Information on safety of maternity units to be publishedStatements detailing facilities’ history promised in wake of baby deaths in PortlaoiseWed Jan 27 2016 - 18:21
Hassan disciplinary case: Leo Varadkar seeks HSE reviewMinister calls for more exacting checks after doctor found guiltyWed Jan 27 2016 - 16:01
Irish consumers eating less fat, sugar, salt, report findsFood and Drink Industry Ireland says reformulation is leading to healthier dietWed Jan 27 2016 - 13:26
Husband in funds plea as wife only Irish person with ailmentDegos disease: Charlotte Connolly has rare condition; expensive Soliris drug soughtWed Jan 27 2016 - 01:00
Public nursing homes to receive €385 million investmentNew programme will refurbish or replace centres to meet Hiqa standards, Minister saysTue Jan 26 2016 - 15:08
Varadkar does not ‘set much store’ in emergency care reportReport listed Ireland worst in Europe for emergency treatment waiting timesTue Jan 26 2016 - 13:05
Irish emergency care waiting times rated worst in EuropeLower-income countries such as Macedonia, Croatia and Slovenia rank ahead of IrelandTue Jan 26 2016 - 10:51
Government sets up innovation hub for health sectorProject worth €5m seeks to encourage joint ventures between private firms and health service providersTue Jan 26 2016 - 10:43
Ministers lobbied 40 times in three months on alcohol issuesMost lobbying concerned planned law on countering alcohol abuse, register showsTue Jan 26 2016 - 01:00
Single body should track health system mishaps, Hiqa saysWatchdog says healthcare services need to share errors and learn to prevent repeatsMon Jan 25 2016 - 12:00
Minister admits shelving plan to force doctors to disclose mistakesMove prompts FF spokesman Billy Kelleher to accuse Minister of making ‘blatant U-turn’Sat Jan 23 2016 - 01:00
Good progress in Portlaoise, but what about accountability?If lessons had been learned, other baby deaths might have been preventedThu Jan 21 2016 - 01:00
UCC president threatens to issue apology over appointmentsHead of college says commitment made to fund academic roles in Waterford hospitalThu Jan 21 2016 - 01:00
Number of patients on trolleys nears record due to flu outbreakTotal of 536 people awaiting hospital beds on Wednesday, INMO saysWed Jan 20 2016 - 19:41
‘Significant failings’ found in care of baby at PortlaoiseHSE report makes 23 recommendations following death of baby Joshua Keyes in 2009Wed Jan 20 2016 - 16:27
2C-P: A long-lasting and potent drugPsychedelic effects come a few hours after being taken and can last for up to 20 hoursWed Jan 20 2016 - 01:26
Health service to begin electronic patient referralsNew practice is part of a rollout of ‘e-medicine’ initiatives across the health systemTue Jan 19 2016 - 01:00
Free GP care for under-sixes adds to A&E delaysHospitals have seen a sharp increase in referrals since introduction of the schemeTue Jan 19 2016 - 01:00
Medical Council chief concern at rise in professional training casesIn his first interview since taking over as new broom, Bill Prasifka says he’d like to see a change in rules around fitness to practise hearingsTue Jan 19 2016 - 01:00
Women frustrated by lack of progress on Portlaoise casesAnalysis: Promises for better care in future are no help to those who already sufferedMon Jan 18 2016 - 01:00
Minister to push for law on medical negligenceBereaved families say criminal sanctions should be available in the worst casesMon Jan 18 2016 - 01:00
Islet treatment process urged for those with type 1 diabetesMedical technique used elsewhere has never been introduced to Irish healthcareMon Jan 18 2016 - 01:00
Varadkar urges flu vaccine uptake among at-risk groupsMedical staff should have to tell patients whether they have been vaccinated, says MinisterSun Jan 17 2016 - 16:21
Scheme unveiled to encourage GPs to work in rural areasAlmost 100 additional GPs would qualify for €16,000 extra payment under proposalSat Jan 16 2016 - 12:00
Flailing about is not helping Irish Cancer SocietyHas the Irish Cancer Society suffered irreparable harm from the grant cuts controversy?Sat Jan 16 2016 - 01:00
