First group of children evacuated from Gaza to receive medical treatment arrive in Ireland
Eight children, accompanied by carers and siblings, travelled to Dublin on Thursday evening
HSE
More than 600 people hospitalised with Covid, flu and RSV, says HSE
Almost 2,000 cases of three illnesses notified and EDs have seen significant increases in presentations
Four children settle cases over claims they were over-medicated by South Kerry Camhs
HSE pays out €196,000 in cases taken over Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Camhs)
Opening of first medically supervised injection facility marks ‘momentous shift in policy’
Merchants Quay Ireland CEO says facility will save lives, reduce harm and decrease drug-related litter
HSE has more than 200 vacant properties on its books, internal audit finds
Report highlights 21 vacant HSE properties on St Ita’s Hospital campus in Portrane, north Dublin
Mental health in Ireland: ‘Should we not be helping people before they get down to the breakdown stage?’
Generational health: Support services ‘are well hidden and the services are already under pressure’
Audit shows spending of €19m to reduce spinal waiting lists for children was used for purpose intended
Minister told the Seanad in July that funding for spinal services had been allocated ‘far more broadly’ across the Children’s Health Ireland group
Boy (12) secures €1.5m interim payment in settlement of claim alleging deficits in post-birth care
Cranial ultrasound five days after emergency Caesarean section showed difficulties with the baby’s brain cells
Most patients waited more than six hours at emergency department before admission - survey
More than 13 per cent waited more than 24 hours, Hiqa experience survey finds
‘I had let it go too far ... but I had zero pain’: We need to talk about penile cancer
New guide aims to stop men dying due to unawareness and shame
We can’t build our way out of the capacity issues in the health service
We must stop viewing health as ‘a cost to be managed’ and instead understand it as ‘an investment to be made’
Anti-choking devices donated to hundreds of schools despite HSE advising against use
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
Five major Dublin hospitals receive €200m bailout to pay staff before Christmas
The hospitals wrote to the HSE saying they were facing a financial shortfall of more than €100 million
Simulation test using drones to deliver life-saving equipment is a success
Test delivers defibrillator to home where a person could be having a heart attack in about two minutes
Healthcare worker takes case against HSE over disclosure of sexual assault complaint
Worker is seeking an order quashing the HSE’s decision to furnish gardaí with a complaint report and another quashing the Garda vetting bureau’s acceptance of it
HSE chief weighed decision to place University Hospital Limerick clinical director on leave, court hears
Prof Brian Lenehan takes case over being put on leave following death of teenager Aoife Johnston
Prof Donal O’ Shea: ‘The positioning of Ronald McDonald House at the entrance to the new children’s hospital makes me angry’
Prof Donal O’ Shea is the HSE lead on obesity and a regular commentator on the dangers of marketing ‘junk and fast food’ to children
Craft workers’ union Connect the latest to back industrial action in HSE
Result of ballot run over recent weeks endorsed by Connect’s executive on Thursday
More than 80,000 HSE workers including nurses vote for industrial action
Votes raise the prospect of serious disruption to services early in the new year
Lucy Nugent has been appointed new chief executive of Children’s Health Ireland
Appointment follows two senior resignations at CHI as it prepares for completion of new national children’s hospital next year
Irish people will die in significant numbers due to rising temperatures, HSE specialist claims
Healthcare is at climate frontline, notably in emergency departments and at primary care level, conference hears
Two most senior officials at Children’s Health Ireland quit posts
Resignations come at a critical time for organisation, which is preparing for the completion of the new national children’s hospital
Pregnant and seeking asylum: ‘Imagine the journey some of these women have been on’
Coombe hospital-linked Daisy Clinic provides maternity and gynaecological care to pregnant women who are within the international protection system
Woman ordered to pay HSE’s legal costs after claim of delayed breast cancer diagnosis successfully defended
Lawyers for Catriona Crumlish argued sides should pay own costs for High Court and Court of Appeal hearings as case raised important issue
Two complaints about alleged abuse at HSE-run nursing home not investigated, Hiqa finds
Health watchdog publishes report into Cherry Orchard Hospital in Ballyfermot that highlighted a number of areas of non-compliance
Voluntary hospitals warn they may have to choose between paying staff and suppliers amid HSE cash limits
Hospitals say spending restrictions will force them to choose between paying staff, suppliers or Revenue
Hospital asks court to sanction man’s move to nursing home months after being fit for discharge
Man (60s) lacks capacity due to alcohol-related brain condition, court hears
Development of charity-run centre for children with additional needs at risk as Government withholds funding
Kildare National Child Development Centre project stalls as IIP programme closes
If my dad follows my mum into a nursing home will Fair Deal charge us again?
