INMO members hail shelving of graduate nursing schemeConference hears calls for shorter working hours and reinstatement of pay cutsThu May 07 2015 - 13:59
Hiqa plans review of patient nutritionINMO conference also hears watchdog commit to further review of maternity careThu May 07 2015 - 01:00
Waiting list for outpatient appointments hits record highNational Treatment Purchase Fund says number has risen to more than 412,000Wed May 06 2015 - 21:58
Nurses seek shorter working week and pay riseConcern about continuing trolley crisis expressed at start of INMO conferenceWed May 06 2015 - 17:24
Folic acid failure is scandal in the makingThe incidence of birth defects is on the rise because Irish women are not getting enough folic acid. Is it time for Ireland to adopt a policy of food fortification?Wed May 06 2015 - 08:00
At least five recalled by Wexford General suspected of cancerPatient follow-ups in wake of concerns over quality of colonoscopy analyses in hospitalTue May 05 2015 - 08:59
Coombe sought indeminty before taking control of Portlaoise maternity unitFunding, ‘reputational risk’, staffing and resources were fears for Coombe hospitalMon May 04 2015 - 01:00
Locum at centre of X-ray recall not qualified to work as specialist in Irish health serviceRadiologist is one of three whose work is being re-examined in unlinked reviewsFri May 01 2015 - 21:04
High standards ‘cannot compensate’ for radiologist shortageRCSI faculty says more consultants needed after X-ray errorsFri May 01 2015 - 20:56
Hundreds more recalled to hospitals over scans scareCall-back of patients following concerns at how locums read colonoscopy scans widensFri May 01 2015 - 01:00
Cost forcing patients to delay GP visits, study findsPublic patients face long delays for consultant visits, Adelaide Hospital Society and TCD findThu Apr 30 2015 - 21:02
Kenny ‘concerned’ at hospital recalls after X-ray errorsMistakes found in work of locum radiologists employed by HSEThu Apr 30 2015 - 16:27
One in five trainee doctors ‘may need mental health support’Medical Council survey: Significant minority of trainees struggling with quality of lifeThu Apr 30 2015 - 13:23
In pictures: design for new Children’s Hospital unveiledOval-shaped building features a ‘therapeutic garden’ on roofThu Apr 30 2015 - 12:52
Analysis: Scale of latest controversy in health service is shockingRadiology review indicates hazards of hospitals relying on locums to plug staff gapsThu Apr 30 2015 - 09:15
Varadkar’s stance on gay blood donations will be closely watchedMinister for Health has said any decision on whether to lift outright ban on gay men donating blood will be made on scientific groundsThu Apr 30 2015 - 01:00
Hospitals recall hundreds in connection with X-ray errorsMistakes found in work of three locum radiologists employed by Health Service ExecutiveThu Apr 30 2015 - 01:00
Assisted suicide case reveals complexity of subjectIreland’s laws lag behind much of Europe on this delicate issue as O’Rorke case showedWed Apr 29 2015 - 08:24
Portlaoise families complain of delay with Hiqa reportPublication delayed because of objections from HSE, which threatened legal actionWed Apr 29 2015 - 01:00
HSE publishes under-6s free GP care contractNew contract requires family doctors to carry out wellness checks on young childrenTue Apr 28 2015 - 13:18
Triathlon training: my pedalling is better than my paddling, but I’ll get thereBreathing woes, floating and gulping water may all prove to be a stroke too farTue Apr 28 2015 - 06:00
Prof Aidan Halligan dies at the age of 57UK-based Irish doctor turned down the chance to become first head of the HSEMon Apr 27 2015 - 18:47
Pancreas transplant service to be moved, claims BeaumontProgramme founder Dr David Hickey: Hospital ‘had no idea what they’re talking about’Wed Apr 22 2015 - 01:00
Beaumont Hospital accused of abandoning gravely ill patientsEx-transplant chief David Hickey rails against ‘callous’ approach towards patientsWed Apr 22 2015 - 01:00