Irish Cancer Society chief executive takes €10,000 pay cutCharity says it needs to raise €200,000 to support fund for children with cancerFri Jan 15 2016 - 11:15
Patient on trolley experienced ‘institutional abuse’Tallaght hospital consultant claims patient faced ‘sensory torture’ during time in centreFri Jan 15 2016 - 01:03
Bereaved family calls for dual mental health and addiction servicesMan sectioned several times but each time was released when psychiatrists said they could not help him as he was drinkingFri Jan 15 2016 - 01:02
Four-fold rise in flu cases prompts warning from HSEHealth Protection Surveillance Centre says flu circulating but vaccines offer good protectionThu Jan 14 2016 - 16:40
Report recommends 30 minutes of activity five days a week for adultsPlan up by cross-departmental group of civil servants with assistance from experts involved in sportThu Jan 14 2016 - 01:01
Chronic diseases creating Irish ‘healthcare tsunami’, GPs sayIMO says extra €5bn a year will soon be needed unless doctors given more resourcesWed Jan 13 2016 - 19:54
Irish Cancer Society partially reverses funding cutFinancial support for children with cancer to continue but adults’ scheme to closeWed Jan 13 2016 - 14:32
Potatoes linked to diabetes in pregnancy, study findsUS-based researchers suggest substituting spuds with peas, beans and lentilsWed Jan 13 2016 - 01:00
Health crisis: Trolley numbers remain 20% up on last yearHospital overcrowding approaches record levels as 537 patients wait for admissionTue Jan 12 2016 - 18:49
Advances in stroke care at risk of being ‘squandered’Death rate from stroke in hospital cut from 19% to 14%, HSE and IHF study indicatesTue Jan 12 2016 - 16:56
Irish Cancer Society ends financial fund because of high demandCharity says demand for financial support outstrips funding available for patientsTue Jan 12 2016 - 15:38
Leo Varadkar to meet parents whose babies died at hospitalMinister to brief families on measures taken to improve standards at Portlaoise hospitalTue Jan 12 2016 - 11:00
Hospital consultants feel 'undervalued and stressed'More than 90% surveyed say stress a problem, often due to concern over quality of careTue Jan 12 2016 - 06:49
Flu caused 726 excess deaths among over-65s last winterHealth Protection Surveillance Centre’s report shows fall in cases of measles and tuberculosis, but incrase in mumps and HIVMon Jan 11 2016 - 01:00
Call to tighten regulation for advertising of medical servicesModels advertising cosmetic surgery creates unrealistic expectations, notes reportMon Jan 11 2016 - 01:00
Varadkar promise to eliminate hospital waiting lists failsMore than 10,000 patients waiting over 15 months at end of December, figures showSat Jan 09 2016 - 01:00
Call for cut in Irish alcohol limits to reflect UK changeMen in Republic can drink three pints a week more than men in North and be at ‘low risk’Fri Jan 08 2016 - 17:43
Talks to begin on averting planned nurses strikeGovernment committed to deal negotiated before Christmas, says Leo VaradkarThu Jan 07 2016 - 23:29
Emergency department nurses to strike in seven hospitalsVaradkar hopeful planned action by INMO can be avertedThu Jan 07 2016 - 20:22
Charities call for scrapping of two-tier health systemHealth Reform Alliance set up to campaign for equality of access to health serviceThu Jan 07 2016 - 14:56
Elderly Donegal patients forced to travel to Dublin for treatment‘Frail’ patients given 24 hours’ notice of appointments in capital in HSE initiativeThu Jan 07 2016 - 01:00
Less sugar in drinks could prevent diabetes cases - studySugar tax campaigners welcome research linking sweetened drinks with diseaseThu Jan 07 2016 - 01:00
Beaumont Hospital has 54 on trolleys as nursing home beds idlePurpose-built €12m private nursing home virtually empty due to price rowThu Jan 07 2016 - 01:00
How much are health chiefs paid? They’re not sayingNational Association of GPs and INMO have declined to reveal bosses’ salariesTue Jan 05 2016 - 01:00
Abortion legislation should be repealed, says professorFergal Malone believes terminations in fatal foetal abnormality cases should be allowedMon Jan 04 2016 - 07:35
