HSE moves to claw back €30m in undue payments to staff
Overpayments to health service workers amount to about €10m a year, figures show
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Irish health service exceeded agency staff budget by over €250m
Employees hired via agencies can cost about 40 per cent more than directly employed staff, HSE tells PAC
Consultants’ private healthcare in public settings has ‘ceased’, HSE review finds
All regions provided assurance private practice in public settings had ceased, HSE says
HSE considering reimbursing weight-loss drug Mounjaro
State’s approach to weight-loss medications ‘raises important matters of health policy which will require discussions’, says HSE
‘Nobody can survive on the wages we’re getting’: public sector workers strike across the country
Coalition ‘open for negotations’ with unions, says Taoiseach, following action by more than 300,000 workers
Family of late woman (60) settle case over treatment of her abdominal pain
It was claimed Martina Calpin developed sepsis after a procedure in Sligo University Hospital in 2021
What services will be affected by the public sector strike and what will be closed?
More than 300,000 public sector workers are due to strike in the biggest industrial action of its kind since 2009
GLP-1s in Ireland: How weight-loss medications work under the HSE system
Ozempic and Mounjaro are not available for free on medical card or subsidised by the Drugs Payment Scheme
HSE deducted €100,000 from autism charity after governance concerns raised
Autism a Chara, which previously traded as Autism Initiatives Ireland, provides specialist care and support for adults with autism
Nurses stage lunchtime protests at number of hospitals nationwide
Protests are planned in advance of work stoppages that will begin in public health service next week
Small-scale childminders will be able to earn more tax-free under planned budget measure
€15,000 income threshold for Childcare Services Tax Relief set to be increased
AI agents are hacking government agencies. It’s ‘really scary’ for cybersecurity
Existential risk remains a ‘huge leap’, experts say, but concerns are growing over AI capability
Could the Australian health service website hack happen in Ireland?
The incident is the first publicly reported breach of a government website by an AI ‘agent’
Financial deficit in health service could hit €1bn, Dáil Public Accounts Committee hears
Scrapping private practice in public hospitals to cost HSE €140m
Health service to have ‘significant deficit’ at end of year, HSE to tell PAC
Gap between funded service levels and real cost of delivery now ‘increasingly structural’, TDs to hear
Radiologists concerned over patient scans reviewed by unregistered doctors abroad
Patients wishing to pursue complaints ‘may struggle to find a clear pathway’
Inpatient hospital treatment rises just 2% despite 52% spending increase, data shows
Analysis leads Minister for Health to criticise hospitals unable to explain ‘consistently’ poor trolley figures
HSE seeking maximum parking charge of €10 a day ‘in all hospitals’ after rates review
Figures show a 140% increase in car parking revenue since 2021
Saturday hospital unit staffed by consultants saw just five patients over three months
Weekend pilot of acute medical assessment unit reports no improvement in ED patient flow
Measles jab uptake ‘lower than anticipated’ despite efforts to increase coverage
Infectious disease watchdog says a ‘substantial’ communication campaign reached ‘millions of people’
Public dentistry ‘failing to meet needs of children’, says ombudsman
More than 11,000 countrywide on waiting lists for dental or orthodontic care
‘Anxiety, insomnia, paranoia’: HSE warns festivalgoers over mis-sold MDMA tablets
Recent HSE checks identified high-strength MDMA, copycat pills and powders containing different substances of varying strengths
Living and dead cockroaches scattered throughout pub among reasons for FSAI closure order
Food safety watchdog says orders followed evidence of pest activity and poor hygiene
Four HSE regions to lose power over day-to-day spending
Jack Chambers criticises ‘completely ineffective management of the control system’ and ‘really poor performance by certain regions’
HSE apologises to graduate nurses offered jobs at Cork University Hospital ‘in error’
Students, who have been working at CUH, called to meeting this week and told emails sent last month regarding provision of staff roles ‘invalid’
Luxury hotel to reopen on Thursday following recent norovirus outbreak
Glasson Lakehouse in Co Westmeath closed two weeks ago on foot of public health guidance
The HSE has been ordered to destroy some patient records. This is wrong
DPC ordered the HSE to audit stored records and ‘safely destroy any containing personal data that are no longer needed’. But these records have immense value
HSE team set up to address overspend at Naas hospital amid fears of possible €41m deficit
Spending from January to March 2026 suggests a deficit for the year of €41m
Surgeon at centre of concerns about children’s spinal surgery resigns
Departure of Dr Connor Green from Temple Street hospital comes three years after worries were flagged about surgeries he conducted
HSE €580m over-budget at the end of July despite curbs on spending
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says increase in productivity needed to tackle budget overruns
South Dublin hospital gifted to State with plans for new HSE facility on site
Leopardstown Park Hospital in Foxrock opened in 1917 to care for first World War soldiers
HSE fined €645,000 after rotting medical records found amid animal droppings and rubble
Data Protection Commission opened inquiry after people gained unauthorised access to paper records at two disused psychiatric hospitals
Q&A: How will gardaí decide which drug offenders get a second chance under new scheme?
