One-third of GP trainees plan to work here, report findsProportion intending to stay rises but less than half expect to work full-time in futureTue Oct 06 2015 - 13:39
One in five people with asthma unable to workReport finds majority feel despair or depressive symptoms at some stage due to conditionTue Oct 06 2015 - 13:06
Surgery in the womb saves more than 100 babies’ livesKeyhole surgery, microscopic cameras and laser therapy have improved the survival rate of identical twins who have an imbalance in their blood connectionsTue Oct 06 2015 - 11:00
Pioneering surgery saves lives of 128 twins in the wombStatistics show twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome affects up to 20% of identical twinsTue Oct 06 2015 - 01:00
Nurse strike threat remains after Varadkar meetingINMO calls for 300 extra staff to ease overcrowding in emergency departmentsMon Oct 05 2015 - 18:51
Impact of cancer leaves sufferers ‘in financial crisis’Irish Cancer Society report says financial impact of treatment up to €1,400 a monthMon Oct 05 2015 - 11:58
Tenfold increase in excessive prescribing of multiple drugsAlmost a third of older people were on at least five medications, researchers findMon Oct 05 2015 - 01:01
Training offered to families of those with eating disordersCourse based on Maudsley model currently offered in Northern IrelandSat Oct 03 2015 - 01:00
Leo Varadkar carries out U-turn on sacking promiseMinister for Health says warning that ‘heads will roll’ just an expression of frustrationFri Oct 02 2015 - 17:21
Concern for fire safety and staffing at centre for disabled childrenCregg House in Sligo criticised by Hiqa with little progress since previous inspectionsFri Oct 02 2015 - 13:52
Patient safety at ‘serious risk’ in Drogheda hospital - HiqaPoor hand hygiene, lack of cleanliness and disease control highlighted in reportThu Oct 01 2015 - 15:46
Politicians ignored problems in maternity sector for years, TDs toldFormer Coombe master Dr Chris Fitzpatrick says hospitals were ‘run into the ground’Thu Oct 01 2015 - 11:58
Reports call for major changes in maternity servicesUK health consultant critical of low pay, understaffing and slow pace of changeThu Oct 01 2015 - 01:01
Maternity services governance ‘not sustainable’, HSE toldIndependent review by ex-NHS executive says smaller units cannot operate in ‘isolation’Wed Sept 30 2015 - 19:08
Small maternity units should share staff, facilities, say reportsFormer NHS executive’s review of Clonmel unit strongly critical of gaps in managementWed Sept 30 2015 - 18:43
GP service for diabetes patients to ‘free up’ hospital resourcesVaradkar says initiative, which 31,000 have signed up for, is ‘better for patients’Wed Sept 30 2015 - 14:26
Leo Varadkar promises free GP care for all under-18s by 2017Minister says extending scheme to all children is ‘very doable in the next year or two’Wed Sept 30 2015 - 12:12
Funding for hospital waiting plan falls short by 75%Implementing scheme by December set to cost additional €102.5m, states HSE reportMon Sept 28 2015 - 01:00
Rural doctors: The GP who goes to work on a currachDr Lineen Curtis gets little State support for her service to patients on offshore islandsMon Sept 28 2015 - 01:00
Students need incentives to work as rural GPs, says reportIf nothing is done many areas of the country will be left without doctors, says ICGPMon Sept 28 2015 - 01:00
Surgeons from Scotland to help pancreas transplants restartSpecialists from Edinburgh’s Royal Infirmary will operate between now and JanuaryMon Sept 28 2015 - 01:00
Give Me a Crash Course In . . . the rise in sexually transmitted infectionsA new report puts Ireland at higher end for rates of infection among European countriesSat Sept 26 2015 - 01:00
St Vincent’s denies undercounting trolley figuresStaff in emergency department to vote on strike action over persistent overcrowdingFri Sept 25 2015 - 22:12
HSE €270m over-budget at end of July, says reportHigh trolley numbers and excessive inpatient, outpatient waiting lists soaking up resourcesThu Sept 24 2015 - 18:20
Regulator bans Brazilian-made silicone implantsWatchdog suspends certificate for devices after ‘particles’ found on samples in factoryThu Sept 24 2015 - 18:09
