Easing of Covid restrictions continues as decision on mask mandates looms
Inside Politics: Nphet to discuss protective measures in primary and secondary schools
Ex-Sláintecare chief raised concerns about issues ‘contrary’ to programme prior to exit
Email exchanges between Laura Magahy and health boss Robert Watt released under FoI
Health committee criticises HSE and department over commitment to Sláintecare
Watt and Reid criticised over email on delaying implementation of regional health areas
Health chiefs to be quizzed on Sláintecare and whistleblower revelations
Committee meeting comes amid controversy over accounts of internal conversations in Department of Health
Overhaul needed on ‘paper-based’ health sector records
Covid-19 and HSE cyberattack highlighted ‘basic’ patient data systems
Former Sláintecare council chair will not appear before Oireachtas committee
Executive director also says she will not take part in hearing over resignations
Former Sláintecare chief refuses invite to appear before Oireachtas committee
Laura Magahy said ‘the reasons behind my resignation were outlined’ in letter to Minister
Urgent action needed to tackle ‘cancer’ of hospital waiting lists – Sláintecare council
Taoiseach urged to redouble efforts to implement Sláintecare and transform health service
Donnelly says issues not raised with him before Sláintecare resignations
Róisín Shortall describes changes to oversight of universal health plan as a ‘hostile takeover’
Government support for Sláintecare is ‘unwavering’ - Donnelly
Waiting lists for treatment have lengthened but more hospital beds are being provided, Minister says
Sláintecare advisers seek meeting with Government before disbanding
Group wants to discuss concerns over future of health reforms with party leaders
Sláintecare advisory group to be restructured following resignations
Doran says new group will focus on regionalstructures but asks who will oversee reforms
Sláintecare: Three new elective hospitals and plan to tackle waiting lists set to be announced
Government attempts to restore confidence in reforms amid turmoil
Sláintecare advisory group have ‘thorough’ meeting with health chiefs
Council sought answers about concerns raised by Magahy and Keane in resignations
Big week for Sláintecare as doubts remain over Government appetite for plan
Ministers may ultimately conclude health sector can be reformed without Sláintecare
Coalition told to stop blaming Covid-19 for delay in Sláintecare reforms
No coronavirus in 2017 when changes proposed and considered ‘urgent and necessary’
Sláintecare council seeks to extend term as reforms face serious crisis
Minister to be asked to extend term of office of Sláintecare council until end of year
Magahy cited slow progress in key areas of reform in resignation letter
Sláintecare chief also said HSE wanted to defer implementation of regionalisation
Government has problem with leaking, admits Stephen Donnelly
Taoiseach and Tánaiste warned Cabinet colleagues to stop leaking, says Minister
Sláintecare chiefs urged implementation of regional health structures
Regional structures ‘critical enabler’ of reforms, Magahy and Keane told Donnelly
Sláintecare cracks covered over by Covid starting to show through
Magahy and Keane resignations shrouded in mystery but public cares about waiting lists
Fintan O’Toole: Government cannot walk and chew gum at same time
Sláintecare debacle shows State lacks political will and sense of what to do
McGrath defends Coalition commitment to Sláintecare
Government focus remains on bed capacity and health staff recruitment, says Minister
Paul Reid defends HSE’s commitment to Sláintecare reform plan
HSE chief unaware Magahy and Keane were unhappy with progress until they resigned
Sláintecare committee seeks details on background to resignations
Donnelly also questioned why project not run from Taoiseach’s Department as planned
Senior Sláintecare figures unhappy with delays in implementing changes
Taoiseach to seek meeting with Magahy and Keane ‘to get their perspective’ after resignations
Frustration at slow pace of change forms backdrop to Sláintecare resignations
Progress report on implementation of reforms suggests a number of crucial concerns
The Irish Times view on Sláintecare: a vital plan is again in doubt
The sense of drift, if not outright disarray, surrounding one of the most important reform plans of recent times must be addressed, and fast
Sláintecare resignations ‘show fundamental problems’ with health-reform plan
Ex-HSE chief Tony O’Brien shocked by ‘significant’ resignations of Prof Tom Keane and Laura Magahy
Sláintecare chairman resigns due to unhappiness over delivery of healthcare reforms
Tom Keane says requirements for implementing plan ‘seriously lacking’
Resignations cast shadow over Sláintecare health service reforms
Government insists it is more committed than ever to implementing programme
Head of Sláintecare health reform programme resigns
Coalition ‘more committed than ever before to implementing ... programme of reform’
New scheme aims to help older people stay in their own homes
Programme designed to avoid premature admissions to long-term residential care
Sláintecare action plan includes three new hospitals in Dublin, Cork and Galway
Public-only consultant contracts and hiring 70,000 healthcare staff by 2023 also planned
Target opening of children’s hospital in 2023 ‘very challenging’, says HSE
Covid-19 pandemic and cost issues threaten to delay planned opening of Dublin hospital
HSE expected to spend €2bn on projects over three-year period
All approved schemes set to go ahead despite overspend on children’s hospital
Removing private care from hospitals likely to take considerably longer than expected
Publication of report on implementing the Sláintecare plan has been shelved until autumn
Nurses to hold emergency meeting over pay and staffing levels
INMO warns failure to tackle recruitment and retention issues will hamper health reforms
Sláintecare must not be sacrificed at the altar of Irish politics
Cliff Taylor: Health plan must be given a real chance despite the demands of our system
The Irish Times view on the Sláintecare plan: a strategy that needs a budget
Once again, the Government has weakened a health strategy by failing to specify how it will fund its proposals
Politicians cannot afford to sabotage health reforms
Sláintecare will be best driven by concerned Irish public, not by old-style managerialism
No agreement on Sláintecare funding package
Growing concerns that the HSE deficit could be over €500m for the full year
Irish Times view on Sláintecare appointments: leadership required
Political commitment to health system reform project and spiralling health budget continue to cause concern
Sláintecare job could be Laura Magahy’s toughest challenge yet
Consultant had roles in several high-profile projects, some of which attracted controversy
Director of Sláintecare urged to divest stake in private firm
Laura Magahy owns consultancy firm which received €2.2m from the HSE in 2016
Laura Magahy appointed executive director of Slaintecare
Former director of Temple Bar Properties was also involved with the ‘Bertie Bowl’
The new children’s hospital: what’s taking so long?
The latest completion projection is now late 2021 or early 2022, almost 40 years after the first proposal
Health Service Executive paid consulting firm €2.2m in 2016
Company headed by Laura Magahy worked on diverse health service reform projects
The Digital Hub: the new Googleland alternative?
Since the project’s inception, close to 200 companies have progressed through the Digital Hub, generating thousands of skilled jobs
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