Nurse struck off for stealing money from patientFootage from hidden cameras showed nurse taking €50 sums belonging to 97-year-oldTue May 03 2016 - 01:00
St James’s Hospital staff upset by plan to cut parkingUnion has voted for action against plans to cut spaces for National Children’s HospitalMon May 02 2016 - 01:01
Portlaoise sanctions over baby deaths to be kept secretHSE boss says families may never know if hospital staff members were disciplinedMon May 02 2016 - 01:00
Investigation into staff role in Portlaoise baby deaths delayedA report on whether staff need to be disciplined has effectively stalledMon May 02 2016 - 01:00
St Vincent’s rejects claims that it bans sterilisationDublin hospital denies banning procedure for reasons relating to its Catholic ethosSat Apr 30 2016 - 01:00
Children’s hospital: Plan to limit private car use ‘ambitious’‘It is not the aim ... to force those travelling with sick children to use public transport’Fri Apr 29 2016 - 01:00
Children’s hospital debacle: New way to plan big projects neededMoney that could have been spent on healing sick children has been squanderedFri Apr 29 2016 - 01:00
National children’s hospital site preparation to start in JuneConstruction to start after demolition of old buildings, with opening planned for 2020Fri Apr 29 2016 - 01:00
National children’s hospital: Q&AThe planning saga is over. Next step is funding construction at the St James’s siteFri Apr 29 2016 - 01:00
New national children’s hospital at St James’s granted planningVaradkar says ‘short of an asteroid hitting planet’ €700m hospital will be built by 2020Thu Apr 28 2016 - 10:48
Staff to be banned from some parking spaces at new children’s hospitalThere will be 675 spaces reserved for use by patients and visitors at St James’s siteThu Apr 28 2016 - 10:47
Plans to limit cars at new hospital ‘ambitious’ but achievable, says plannerInspector says no healthcare site better served by public transport than St James’sThu Apr 28 2016 - 10:15
Campaigners to protest at Dáil over mental health fundingProposed €12m diversion away from sector will cause ‘irreversible’ damage, says groupThu Apr 28 2016 - 01:00
Cancer test delays being addressed, says HSENational Cancer Control Programme says urgent cases are seen promptlyWed Apr 27 2016 - 01:01
St Vincent’s hospital dismisses concerns over ‘Catholic ethos’Chairman says claims nuns trying to take control of maternity services are groundlessWed Apr 27 2016 - 01:00
Detecting polyps early made all the difference for Shane KirwanBowel cancer detected at Stage 1Wed Apr 27 2016 - 01:00
Survivor’s story: how private health insurance saved my life‘If I had had to wait for a colonoscopy on the public list my cancer would have spread’Tue Apr 26 2016 - 11:04
Cancer test wait times: GPs and consultants respondTo GPs, the system is ad hoc, haphazard and plagued by delays. Consultants, in contrast, stress the positive aspectsTue Apr 26 2016 - 02:00
GPs ‘left in the dark’ about progress made by cancer patientsLack of information limiting GP in managing cancer patients, suggests Irish Cancer Society studyTue Apr 26 2016 - 02:00
Medical test waiting periods one more potentially fatal level of delayStrides made in treating cancer but colonoscopy figures show public patients lose outTue Apr 26 2016 - 01:00
Public patients wait up to 25 times longer for cancer testsPatient’s ability to pay affects access to referral, Irish Cancer Society report findsTue Apr 26 2016 - 01:00
GPs unhappy with access to cancer testsOne-fifth of family doctors believe other GPs have better access to MRIs and scansTue Apr 26 2016 - 01:00
Private hospitals call for public-private initiative to reduce delaysStaff could be rostered, equipment used in the evenings and over weekends, says PHAMon Apr 25 2016 - 13:53
Give Me A Crash Course In . . . health spendingNew figures suggest that lack of money is not the reason Ireland’s health service is in crisis. But if that’s true, what’s causing the problems?Sat Apr 23 2016 - 01:00
Thousands face delays for cancer testing, GP report saysPatients are being referred to emergency departments due to access issuesSat Apr 23 2016 - 01:00
