Cheaper to send cervical smear samples to England than train staff, officials said
Decades before CervicalCheck controversy, delays were already affecting tests as part of 1980s pilot
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Women to face curbs on private maternity care access from next week
Insurers told there no further extension of transitional period for consultants who signed Sláintecare contract
Flu cases among people aged 65 and older up by almost 25% over past week
Number hospitalised with flu falls to 692 from 815 the previous week
Christmas under boil-water notice possible for Wexford town as issues continue
Uisce Éireann investigating problem affecting around 22,000 customers
Improved disability and youth mental health services among commitments in HSE’s 2026 plan
New community beds, acute beds and surgical hubs expected to be rolled out next year
Emergency departments face unprecedented demand, but drop in people presenting with flu
Cases rise despite fall in hospitalisations as officials continue to encourage vaccination and mitigation
Flu: More than 1,000 people expected in hospital with peak projected for Christmas week
‘Unprecedented’ demand on emergency departments this season with 17 influenza deaths reported to date
Elderly patient injured when hospital ceiling collapsed on his bed, court hears
Hugh O’Donnell (76) left covered in water and debris and was in distress when found by staff
Elderly patient died in ambulance engulfed by fire in seconds, inquest told
Paramedic says flames spouting from oxygen cylinder seemed ‘as if they were coming from a flamethrower’
Flu cases: 17 deaths so far this winter, figures show
Virus continuing to increase across all indicators but is at ‘very high levels’ among those aged 15 and under
Portiuncula hospital will not admit high-risk pregnancies for ‘some time’
Two key ‘junctures’ need to be arrived at before care for higher-risk pregnancies can resume, says HSE chief
Patients in Dublin mental health hospital left in soiled clothes, slapped and threatened
Bloomfield Hospital in Rathfarnham apologises after investigation finds residents were mistreated
Some State funded disability bodies warn over service curtailment due to auto-enrolment costs
Letter from DFI and NDSA to HSE says one large employer from membership identified approximate additional costs of €1.3m
Former Children’s Health Ireland chief takes up new HSE regional job on same salary of €184,000
Eilísh Hardiman ran paediatric healthcare group for two five-year terms before dispute after minister sought new chief executive
Flu jab uptake among HSE healthcare workers ‘dismal’ with only 29% vaccinated
‘Maybe staff are not standing in solidarity with patients as much as we could be, and that’s a tricky thing to say,’ Medical Council president says
HSE warns over high-strength MDMA in circulation this Christmas
Some pills have been found to contain three times the average adult dose, HSE says
Transgender care waiting list to close due to resource pressures
National Gender Service psychiatrist Dr Paul Moran says decision is ‘very regrettable’
Boy (11) settles High Court action over his birth at Cork hospital for €4m
HSE denies all claims made and says treatment was appropriate
Limerick hospital apologises for failings in care that led to baby girl’s death
Opportunity to save the life of Aoibheann Fitzgerald was missed, High Court hears
Patients face €20 charge for blister pack medication previously covered by State, says Doherty
Taoiseach says ‘we will go back and discuss this with the HSE’ but it was never agreed the State should pay
Number of people hospitalised with flu increases by almost 60% in two weeks
Highest number of cases reported last week were in children aged 0 to 14, who accounted for 1,022 instances
Flu strain H3N2: how prepared is the HSE for a winter surge?