Analysis: Delays all too common in negligence casesLawyers and doctors take opposing sides in blame game over case that ran for 11 yearsWed Apr 22 2015 - 01:00
Women urged to take folic acid before conceiving to avoid defectsCall for public information campaign after study reveals 27% rise in neural tube defectsWed Apr 22 2015 - 01:00
Keeping consultants happy is about more than just the moneyGerard Crotty, head of the Irish Hospital Consultants Association, says conditions and trust are also key issuesTue Apr 21 2015 - 04:00
Ireland has ‘fastest rising need’ for palliative care in EuropeRapidly-ageing Irish population behind trend, new study suggestsMon Apr 20 2015 - 14:47
Anxiety tops concerns for teenagers contacting JigsawResearch at mental health service reveals feelings of anger, sadness and lossMon Apr 20 2015 - 01:00
Pregnant paramedics ‘forced’ to take sick leaveStaff association says ambulance staff unable to get sick benefits for workplace injuriesFri Apr 17 2015 - 12:33
Patients ‘at risk’ from poor hygiene at midlands hospitalHiqa issued formal warning to Midland Regional Hospital over practices, says reportFri Apr 17 2015 - 09:58
Psychiatric nurses reject calls for increased productivityUnion says psychiatric nurses want ‘unfettered’ return of pay lost during recessionThu Apr 16 2015 - 18:43
Call for more monitoring of psychiatric patientsPNA conference warned of safety risk from mentally ill patients not taking medicationThu Apr 16 2015 - 18:43
Schools study shows fitness level stalls in teenage girlsCountrywide schools challenge shows that boys’ fitness improves over same age periodWed Apr 15 2015 - 07:12
Serious health problems begin as activity slows in teensOnly 12% of 10- to 18-year-olds get recommended hour of physical activity each dayWed Apr 15 2015 - 01:00
Symphysiotomy compensation refused to 53 womenJudge cites lack of evidence but support group says ‘impossible’ levels of proof soughtTue Apr 14 2015 - 07:23
Ireland ‘should consider’ no jab-no pay vaccination policyDoctors say incentives work better than Australian plan for penaltiesMon Apr 13 2015 - 18:18
No reduction expected in Portlaoise hospital servicesAll five departments to remain open despite issues identified in two of themMon Apr 13 2015 - 01:00
Varadkar promises medical negligence reformsLegislation to reduce legal costs in medical cases to be passed by the end of the yearSat Apr 11 2015 - 13:15
Media excluded from GP meeting on under-6s contractIMO members discuss deal in Kilkenny, Leo Varadkar to make presentationSat Apr 11 2015 - 10:53
Fianna Fáil and IMO say hospital waiting lists are shockingMinister for Health ‘presiding over the complete disintegration of the system’Fri Apr 10 2015 - 19:45
IMO calls on political parties to cost five-year health planDoctors launch concerted drive to put health issues centre stage in election campaignFri Apr 10 2015 - 17:25
Doctors ‘denied presumption of innocence’ at hearingsIrish Medical Organisation conference hears doctors ‘guilty unless proven otherwise’Fri Apr 10 2015 - 17:25
Numbers awaiting outpatient appointment exceeds 400,000Almost half on list have been waiting for appointment for more than six monthsFri Apr 10 2015 - 11:23
HSE chiefs did not visit Portlaoise despite concernsHiqa concern that officials did not assess hospital after report about babies dyingWed Apr 08 2015 - 10:26
Senior HSE officials failed to visit Portlaoise hospital, report findsHiqa draft report finds no evidence to confirm ‘worthwhile discussions’ took placeWed Apr 08 2015 - 01:00
Safety fears over maternity services at Portlaoise raised as far back as 2007Draft Hiqa report says regional HSE staff failed to act and declined external reviewWed Apr 08 2015 - 01:00
HSE blames delayed discharges for €25m overspend in JanuaryHospitals told they have to cut budgets by an average of 2%, as more than 3,500 patients spend more than 24 hours in emergency departmentsWed Apr 08 2015 - 01:00
HSE funded counselling for up to 18 women in Portlaoise hospitalMothers who lost babies after delivery were referred for bereavement therapyWed Apr 08 2015 - 01:00