Warning new bloodborne diseases to emerge in coming decadesConference hears risk posed to blood donations extremely smallFri Apr 22 2016 - 16:21
Drop in dental fillings not the result of cuts, says HSEFall in take-up for fillings and extractions due to improvement in oral health, says HSEFri Apr 22 2016 - 14:19
INMO warns of difficulty retaining trained nursesRestrictive new hiring rules in the health service ‘could drive qualified nurses to UK’Fri Apr 22 2016 - 01:00
Sugar tax not a ‘quick fix’ for child tooth decay, say dentistsIrish Dental Association has yet to decide whether to back sugar taxThu Apr 21 2016 - 01:00
St James’s Hospital bans taxis from entrance following abuseStaff repeatedly subjected to verbal intimidation and racial abuse by driversThu Apr 21 2016 - 01:00
Ireland tops EU table for percentage spent on healthHealth accounted for 19.9% of government spending in 2014, almost 5% above EU averageThu Apr 21 2016 - 01:00
Couple who lost two babies criticise maternity review delayTwo new investigators being appointed to Portiuncula Hospital inquiryWed Apr 20 2016 - 01:00
Sinn Féin condemns plan to divert health fundsCalls for Leo Varadkar to explain why mental health spending is being diverted to other areasTue Apr 19 2016 - 01:05
Plans to divert mental health funds criticised by psychiatristsCuts ‘must be resisted as scandalous and discriminatory,’ says College of PsychiatristsMon Apr 18 2016 - 13:31
Over 11,000 safety risks raised with Hiqa in 2015Health watchdog deals with 15 per cent rise in concerns about healthcare servicesMon Apr 18 2016 - 10:43
Over 60 patients have undergone incorrect proceduresOperations and procedures carried out on incorrect part of patients’ bodiesMon Apr 18 2016 - 09:00
Labour’s Kathleen Lynch resists loss of mental health fundsMinister asks Civil Service mandarin Jim Breslin to ensure resources remain in placeMon Apr 18 2016 - 08:27
Claim that medical negligence hearings are becoming ‘mini trials’State Claims Agency chief executive says lawyers ‘bog down’ system with excessive claimsMon Apr 18 2016 - 01:03
Families and patients suffer as settlements drag on for yearsLegal teams are said to be reluctant to use mediation and prefer courtMon Apr 18 2016 - 01:02
Psychiatric nurses threaten strike over staffing shortagesUp to 1,000 extra staff needed in mental health services, PNA conference hearsFri Apr 15 2016 - 16:09
New heart attack treatment saves 30 lives a year, HSE says92% of patients will soon be within required 90 minutes of livesaving angioplasty treatmentFri Apr 15 2016 - 12:51
Numbers waiting over three months for cancer test at record levelsIrish Cancer Society calls for political action on lengthening colonoscopy listsFri Apr 15 2016 - 10:20
Court told traumatic delivery led to infant’s death in MullingarKevin Kelly’s parents accuse HSE of ‘prolonging agony’ by failing to publish reportFri Apr 15 2016 - 01:00
Mullingar hospital inquest shows little has changed for those affected by tragediesOpen disclosure still missing in maternity units struggling to retain qualified staffFri Apr 15 2016 - 01:00
Medical misadventure verdict over death soon after birthBaby Kevin Kelly died almost a week after he was born at Mullingar General HospitalThu Apr 14 2016 - 17:02
St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny shows how it’s doneNo expense has been spared at the new emergency block which has just openedWed Apr 13 2016 - 01:10
HSE gets 20 calls a day over treatment abroadDemand for the EU cross-border directive (CBD) is doubling every six monthsWed Apr 13 2016 - 01:01
Donors sue blood service after test failed to detect anaemiaProblems with Irish Blood Transfusion Service equipment put blood supples under strainFri Apr 08 2016 - 01:00
Mental health facilities criticisedPatients physically restrained and secluded, commission findsThu Apr 07 2016 - 21:50
Quarter of strokes now occur in under-65sMiddle-aged men may be ignoring health advice, Irish Heart Foundation warnsThu Apr 07 2016 - 01:00