A highly virulent flu strain, slow vaccine uptake and bed shortages among HSE’s problems
New measures to strengthen safeguarding for vulnerable adults to be approved by Cabinet
New measures are designed to protect the elderly and people with disability, in both home and care settings
Healthcare software provider Dedalus to create 100 jobs in Ireland over four years
Dedalus currently employs 50 people in Maynooth
Businessman launches High Court challenge to Baggot Street Hospital primary care centre
Eamonn Hoey granted permission to pursue case against planning permission for facility on site of protected structure
Couple who had termination after wrongful advice highlight ‘years of extraordinary pain’
Rebecca Price and Pat Kiely were advised to terminate their healthy baby after receiving a misdiagnosis
‘Challenging’ winter flu season could see surge in hospitalisations around Christmas time
There could be between 750 and 1,500 hospitalisations from Christmas week, HSE says
Sixty-seven human trafficking victims identified by gardaí in 2024
Figure is a 25% increase on 2023 and brings to 633 the number of individuals formally identified since 2013
Verdict of medical misadventure recorded in death of teen Niamh McNally at UHL
John McNamara, presiding coroner at Limerick coroner’s court, said Niamh McNally’s death was a ‘tragic and rare event’
Mother and baby home records held in database ‘not fit for purpose’
Tusla warned Government that system would require ‘significant’ redevelopment to ensure preservation
Second hospital chief executive salary breaches public pay scale
The Department of Public Expenditure asked the HSE to examine salaries of voluntary hospitals after issue emerged in Limerick
Our psychology services are overwhelmed. It doesn’t have to be like this
Primary care psychology is a reservoir of human suffering and missed opportunities
‘It was terrifying because he was tiny’: Mother recalls infant son’s brushes with RSV
Conaill McGrath had to attend hospital three times due to the virus in the first year of his life
Almost a third of newly qualified doctors from Irish universities move abroad
Less than half of doctors who leave Ireland return within ten years, new census figures indicate
Health service worker awarded almost €87,000 in sexual harassment case
Complaints of repeated harassment by senior pharmacist against junior staff took place over one-year period
‘There were so many little failings’: The patients improving Ireland’s health system
Health service users’ experiences of issues such as systems and medical teams not talking to each other, never mind patients, motivates them to drive change
Doctor highlighted in Irish Times investigation suspended from practising
Dr Asif Ali among 11 practitioners who faced serious sanctions in UK but remained registererd in Ireland
Pay review in major hospitals to follow Limerick CEO salary disclosure
Health Department told public expenditure officials salary rate of St John’s Hospital CEO was ‘news to us’
‘Significant’ staffing shortages in stroke units, report finds
National Office of Clinical Audit reports 13 per cent increase in hospital stroke admissions
Boy settles legal action with HSE over alleged arm injury at birth for €905,000
Court heard baby suffered injury due to shoulder dystocia, resulting in left Erb’s palsy
Concerns raised about ability to reduce spinal waiting lists due to increasing demand
Recent taskforce meeting spoke about ‘no improvement from the start of the year’
Limerick hospital expansion at risk over chief executive pay row
Tensions between St John’s Hospital board and HSE have increased in recent months
‘We expect nothing other than full compliance’: Inside the row over a hospital boss’s pay
Accusations of ‘unreasonable and unwarranted conduct’ – and risk to patients – amid pay scale dispute
Maynooth University officially launches new school of nursing
Nursing school currently has 27 undergraduates, with number of students due to rise to 100 within four years
Increasing number of younger women diagnosed with breast cancer, committee told
Demand for cancer services on rise due to ageing population and growing complexity of treatment
Woman flagged for sepsis but not given medication in time died of respiratory failure
Leona Cusack (33) only received ‘narrow’ spectrum of antibiotics in ‘breach’ of HSE protocols, inquest hears
Woman claims she was forced to give up child for adoption while in mother and baby home
‘Very vulnerable individual’, who is now a pensioner, settles case in High Court
Loss of up to €7m on medical devices a ‘defining collapse’ in HSE governance, says chief
‘People failed at their jobs’ after authorising payments without checking goods had been received, Bernard Gloster said
Man who claimed he developed autism due to care at birth settles court action for €1.5m
Brian Naughton (19), who has an intellectual disability and is non-verbal, sued HSE through his mother
HSE could face ‘an overall loss’ of between €5m-€7m from dealing with one supplier
Public Accounts Committee to be told there is no hope of recovering losses
HSE spends tens of thousands each year to bury those without family, figures show
Services deal with cases of homeless individuals who die in acute hospitals
One day we will have redress schemes for the children failed by Ireland’s care system
We must stop outsourcing the care of vulnerable young people
‘My children would be alive if I knew about my wife’s illness’
Bereaved call for changes to mental health patient confidentiality following killings
HSE warns Limerick hospital of ‘significant risk’ if chief executive pay not reduced
Emer Martin and board of St John’s Hospital warned breach of public pay scale could have repercussions for pensions
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