Insourcing curbs were always going to affect patients, but HSE region’s warnings were stark
Insourcing drove down waiting lists but came at a high cost, along with concerns over governance and ‘perverse incentives’
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A close look at one of the new surgical hubs in Ireland: ‘Low complexity, high volume’
Purpose-built complex with four operating theatres and two minor procedures rooms is a much-needed extension for five hospitals
HSE drug delay a devastating blow to people with Friedreich’s ataxia
Skyclarys is approved in several European countries and has been shown to extend and enrich lives
Anorexia after 40: She would say, ‘I’m no good. You don’t deserve a mother like me’
Eating disorders among older people are less documented and less visible, with fewer support structures in place
Small and perfect: How a ‘game-changer’ refurb transformed this 3ft tall woman’s life
Following a transformative resizing of her home, Elizabeth McEvoy gets to do all the things that others take for granted
Consultants’ pay: Higher earning figures mean more work in a stretched system
Real issue for the HSE is not excessive pay but persistent failure to recruit enough consultants
Coombe at 200: ‘Back then women just had their babies, but now there is so much more to it’
Louise Egan, the first baby born in the maternity hospital’s current premises, and her mother celebrate the Coombe’s 200th anniversary
Teenager who declined cancer treatment has capacity to make decisions on medical care, court rules
Tusla went to High Court in May after concerns were raised regarding welfare of girl diagnosed with stage 4 vaginal cancer
Nothing new about refusal to give pregnant women pain relief
Challenges of pandemic birth made me choose elective c-sections thereafter
Family of man who took his own life in hospital settles action for €1m
Review recommends mental health staff receive training on suicide prevention and protocol for new admissions
‘I was begging for pain relief but they said I wasn’t dilated enough’: Women query HSE maternity service guidelines
‘I don’t think anyone would say paracetamol is sufficient when it comes to real, genuine labour pain’
HSE’s €40m land deal, and tax inheritance rules for child-free couples
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HSE closing in on €40m purchase of landmark Dublin 4 property
State’s health authority assembling large and valuable land bank next to St Vincent’s University Hospital
Dublin office market bounces back in second quarter
The biggest letting during the quarter was State Street’s Grand Canal Quay deal, at 78,000 sq ft
‘Lifeline’ service for older people in south Dublin faces closure after more than six decades
Walkinstown Social Service Centre, running since 1965, faces closure as religious founders say they can no longer maintain it
HSE to examine whether money provided to any funded organisation was sent abroad
Health service tells Oireachtas committee of review of governance and financial records at autism charity
How often to apply sunscreen, symptoms of heat exhaustion and safety tips for Ireland’s hot spell
From sunburn to heat exhaustion, it’s important to take care during hot weather spells
Increase in public services complaints should be wake-up call for Government
It’s time for real accountability for those managing these failing services
Seán McCague and dementia: he would say ‘the computer’s not working as well as it used to’
Five daughters of the former Monaghan country manager and GAA president are leading a campaign for clubs to step up for those with dementia
Mother takes High Court challenge over potential years-long delay to autistic son’s care
Health Service Executive not in a position to provide certain services for four-year-old boy until 2033, says parent
HSE clinical director rejects concerns raised by obstetrician about labour guidelines
Former National Maternity Hospital master Peter Boylan described the concept of a latent phase of labour as ‘dangerous’
Young people rely on friends and family over online mental health resources, survey finds
Over one third of survey group had experience with mental health conditions, with 62% having accessed services
Women are being put in danger by Ireland’s new guidelines on labour
As an obstetrician, I know the harmful concept of a ‘latent phase’ of labour puts women and their babies at risk
Nurses and midwives at Limerick maternity hospital striking over ‘unsafe’ staffing levels
INMO says cut to frontline posts has been ‘catastrophic for a hospital already under significant pressure’
Irish woman on board hantavirus-hit cruise ship ‘surprised’ she didn’t become infected
Anne Lane (79) and a travel companion were quarantined for six weeks at HSE facility following outbreak of deadly virus
Former Labour Court chief engaging with top management in HSE South West after concerns raised
Senior managers sent letters to national Health Service Executive leadership setting out concerns
How does a heatwave affect the body?
