Minister ‘regrets’ hospital chairman’s failure to disclose shareholdingJames Reilly defends appointee in conflict rowWed Jun 25 2014 - 15:21
New low as relations between Department of Health and HSE deteriorateAnalysis: latest row over consultant pay highlights sense of drift in health policyWed Jun 25 2014 - 13:44
HSE is a ‘devalued brand’, says James ReillyFF spokesman accuses Government of incompetence in dealing with health budgetsWed Jun 25 2014 - 11:16
Health chief withdraws letter in consultants’ pay rowDepartment head retracts suggestion that HSE chief's views were ‘unacceptable’Wed Jun 25 2014 - 00:52
Fresh light cast on our dysfunctional relationship with alcoholLatest study packs a punch with its figures around binge drinkingTue Jun 24 2014 - 10:22
177,000 dependent drinkers in IrelandWidespread harmful consumption of alcohol revealed in Health Research Board reportTue Jun 24 2014 - 01:00
Review of maternity services in west and north-west suspendedHospitals group says work will be subsumed into Department of Health national reviewMon Jun 23 2014 - 18:31
Hiqa inspectors warn of fungal infection riskReport says St James’s Hospital needs to educate staff on dangers of aspergillosisMon Jun 23 2014 - 14:25
Just 29% of food businesses satisfactory on hygiene - HSEInspectors issue 465 food safety enforcement actions, including 311 improvement noticesFri Jun 20 2014 - 01:05
EU survey shows Irish think hospitals are dangerousOne in four says they or a family member have experienced an ‘adverse event’Fri Jun 20 2014 - 01:00
Free GP care for under-6s scheme delayedMinister says introduction of €37m plan by the autumn a ‘realistic prospect’Thu Jun 19 2014 - 14:28
Hospital group chairman failed to disclose shareholdingMedia inquiry led to HSE learning of issues arising from review of maternity servicesThu Jun 19 2014 - 01:02
Nursing homes should give training in ‘Irish cultural awareness’, says reportPhrases such as ‘bed-blockers’ inflammatory and discriminatory, says DCU studyThu Jun 19 2014 - 01:00
Medical card regime based on conditions delayed until 2015People applying for discretionary cards face means tests until new system arrivesWed Jun 18 2014 - 06:40
Government’s U-turn on medical cards widely welcomedJames Reilly urged to consider refunding medical expenses for past three yearsWed Jun 18 2014 - 01:05
Resoration decision may be all about the next electionA good day for Reilly many not save his career in HealthWed Jun 18 2014 - 01:04
Is it good news or bad for most of those up for review?The HSE review is in relation to discretionary medical cards onlyWed Jun 18 2014 - 01:01
Where are all the medical card holders?Donegal has 55 per cent of population with full medical cards; Laois/Offaly has highest proportion of discretionary cardsTue Jun 17 2014 - 15:18
Biogen to reapply for HSE funding for multiple sclerosis drugAuthorities said in 2012 Fampyra not demonstrably cost-effective for treatment of MSTue Jun 17 2014 - 01:05
Cabinet to decide on proposals for medical card reinstatementThousands of discretionary cards were withdrawn during review processTue Jun 17 2014 - 01:00
Temple Street Children’s Hospital facing ‘unpalatable’ cutsHospital going ahead with cuts designed to save €2.8 million from its budgetTue Jun 17 2014 - 01:00
Eight-year jail term for breaking planned law on plain packaging for tobaccoPlanned law would let Minister fo rHealth determine how cigarettes are packagedMon Jun 16 2014 - 01:00
Reilly brings proposals to Cabinet for reinstatement of medical cardsMinister for Health to move on restoring 1,200 discretionary cards taken away this yearMon Jun 16 2014 - 01:00
Four nurses censured for inadequate level of patient careAnother nurse struck off for being an alcoholicMon Jun 16 2014 - 01:00
Ombudsman to investigate low levels of health complaintsStudy to look at why Irish people tend to complain less than other nationalitiesFri Jun 13 2014 - 12:49
900,000 reviews of medical cards due to take place this yearHSE comes in for heavy criticism from TDs over handling of reviewsFri Jun 13 2014 - 01:05
Medical consultants facing increases of 50% in indemnity coverIncrease is likely to threaten financial viability of some practicesFri Jun 13 2014 - 01:02
SF calls for publication of HSE review into awarding of consultancy contractGerry Adams urges Minister for Health James Reilly to make statement to DáilThu Jun 12 2014 - 22:42
McGuinness calls on health bosses to resignPAC chair says heads of Department of Health and HSE have failed the publicThu Jun 12 2014 - 14:29
State-funded agencies resisting loss of top-up paymentsPublic Accounts Committee hears eight individuals have taken legal advice over allowancesThu Jun 12 2014 - 13:46
Committee to seek legal advice before investigationPublic accounts committee members disagree over remit for Rehab inquiryThu Jun 12 2014 - 11:09
Reports show income gap widening between older peopleCentre for Ageing Research and Development says it is a myth that older people have been protected from the recessionThu Jun 12 2014 - 06:59
Tobacco firms likely to challenge on grounds of intellectual propertyEvidence on efficacy of plain packaging for cigarettes not yet conclusiveWed Jun 11 2014 - 01:00
Handing out medical cards on the basis of illness is the wrong way to goOpinion: Resources will inevitably be taken away from others with greater financial needWed Jun 11 2014 - 00:01
Medical students facing debt crisisUCC survey reveals widespread debt leading to emigration of trained doctors from StateTue Jun 10 2014 - 20:29
Men’s Health: It may be a man’s world, but this is not true in the world of healthcareTue Jun 10 2014 - 01:00
Clamping fee could be higher than €100 at schools, hospitalsVaradkar says new regulations will protect motorists from ‘rogue’ operatorsMon Jun 09 2014 - 20:50
Hospitals facing ‘staffing meltdown’ due to doctor shortageDelays in treating patients in emergency depts predictedMon Jun 09 2014 - 12:57
Analysis: Hospital system operating in state of emergencyMinisterial inertia is just one of the myriad problems afflicting the health systemSat Jun 07 2014 - 01:06
Confusion still reigns over medical card messLetters threatening withdrawal of cards are still arriving at people’s housesThu Jun 05 2014 - 06:48
Family threatened with medical card removal despite illnesses‘I was terrified to take the kids to the doctor because of the extra costs’Thu Jun 05 2014 - 01:01
Health officials told to plan for return of medical cardsVaradkar says many holders of discretionary cards upset and frightenedWed Jun 04 2014 - 16:27
Health reforms could 'exacerbate two-tier system' - IMODoctors’ group says Government being disingenuous over universal health insuranceWed Jun 04 2014 - 12:59
National children’s hospital building work may be delayedSewer under site at St James’s Hospital may have to be rerouted at cost of €18mTue Jun 03 2014 - 01:00
Medical card ‘battle’ not over, say patient-support groupsHSE says it is not possible to restore cards to people who lost them under reviewSat May 31 2014 - 01:00
Eligibility for medical cards to be extended by CoalitionPatients promised return of discretionary medical cards in Government climbdownFri May 30 2014 - 01:21