The charge is assessed on the value of assets, not on any specific asset, so HSE will charge on all savings and assets above a certain financial threshold
Bord Pleanála faces questions over health scrutiny of wind farm projects
Two cases have come to light where planning authority advised HSE consultation about wind farms but the health service says it received no notification
Covid-19 left deep scars in Irish society. Those whose lives were lost or upended deserve better
People need, want and deserve a proper accounting of the successes and failures of the handling of the pandemic
Dublin’s crack cocaine epidemic: ‘You get a rush. You come down. And then you have to go again’
Crack cocaine is the new heroin, say addicts and frontline support workers, its use and widespread availability an epidemic that is getting worse
Woman (70s) living in house with dog faeces requires hospital detention, court told
Judge hears woman is ‘very unhappy’ about being in hospital but would be at risk if returned home
Pregnant women enduring domestic violence are afraid to report it, study finds
Fear that children will be taken into care cited as a key reason for not telling maternity hospitals about abuse
‘There has to be a shorter, more compassionate way,’ says woman who considered taking medical negligence case after husband’s death
Doctors, patients and family members are all suffering due to the lengthy and expensive management of clinical negligence claims
Mother of vulnerable teen brings court action against HSE and Tusla
Legal action seeks a declaration that both agencies are in breach of their statutory duties towards the boy
State child care system ‘in crisis’ and vulnerable children are ‘falling through the cracks’
Report of Child Law Project ‘sounds the alarm’ says special rapporteur on child protection
Medics must be trained to recognise signs of human trafficking, conference told
US ambassador says lack of training leads to neglect of the most vulnerable in society
Dublin’s office market driven by demand for space with ESG credentials
Shift from older buildings to sustainable alternatives is supporting prime rents and driving down vacancy rates
HSE denied Supreme Court appeal in case brought by Cavan surgeon over inquiry
Judges said the HSE can ventilate its points at a High Court hearing of the doctor’s case
Gardaí expand Kyran Durnin search from family home to nearby wasteland
Tusla alerted Garda to ‘significant concern’ when Kyran (8) was reported missing in August
HSE employment strategy likely to result in ‘major industrial dispute’ this winter
Fórsa trade union says strategy threatens public service healthcare provision and is balloting for industrial action
Sepsis kills equivalent of population of Bantry every year, medic behind new protocol says
‘Sepsis is a particular risk in acute hospitals but up to 80% of cases arise in the community’ says Irish College of GPs
Family of student (19) who died of brain bleed seek High Court review of Medical Council complaint
Lisa Niland died three days after being brought to Sligo General Hopsital following her collapse in restaurant with severe head pain
Fintan O’Toole: Politicians are in a long-distance relationship with the consequences of their decisions
Take Ireland’s top manufacturer of insulation - not Kingspan, but the HSE. It creates layers of impenetrable padding between political decision-makers and the consequences
Plans for €434m in health savings revised after new Government funding plan agreed during summer
Department of Health says that target is reset to €368m
Nurses say posts in cancer, palliative, paediatric and rehab care being left vacant due to recruitment restrictions
INMO members to commence ballot for industrial action on Monday in protest at employment ceiling introduced in the HSE
More than two-thirds of patients on hospital waiting lists for longer than target time
Over 706,000 on waiting lists at end of September, says National Treatment Purchase Fund
Appointment of UHL executive to new senior role ‘not a promotion’, Donnelly says
Colette Cowan appointed among integrated healthcare area managers in midwest while facing disciplinary proceedings following Aoife Johnston’s death at University Hospital Limerick
Senior Limerick hospital executive appointed to new role under HSE reforms
Colette Cowan to be one of several integrated healthcare managers in midwest region
My child got burned at his check-up. It summed up our crumbling public health system
I haven’t used the word ‘kip’ since I was a teenager, but this was the least suitable place on earth to examine a toddler
Suitable placement still sought for teenage girl who has refused food for 29 days, High Court told
Parents support girl being taken into voluntary care by the Child and Family Agency
Minister for Health still ‘fully expects’ State to take ownership of children’s hospital next year
Stephen Donnelly says commissioning of facility accelerated and staff could move in ‘maybe before final completion date’
HSE focus now on finances rather than patient safety, says nurses’ organisation
Recruitment becoming more difficult, says INMO ahead of lunchtime protests over staff shortages
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