Health Service Executive (HSE)

Ailbe Carter died on September 10th last year in England. His parents say travelling for his treatment added to their trauma

Television: Medical documentary puts positive spin on our health service while patient stories are compelling and honest

Irish Independent’s Adrian Weckler gave evidence into the death of his brother Simon

HSE says a total of 58,482 people had opted out of the scheme by December 31st

NTPF figures show 64 per cent of the 750,000 patients on hospital waiting lists were waiting longer than target times

Greenhouse gas emissions of Irish diet exceed planetary boundaries by 226%, something has to change

Man (21) refusing food for 13 days and has not taken any liquids for 72 hours, court told

HSE ordered to review its minimum criteria for applications for the role

Personal testimonies reveal how inaccessible transport, housing and workplaces are among the day-to-day realities for disabled people

Decades before CervicalCheck controversy, delays were already affecting tests as part of 1980s pilot

Insurers told there no further extension of transitional period for consultants who signed Sláintecare contract

Number hospitalised with flu falls to 692 from 815 the previous week

Uisce Éireann investigating problem affecting around 22,000 customers

New community beds, acute beds and surgical hubs expected to be rolled out next year

Cases rise despite fall in hospitalisations as officials continue to encourage vaccination and mitigation

Maria O’Brien says energy bills for son Harry’s needs place a financial strain on their family

‘Unprecedented’ demand on emergency departments this season with 17 influenza deaths reported to date

Hugh O’Donnell (76) left covered in water and debris and was in distress when found by staff

Paramedic says flames spouting from oxygen cylinder seemed ‘as if they were coming from a flamethrower’

Virus continuing to increase across all indicators but is at ‘very high levels’ among those aged 15 and under

Two key ‘junctures’ need to be arrived at before care for higher-risk pregnancies can resume, says HSE chief

Bloomfield Hospital in Rathfarnham apologises after investigation finds residents were mistreated

Letter from DFI and NDSA to HSE says one large employer from membership identified approximate additional costs of €1.3m

Eilísh Hardiman ran paediatric healthcare group for two five-year terms before dispute after minister sought new chief executive

‘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

Some pills have been found to contain three times the average adult dose, HSE says

National Gender Service psychiatrist Dr Paul Moran says decision is ‘very regrettable’

HSE denies all claims made and says treatment was appropriate

Opportunity to save the life of Aoibheann Fitzgerald was missed, High Court hears

Taoiseach says ‘we will go back and discuss this with the HSE’ but it was never agreed the State should pay

Highest number of cases reported last week were in children aged 0 to 14, who accounted for 1,022 instances

A highly virulent flu strain, slow vaccine uptake and bed shortages among HSE’s problems

Dedalus currently employs 50 people in Maynooth

New measures are designed to protect the elderly and people with disability, in both home and care settings

Eamonn Hoey granted permission to pursue case against planning permission for facility on site of protected structure

Rebecca Price and Pat Kiely were advised to terminate their healthy baby after receiving a misdiagnosis

There could be between 750 and 1,500 hospitalisations from Christmas week, HSE says

Figure is a 25% increase on 2023 and brings to 633 the number of individuals formally identified since 2013

John McNamara, presiding coroner at Limerick coroner’s court, said Niamh McNally’s death was a ‘tragic and rare event’

Tusla warned Government that system would require ‘significant’ redevelopment to ensure preservation