Move has been in the works for years, following a report that recommended health referrals as an option for minor drug offences
More than two-thirds of homecare packages outsourced to third parties, HSE figures show
Change needed if nursing homes not to become default option for older people, Opposition TD says
Hospital management to meet family of dementia patient following social media video
HSE investigating footage appearing to show healthcare worker calling Ita Tobin (83) ‘crazy’
CUH consultants seek independent staffing assessment over patient safety fears
Minister warned of threat to patient safety following ‘years of underfunding’
New figures show thousands of people not getting timely access to cancer care, TD says
Sinn Féin’s David Cullinane says figures released to him indicate areas ‘going in the wrong direction’
HSE decision on Friederich’s ataxia welcome, but highlights ever-present conundrum
Amid demand for best-in-class drugs, the State’s medicine bill is approaching €4bn annually
Friedreich’s ataxia patients await HSE funding decision: ‘It shouldn’t come to money’
Patients and families are calling on the HSE to fund Skyclarys, a treatment they say could help slow progression of the rare disease
New €30m Dublin nursing home lies empty as owners await law change
Healthcare and haulage sectors say they cannot find staff at home while curb on hiring non-EU workers poses challenges to their businesses
Almost 6,000 fewer healthcare staff than officially permitted, HSE says
Gap will close as trainee staff move into regular employment on graduation, officials say, but nurses and doctors express concern
CUH crisis shows State is at difficult crossroads on healthcare funding
Fine line to be walked between staying within budget and ensuring care of patients is not compromised
Dublin care workers’ strike ends after Labour Court recommends letting pay review proceed
Irish Workers Union says action could resume if progress not made
Sláintecare is meant to move us towards universal healthcare, so why has this not happened?
Private health insurance firms are entrenched behind slick advertising, reminding people they will be safeguarded as long as they can pay
Cork University Hospital short more than 1,000 staff, says chief executive
Health Service Executive says hospital operating at a staffing level of 260 above its approved limit as of last month
What are the health risks from synthetic cannabinoids?
Many of these products are advertised, marketed and sold as containing only legal ingredients
Cannabinoids linked to psychosis found in vapes sold in Ireland
HSE says ‘agile legislation’ needed to deal with emergence of new psychoactive substances
Beaumont Hospital chief executive steps down after two years
Anne Coyle to stay on until November to facilitate new leadership transition at north Dublin hospital
FG TDs ask firm behind Friedreich’s ataxia drug to consider compassionate access scheme
Meeting held with representatives from Biogen, which makes drug Skyclarys
Decision-making protocols ‘streamlined’ since death of driver at Kerry rally, inquest told
Eoin McCarthy (22) of Dunmanway, Co Cork, died in February 2022
HSE began ‘enhanced’ support and oversight of Bloomfield following patient care concerns
Independent investigation of Rathfarnham hospital found patients were sworn at and threatened
Hiqa to review tobacco affordability as Irish smoking rates stall
Smoking prevalence has remained at 17 or 18 per cent since 2019 despite increases in tobacco taxes
Treatment for Friedreich’s ataxia should not be reimbursed by HSE, drug group recommends
Disease causes progressive damage to the nervous system with those affected having shorter life expectancy
‘Significant’ Co Meath fish kill exceeds 500
Aftermath observed over 9km stretch but ‘definite line of inquiry’ being followed
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