Minister for Health signals shift in medical card policyVaradkar says issuing of cards based on ‘hierarchy of illnesses’ may not be realisticSat Jul 19 2014 - 01:00
Kelly reverses cut to 23 voluntary groupsHealth and disability organisations to share €1.3m funding after ministerial U-turnFri Jul 18 2014 - 17:22
Leo Varadkar confirms sunbed ban comes into operation from next MondayIt will be an offence to allow a person under 18 years of age use a sunbedFri Jul 18 2014 - 16:21
Ex-councillors appointed to State boardsJames Reilly appoints constituency rival from Labour to Food Safety Authority boardFri Jul 18 2014 - 08:06
Almost 350,000 waiting for outpatient appointmentLatest HSE figures show a deficit of €162 million in five months to end of MayFri Jul 18 2014 - 01:03
Varadkar and Reilly tussle over public health portfolioMinister for Health will allow Minister for Children some say but wants to hold on to major initiativesFri Jul 18 2014 - 01:02
Almost 80% of older Irish adults are overweightObesity in older Irish men now as common as among counterparts in USFri Jul 18 2014 - 01:00
Alan Kelly orders review of cuts to health groupsNew Minister for the Environment to re-examine controversial decision by predecessorThu Jul 17 2014 - 20:34
Common medications move to over-the-counter useRegulator switches dozens of popular products away from prescription-only statusThu Jul 17 2014 - 15:12
Varadkar rules out intervention on axed community fundingDepartment of Environment funding for 26 health and disability groups cutThu Jul 17 2014 - 01:05
End of funding to health and disability groups may be death knellDepartment of the Environment funding cuts will mean closure of many groups working for those with medical conditionsThu Jul 17 2014 - 01:01
Obesity, anxiety and asthma in children on the riseChildhood obesity tops most paediatricians’ agendasWed Jul 16 2014 - 01:00
Call for end-of-life strategy in hospitalsOireachtas committee calls for action on regional disparities in hospice servicesTue Jul 15 2014 - 12:36
What did Reilly do for us?Will James Reilly’s time as Minister for Health go down in history books as a success or as a failure?Tue Jul 15 2014 - 01:00
Coalition talks go into fourth day as over-70s GP plan agreedEnda Kenny says he will not be rushed into deal with Joan Burton on Cabinet reshuffleFri Jul 11 2014 - 16:07
Free GP care for over-70s will ‘require legislation’Crown proposes that non-smokers could be given discount on health insuranceFri Jul 11 2014 - 08:32
Medicinal cannabis regulations in weeksMinister of State to allow prescription of medicines to help people with MSFri Jul 11 2014 - 01:00
Legislation needed for over-70s medical cardsReilly promises ‘sickest and most vulnerable’ will be benefit from free GP careThu Jul 10 2014 - 12:23
Cost of GP visit varies from €30 to €65 across StateSurvey of 650 clinics shows Dublin, Wicklow, Kildare most costly with Leitrim and Meath leastWed Jul 09 2014 - 14:40
Firm involved in rejected design for Mater children’s hospital named among designers of St James’s projectArchitectural firm chosen from shortlist of six to design €650 million hospitalWed Jul 09 2014 - 01:02
Slow progress as children's hospital awaits go-aheadProject director John Pollock gives tour of site and defends location at St James'sWed Jul 09 2014 - 01:00
Over-35s taking out health insurance face penaltyFirst-time insurance subscribers to face 2% per year penalty after May 2015Tue Jul 08 2014 - 01:01
IHCA will not gain from pay talks unless they change their position, Reilly saysTue Jul 08 2014 - 01:00
Loading to hit over-35s signing up for health insuranceLevy of 2% annually to hit late entrants to market from next May, Reilly announcesMon Jul 07 2014 - 17:50
Reilly insists St James’s best site for €650m children’s hospitalMinister rejects calls by Jack & Jill charity for hospital project to be movedMon Jul 07 2014 - 16:22
Reilly says junior doctors need to feel more valuedReport proposes changes to doctor trainingMon Jul 07 2014 - 13:16
Childcare charity seeks rethink of St James’s site choiceIrwin says essential co-location for children’s hospital with maternity hospitalMon Jul 07 2014 - 01:03
Children First Bill will be a game changer for SamaritansVolunteers will now have to report child abuse risks to the authoritiesMon Jul 07 2014 - 01:00
Groups divided over €34m redress schemeLeading campaigners reject plan and suggest Government goes ‘back to the drawing board’Mon Jul 07 2014 - 01:00
Anthony Jordan resigns from Samaritans over policy change on confidentialityGuarantee of confidentiality will be removed where it is suspected a child is in dangerMon Jul 07 2014 - 01:00
Nicotine replacement product to go on general saleMove likely to drive down cost of anti-smoking aidsThu Jul 03 2014 - 19:49
Reilly yet to appoint oversight group for maternity strategyWorking group recommended in report into death of Savita HalappanavarThu Jul 03 2014 - 01:00
Dáil to debate deaf advocacy service cutIrish Deaf Society say withdrawal of funding will leave ‘gaping hole’ in supports for deafWed Jul 02 2014 - 14:01
St James’s ‘best’ site for new children’s hospital€650m development expected to start taking patients in 2018, subject to planning approvalWed Jul 02 2014 - 13:17
Reilly rejects calls for more funding for procedure for morbidly obese patientsLeading endocrinologist wants to be able to resume life-saving gastric bypass operationsTue Jul 01 2014 - 01:03
OECD says Irish health staff are well paidThe latest OECD study will not be very popular within the health serviceTue Jul 01 2014 - 01:02
Irish hospital consultants among highest paid in the worldIreland spends less on health than other western European countries as proportion of GDPTue Jul 01 2014 - 01:01
Fluoride study ‘of no relevance to Ireland’Harvard study does not provide evidence of any effect on children’s IQ, says Alex White, Minister of State at Deparment of HealthTue Jul 01 2014 - 01:00
HSE to check data release does not infringe privacyIncreasing sophistication of computer-driven data-mining techniques has led to fears of identificationMon Jun 30 2014 - 01:01
Medical card consultation gets almost 2,500 submissionsHSE has returned 4,250 cards taken from patients during reviewMon Jun 30 2014 - 01:00
Concern over nurse complaint processReport commissioned by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of IrelandSun Jun 29 2014 - 22:29
Hospitals overspend HSE budgets by over €80m in first four months of yearWaiting lists continue to rise, including 350% increase in patients waiting more than a year for outpatient appointmentSat Jun 28 2014 - 01:05
Report calls for improved end-of-life careBetter communications with patients and family crucial in last days of life, study saysFri Jun 27 2014 - 12:00
Reilly calls for packet of 20 cigarettes to cost €20Minister for Health unveils his latest move in the war on tobaccoFri Jun 27 2014 - 07:53
Hospitals group chief executive offered post in Belfast healthcare trustBill Maher is only CEO in place in six hospital groups set up by Minister for HealthFri Jun 27 2014 - 01:10
WHO director general warns of rise in chronic diseasesMargaret Chan tells inaugural meeting of Healthy Ireland Council that ‘you cannot afford not to take action’Fri Jun 27 2014 - 01:01
Former rugby international Keith Wood to chair health councilOlive Loughnane and Ruth Scott among members of initivative to promote wellbeingThu Jun 26 2014 - 10:53
Strong support for under-6s free GP care plan, survey findsResults show increasing focus on health, pessimism about economic prospectsThu Jun 26 2014 - 10:33
