What’s in the hip surgery audit and how much harm has been done?There was significant variation in the thresholds for surgery across three Dublin hospitalsFri May 23 2025 - 19:00
‘A national scandal’: Answers demanded after audit highlights over 100 unnecessary hip surgeries on childrenThe operations took place at Temple Street and the National Orthopaedic Hospital CappaghFri May 23 2025 - 17:18
Hip surgery audit: Almost 70% of operations in two children’s hospitals ‘unnecessary’ Report examined 147 surgeries performed at three hospitals between 2021 and 2023Fri May 23 2025 - 12:59
Numbers working on children’s hospital project dropped by third since January, politicians hearConstruction contractor BAM says site worker resources higher than expected for this stage of buildThu May 22 2025 - 16:33
‘I can’t wait any longer’: Couples with one child await budget pledge on free IVFIt was announced in October’s budget that access to State scheme would be expanded this yearThu May 22 2025 - 12:22
National children’s hospital builder completes only 60% of progressDelay has been confirmed to Public Accounts Committee, which will hold a meeting on the progress of the new hospital on ThursdayThu May 22 2025 - 06:00
Children and teens make up third of alleged child sexual abuse perpetrators, study findsUnexplained changes in children could be sign of abuse, researchers noteWed May 21 2025 - 13:46
HSE health app downloaded by 75,000 people since launchBut there are accessibility challenges with the application, says social think tankTue May 20 2025 - 06:00
Affirming hormone treatment poses ‘greater risk than benefit’ for increasing numbers, says gender service consultantSystem ‘failing our community’, say representative groups for transgender community Sun May 18 2025 - 07:15
Irish College of GPs conference hears 75% of members not taking new medical card patients Gathering in Cork city discusses accessibility of services and meeting the needs of patientsSat May 17 2025 - 19:46
Children’s hospital ‘never-ending saga’, says Opposition after completion delayed until SeptemberProject now estimated to cost €2.2bn, characterised as ‘one of the most botched capital projects in the history of the State’ Sat May 17 2025 - 15:52
Fixing problems after dental treatment in Turkey can cost Irish patients €40,000, says Irish Dental Association‘The most common issue we see is overtreatment,’ says Dr Rory BoydSat May 17 2025 - 06:30
National children’s hospital: Completion delayed until at least SeptemberContractor pledged a new substantial finish date for hospital would be June 2025 – the 14th substantial completion dateSat May 17 2025 - 06:00
Free HRT widely available in pharmacies from June after agreement reached with Department of HealthIncreased one-off grant offered to pharmacists after union talks with departmentFri May 16 2025 - 12:40
Mother ‘devastated’ to be told her young son’s hip operation was not necessary after allPublication is imminent of independent audit report on surgery on childrenThu May 15 2025 - 06:00
Over 2,200 families of children who received hip surgeries over 15 year period written to by CHI and Cappagh Orthopaedic HospitalReport of independent review into surgeries due shortlyWed May 14 2025 - 18:19
Families whose children had hip surgeries sent letters in advance of report publicationTaoiseach says nobody ‘ducking, diving, dodging’ on paediatric hip operation auditTue May 13 2025 - 17:46
HSE chief executive Bernard Gloster to step down next MarchGloster tenders resignation and says he is ‘privileged to serve’ in role over coming monthsTue May 13 2025 - 11:19
CHI unable to move in to national children’s hospital due to continued delaysEarly access to site was supposed to be granted in April to allow operational commissioning to beginMon May 12 2025 - 06:00
More than 11 nurses and midwives assaulted daily, union conference told Nurses call for more security and CCTV amid rise in assaults and abuseThu May 08 2025 - 15:22
Newly-qualified nurses being ‘driven away’ from profession due to high housing costsNurses working in Cork and Dublin spending up to 77% of wages on rentWed May 07 2025 - 19:52
Almost quarter of nurses, midwives saw doctor over work stress, INMO survey findsStaffing was a major concern in terms of staff and patient safety, according to survey of membersWed May 07 2025 - 12:10
Ask the experts: why are suicide rates reaching 20-year lows in Ireland? The latest provisional rate is the lowest for two decadesTue May 06 2025 - 18:34
Hiqa raises ‘significant concerns’ about Dublin disability centre residentsHealth and safety watchdog notified of two serious injury incidents and more than 30 unexplained bruising cases at Dublin 6W centreTue May 06 2025 - 16:14
Number of measles cases 50 times higher last year than in 2023, data showsSexually transmitted infections also rose, Health Protection Surveillance Centre saysFri May 02 2025 - 13:52
Spinal surgeries: 38 children with scoliosis or spina bifida offered treatment abroadScheme to send children to London and New York due to backlog was announced last yearFri May 02 2025 - 10:12
