A number of organisations providing services to people with disabilities unhappy they were turned down for special funding by HSE in final weeks of last year
Stigma around HIV ‘still a big challenge’, says senior HSE clinician as 39% of those newly found to have it were late-stage diagnoses
Proposed increase of just over 3,500 to staff numbers is intended to cater for new services and so will not address outstanding issues, unions say
State-funded scheme to provide hormone replacement therapy has been delayed due to issues between Department of Health and pharmacists
Donnelly orders new development funding for Beaumont, Mater and Tallaght be paused until new productivity systems implemented
Parties report steady progress but difficult areas yet to be discussed
Met Éireann warns of cold nights over the coming days with widespread frost and ice and temperatures as low as minus 8
From rows about staffing, waiting lists and cost overruns to resignations of senior staff, heathcare was never far from the news headlines in 2024
HSE commends ‘selflessness of 84 deceased and 30 living organ donors and their families’ who made procedures possible
There could be up to 900 flu cases in hospitals countrywide by end of year, HSE chief clinical director warns, with cases expected to peak in early January
Lisa Niland (19) died in Sligo University Hospital in 2017 three days after collapsing due to severe head pain and dizziness
Target is ‘used as a stick to beat us’, says head of State’s paediatric spinal unit
Almost 2,000 cases of three illnesses notified and EDs have seen significant increases in presentations
The number of notified influenza cases increased by 91 per cent in the past week from 277 to 528 cases for the week ending December 8th
Meals provider Lunch Bag is donating LifeVac devices to schools despite HSE advice that anti-choking devices should not be used due to lack of research on efficacy
HSE to pay 75% of Prof Brian Lenehan’s legal costs for the case
Teenage son of musicians Sinéad O’Connor and Dónal Lunny died by suicide in January 2022
HSE has ‘completely disrespected’ Dublin Fire Brigade ambulance service, council chief Richard Shakespeare says
Son of musicians Sinéad O’Connor and Dónal Lunny absconded from Tallaght University Hospital less than 24 hours before his death on January 7th, 2022
As many as one in 20 schoolchildren in Ireland may have autism or similar developmental issues, studies suggest
Paschal Donohoe accuses party of ‘raid’ – but Pearse Doherty says party would add more money to future funds
Latest figures show 567 cases in Ireland up to November 9th, compared to 18 cases in 2023
Shorter wait times for those in affluent areas highlights two-tier system, says mental health group
With the proportion of elderly people increasing as the population rises, how will the country cope with the health implications of these changing demographics?
Court of Appeal dismisses Catriona Crumlish’s case saying it ‘failed at the first causation hurdle’
Coroner in case to write to HSE to ensure parents are aware of risks associated with use of the baby carriers
Prof Brian Lenehan is challenging his suspension following report on the death of Aoife Johnston in December 2022
Prof Brian Lenehan, suspended in the wake of reports into death of the Co Clare teenager, told the High Court that decision to suspend him lacks reason
Some 170 cases of chickenpox resulted in hospitalisation in 2023, the highest number in recent years
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Measure is part of strategy aimed at eliminating the use of tobacco products and protecting children
Risk of reoccurrence of circumstances that led to death of Aoife Johnston at Limerick hospital still present ‘but I think the risk is less’, says Bernard Gloster
Consultancy firm Ernst and Young was paid a total of €33.5m by health service in 2023 for orders over €100,000
Clare teenager (16) died of meningitis in December 2022 with suspected sepsis that went untreated for more than 12 hours
Voluntary hospitals also warn on cost of boosting cybersecurity and weight of accumulated deficits of more than €340m
Record number last year assisted by Hail which is providing an ‘essential’ service for the State, says chief executive
Family wants unredacted report into death of 16-year-old in University Hospital Limerick in 2022 to be published to highlight ‘its shortcomings’, solicitor says
St James’s Hospital advised Paige Behan to go instead to Holles Street
Industrial action due to begin on September 17th
HSE publishes first report of Opportunistic Case Finding Programme at its national conference on integrated care
Popular scheme for cataract patients reduced by HSE
As key services in education, health, housing and transport struggle with increasing demand, plans are being devised to deal with pressures from rising immigration and people living longer
Alternative phone number to the 112/999 service would seek to reduce pressure on the national emergency phone line
Since its launch earlier this summer, the new service offering hospital care in the comfort of patients’ homes has been used by over 100 people
HSE prepares to ramp up vaccination programmes, including new initiative targeting newborn babies
Dr George Leslie Thomas Prekattil says many doctors are deterred by registration delays and exam scheduling
Health and social care regulator publishes terms of reference of new review into emergency department services in midwest region
Review found safeguarding failures surrounding incident in June last year
Action being taken because HSE has failed to implement recommendations intended to address issues involved, Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation says
Reassignment of former CHI chief Eilísh Hardiman to new position as strategic programme director in April followed ‘mediation process’, documents indicate
WHO upgraded the disease to ‘public health emergency of international concern’ this week
Study finds in many countries the mental health of young people has declined over the past two decades and was made worse by Covid and the measures taken to contain it
Local TDs have expressed concern that there is still no successor in place for outgoing doctor in Ardara, Co Donegal
Decision to postpone scheduled care is ‘abandonment of the people’ in the midwest, says IHCA
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