Who is most vulnerable in hot weather and how to protect yourself as temperatures soar
Irish on hantavirus-hit cruise ship released safely from 42-day quarantine
Pair spent a month on Portrane isolation facility before remaining at home for two further weeks
Patient safety risks remain at Limerick hospital despite improvements, Hiqa warns
Watchdog says overcrowding and capacity pressures continue despite opening of new 96-bed block
TDs seek extra scrutiny of Bill removing three-day wait for abortion over fear of backlash
Some Government TDs argue at Oireachtas health committee that pushing Bill through rapidly could cause divisions
Health service recorded deficit of €400m to end of May, committee hears
There was a significant overspend in HSE’s pay budget, chief executive Anne O’Connor says
Hot weather warning as Ireland set for temperatures of up to 30 degrees this week
Hot spell comes amid heatwave in Europe, with some countries facing highs of above 40
HSE paying €2m per year to firm for help challenging insurers over unpaid bills
Dáil’s public spending watchdog hears publicly funded hospitals have written off millions in payments for patients with health insurance
Hospitals write off millions as health insurers decline to pay invoices
Politicians on Dáil PAC express strong concern as revenue forgone at a time of financial strain for the health sector
‘One of the best people’: 23 character references for convicted child exploiter released
Submission of pre-sentencing character letters for people convicted of crimes is a common but more veiled practice
Carroll MacNeill plans in-house HSE ‘agency’ staff to reduce payouts to outside companies
Health service’s expenditure on agency workers reached €903.4 million last year
Ireland’s low-risk alcohol guidelines may need to be reviewed, research finds
‘Minimal’ difference in the risk of alcohol-related harm between men and women, Hiqa review finds
Deaf-blind man in High Court seeking legal aid to pursue discrimination case
David Eccles is taking WRC case over HSE’s refusal to provide him with supports to learn Braille
Children’s healthcare failings in Ireland laid bare by new HSE audit
Families have long raised concerns about deterioration in children awaiting procedures
If Jennifer Carroll MacNeill means what she says about women’s choice, she needs to fund it
It’s very difficult to have a conversation which begins with a threat to the hospital’s funding
From the HSE to Church of Ireland dean: ‘I took a huge salary cut, but I’ve never been happier’
‘Sitting in meetings would have killed me’ says Canon Tom O’Brien of his unlikely career change
‘An everybody issue’: How drug-related intimidation affects all areas, urban and rural
Report reveals scale of the problem and highlights the help that is available
‘I felt nobody had my back’: What the Rotunda row says about public v private maternity care
Mothers and medical professionals share their views as differences between public and private maternity care in the State are brought into sharp focus
Tensions come to fore over drive towards single-tier healthcare
Inside Politics: Meanwhile, political focus on controversial Ireland-Israel matches as, elsewhere, the World Cup kicks off
Removing private practice in public hospitals under new contracts ‘inadequately monitored’
Rostering of consultants to work Saturdays or evenings via latest arrangements remains low, HSE auditors say
Public or private? Share your experience of maternity care in Ireland
Tell your story: did you choose public or private maternity care – and why?
Eight women under private care by public-only consultants at Rotunda to switch doctors
State’s busiest maternity hospital backed down in dispute over private care
Striking theatre staff say settling pay claim would save HSE substantial agency costs
Dozen elective cardiac operations cancelled because of action by specialist perfusionists
Rotunda Hospital board agrees to Minister’s demands over public-only consultants
Board has backed down following stand-off with Government and will comply with terms of public-only consultant contract
Key hospital operating theatre staff at five Irish hospitals to strike tomorrow
Perfusionists operate machinery that performs heart and lung functions during surgery
Rotunda backs down in standoff over consultants taking private work
Maternity hospital’s board to ‘bring its arrangements into line with Government policy’
‘To the passersby we were just your average Irish family with two kids splashing, jumping, eating sand’
Innovation programme draws on frontline staff for ways to improve health service
Taoiseach warns Rotunda board to ‘reflect’ on public contracts decision
Minister of State Robert Troy says there must be ‘consequences’ if public contracts not implemented
All pregnant women should get continuity of care – not just those who can pay for it
Days of the consultant being on-call for the labour ward from home need to be consigned to history, too
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