24 2017 - 15:15
Dublin patients ‘at serious risk’ over ambulance delays

Dublin patients ‘at serious risk’ over ambulance delays

Callers were needlessly left waiting up to eight minutes because of ‘convoluted’ processes

Fri Mar 24 2017 - 12:43
Member of HSE ‘Grace’ panel continues to work for public service

Member of HSE ‘Grace’ panel continues to work for public service

HSE director general to appear before PAC to correct evidence given on case last year

Thu Mar 23 2017 - 05:30
Moderate drinking may cut risk of heart disease

Moderate drinking may cut risk of heart disease

Research links light alcohol consumption with less risk of heart and blood vessel illness

Thu Mar 23 2017 - 01:00
Hospitals face €700m shortfall if private income removed -  Harris

Hospitals face €700m shortfall if private income removed - Harris

Minister accuses some members of healthcare committee of ‘ideological warfare’

Wed Mar 22 2017 - 14:01
Simon Harris seeks to shake up consultants’ private work

Simon Harris seeks to shake up consultants’ private work

Minister’s proposal designed to eliminate incentive to handle more private patients

Wed Mar 22 2017 - 01:01
Consultants call for second cath lab in Waterford

Consultants call for second cath lab in Waterford

Simon Harris condoning inequality by supporting relatively restricted services in region

Wed Mar 22 2017 - 01:00
Analysis: Greater  Catholic sway in private healthcare than public system

Analysis: Greater Catholic sway in private healthcare than public system

There is still a strong Catholic involvement in our hospitals but some orders are getting out

Mon Mar 20 2017 - 01:00
Watchdog criticises unacceptable delays for scoliosis surgery

Watchdog criticises unacceptable delays for scoliosis surgery

Four-month maximum waiting time complies with best practice, says ombudsman

Mon Mar 20 2017 - 01:00
Six Catholic hospitals in Dublin together worth over €1bn

Six Catholic hospitals in Dublin together worth over €1bn

Hospitals owned by two religious orders that have underpaid millions in redress scheme

Mon Mar 20 2017 - 01:00
Family hope to save younger son with rare genetic disorder

Family hope to save younger son with rare genetic disorder

Cathal Martin (2) diagnosed with MLD too late to take part in clinical trial in Italy

Sun Mar 19 2017 - 18:20
St Vincent’s Hospital chief paid €575,000 on leaving job

St Vincent’s Hospital chief paid €575,000 on leaving job

Nicky Jermyn returned to work in a different role at St Vincent’s just months after he left

Sat Mar 18 2017 - 17:04
Denture businesses  treating patients in garden sheds

Denture businesses treating patients in garden sheds

Dental technician body claims unregistered operators treat patients in dirty conditions

Sat Mar 18 2017 - 01:00
Loophole allows rogue  providers  of dentures put patients at risk

Loophole allows rogue providers of dentures put patients at risk

Authorities powerless to stop illegal operators who practice in dirty conditions

Thu Mar 16 2017 - 01:00
Neurologists to draw up guide for safe use of medicinal cannabis

Neurologists to draw up guide for safe use of medicinal cannabis

Expert group to ensure treatments are ‘beneficial and safe’ for those with epilepsy

Wed Mar 15 2017 - 21:04
Majority of hospitals miss ambulance turnaround targets

Majority of hospitals miss ambulance turnaround targets

Ambulances had to wait over an hour to transfer patients on 1,500 occasions in January

Wed Mar 15 2017 - 01:00
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