HSE has ‘no expectation’ of receiving extra €2bn in BudgetTony O’Brien ‘making no apologies’ for articulating needs of health serviceThu Sept 24 2015 - 14:15
‘Sensationalist’ reporting frightening prospective mothersRotunda master Sam Coulter-Smith says media revelations must be taken in contextThu Sept 24 2015 - 11:55
Only one-third of men take bowel cancer testParticipation in BowelScreen much lower than for other screening programmesThu Sept 24 2015 - 00:45
Tax junk food, increase packet of cigarettes by €1, says IMODoctors say they will campaign to make health central issue in general electionWed Sept 23 2015 - 15:32
Varadkar gives stout defence of record as health ministerDáil hears Fianna Fáil private members’ motion criticising health service handlingTue Sept 22 2015 - 20:19
Irish people paying €600m more in health bills than in 2007Austerity measures mean every adult spends extra €130 a year on healthcare, conference hearsTue Sept 22 2015 - 13:19
Tax on sugary drinks supported by three in four people, says pollIrish Heart Foundation says 20% tax on sugary drinks would raise €44.5m a yearTue Sept 22 2015 - 12:36
Sharp rise in sexually transmitted diseases in Ireland in past decadeIncidence of gonorrhoea rises fourfold while infection with syphilis and chlamydia doublesTue Sept 22 2015 - 01:00
HSE defends handling of home birth midwife investigationPhilomena Canning has not worked for a year despite having right to practise restoredMon Sept 21 2015 - 17:04
Number of women in their 40s using fertility treatment doublesJust more than 2% aged 43-45 succeeded in having baby after treatment, study findsThu Sept 17 2015 - 01:00
Nursing home owners criticise delays in registration of nursesDepartment of Health says problem caused by incomplete applications being submittedThu Sept 17 2015 - 01:00
Couple reject HSE apology over their newborn’s deathCaoimhe Mulcair’s parents say health executive’s admission is ‘six years too late’Wed Sept 16 2015 - 01:00
HSE refused repeated requests to order inquest into baby’s deathPossibility of mishap no reason to involve coroner, Caoimhe Mulcair’s parents toldWed Sept 16 2015 - 01:00
HSE apologises at inquest into Limerick baby’s deathJury brings back medical misadventure verdict in the case of infant Caoimhe MulcairTue Sept 15 2015 - 16:21
GPs report long waits for patients seeking scansMany ‘opting to go private’ rather than wait up to 12 months to be seen in public systemTue Sept 15 2015 - 01:00
Varadkar warns head will roll if new plan on overcrowding does not succeedConsultants will be asked to change work practices to tackle high trolley numbersMon Sept 14 2015 - 16:57
Study shows dissatisfaction with Tallaght hospital careTCD study finds one-quarter of people unhappy with standard of care at hospitalMon Sept 14 2015 - 11:18
Hospitals facing heavy fines for failing to cut waiting listsPenalties for non-performing hospitals expected to run into millions of euroMon Sept 14 2015 - 01:00
Analysis: Overcrowding is defining issue of Varadkar tenureWaiting lists are swelling and extra funding is welcome but it is not a long-term solutionMon Sept 14 2015 - 01:00
Claims gluten to blame for major conditions ‘hold no water’, says expertGluten links to autism, arthritis and schizophrenia extremely weak, conference toldMon Sept 14 2015 - 01:00
Hospital waiting lists worsen significantly despite target dateLeo Varadkar pledged to eliminate treatment wait times of 18 months or more by JuneSat Sept 12 2015 - 01:00
Food and drink firms may have to cut sugar and fat contentCompanies could be compelled to reduce levels if they fail to do so voluntarilyFri Sept 11 2015 - 01:00
Varadkar says extra staff alone will not solve trolley crisisINMO expected to announce limited industrial action across a number of hospitalsWed Sept 09 2015 - 19:58
Asylum-seekers exempted from prescription chargePeople in direct provision won’t have to pay €2.50 per item, says Minister Leo VaradkarWed Sept 09 2015 - 17:04
Five doctors settle large tax bills after Revenue inquiryInvestigation into medical profession has netted €30m in tax and penalties to dateWed Sept 09 2015 - 16:29