Sunbeds, melanoma and me: ‘I knew the risks but thought it could never happen’Personal trainer admits she used to spend hours on holiday ‘sizzling’ in the sunFri May 02 2025 - 06:06
Mandatory alcohol warning labels could be reconsidered due to tariff impact on industry - HarrisTimeline ‘under consideration’ with eye on US tax impact on drinks industryThu May 01 2025 - 19:58
Seizures of potentially fatal ‘coffin tablet’ up almost 10-fold in five yearsNumber of illegal doses of pregablin has increased by 920% over past five yearsWed Apr 30 2025 - 13:29
Irish people more willing to get vaccines than those in many other countriesIreland ranked 13th globally for acceptance of traditional vaccines, survey findsThu Apr 24 2025 - 06:00
Mater hospital’s emergency department extension delayed by a year due to nursing shortagesHiqa report found 19.7 per cent of positions unfilled on inspectionWed Apr 23 2025 - 13:08
HSE cancels tender for enhanced flu vaccine due to costEnhanced flu vaccines are designed to better protect those aged 65 or older from severe illness and hospitalisationWed Apr 23 2025 - 06:00
Chief medical officer Mary Horgan: ‘People often forget how bad infections were; our memories sometimes are short’ Chief medical officer Mary Horgan on Covid-19, alcohol warning labels, and the goals for her time in officeTue Apr 22 2025 - 06:00
Spinal surgery: Number of procedures carried out on children has ‘not greatly increased’Paediatric spinal taskforce finds there are fewer surgeons operating in the specialismFri Apr 18 2025 - 06:00
‘There wasn’t a dry eye in the house’: Smallest baby ever cared for at Rotunda goes homeMaya Dube weighed just over 400 grams when she was bornThu Apr 17 2025 - 16:30
Free HRT scheme: Why are pharmacists objecting, and what impact will this have?Free hormone replacement therapy was due to be introduced on January 1st, now it’s June 1st - but issues remainThu Apr 17 2025 - 15:08
‘I had all the symptoms of bowel cancer but it wasn’t on their radar because of my age’Kerrie Kennedy endured searing stomach pain. Doctors ruled out a link to her pregnancy, but it still took time to identify the real culpritMon Apr 14 2025 - 06:00
Contraceptive concerns: ‘When I came off the pill, everything became so much better’More and more women are turning away from the pill, as worries grow around side-effects, stoked by misinformation on social mediaSat Apr 12 2025 - 05:00
More children added to spinal surgery waiting list in first three months than operated on Children’s Health Ireland indicates procedures for those with scoliosis and spina bifida, showing 123 surgeries in the first quarter – but 144 added to scheuleFri Apr 11 2025 - 16:47
Temple Street: Taoiseach says removal of CHI board ‘would not help’Labour Party calls for resignation of entire board of Children’s Health IrelandWed Apr 09 2025 - 17:25
More departures from Children’s Health Ireland expected after Hiqa report finds use of springs in surgery ‘wrong’CHI chief Lucy Nugent seeks to assure families of ‘commitment to ensuring that something like this never happens again in our organisation’Wed Apr 09 2025 - 06:15
Spinal surgeries report: The story behind the springs used on childrenImplantation of unapproved springs to treat scoliosis in children occurred without either ethical approval or formal approval from any CHI senior clinical leaderTue Apr 08 2025 - 20:21
Full inquiry urged as spinal surgery report shows Temple Street did not protect children ‘from risk of harm’Scoliosis Advocacy Network and Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Paediatric Advocacy Group say families ‘ringing the alarm bell for years’Tue Apr 08 2025 - 19:37
Temple Street spinal surgeries: Taoiseach says use of unauthorised springs ‘beyond comprehension’Hiqa says failure of controls meant children were not protected from the risk of harmTue Apr 08 2025 - 17:26
Spinal surgeries report by Hiqa: five things we learnt Hiqa report on springs used at Temple Street Children’s Hospital focused on governance at Children’s Health Ireland and hospitalTue Apr 08 2025 - 16:27
HSE declines to confirm that children offered spinal surgeries abroadLegal direction from former minister for health requested the board ‘closely monitor progress’Tue Apr 08 2025 - 06:00
How the spinal surgeries scandal damaged trust between parents and Children’s Health Ireland Hiqa to publish report today into use of unauthorised implants in children at Temple StreetTue Apr 08 2025 - 06:00
HSE spent nearly €23m on private radiotherapy services last yearGaps in services ‘caused by understaffing and under resourcing’Tue Apr 08 2025 - 06:00
‘I had to learn to walk again’: New challenges for people with cystic fibrosis as longevity improves As people with the condition age, they find themselves confronting other diseases Mon Apr 07 2025 - 06:00
More than 200 children awaiting spinal surgery as Minister says ‘trajectory’ improvingLong waiting lists have resulted in unacceptable delays for children with a deteriorating conditionTue Apr 01 2025 - 18:57
