State 'can't afford' disability costsThe State cannot afford to widen eligibility to two allowances for disabled people as advised by the Ombudsman, according to …Wed Feb 06 2013 - 00:00
Doctor seeks right to anonymityDoctors called to fitness to practise inquiries before the Medical Council should no longer be publicly identified unless found…Tue Feb 05 2013 - 00:00
Reilly fast-tracked project at Wexford hospital despite listing as non-priorityThe upgrading of a hospital in Minister for Public Expenditure Brendan Howlin’s constituency was not a priority for the Department…Mon Feb 04 2013 - 00:00
Thalidomide survivors warned about legal actionIrish survivors of thalidomide have been warned their decision to take legal action against the drug’s manufacturer could cost…Mon Feb 04 2013 - 00:00
Deductions from long-term care residents were illegal and wrongANALYSIS: The question now is whether residents of other institutions are entitled to compensationMon Feb 04 2013 - 00:00
Complaint about doctor's treatment of participant on weight loss TV showA patient advocacy group has complained to the Medical Council about weight-loss specialist Dr Eva Orsmond’s treatment of an …Mon Feb 04 2013 - 00:00
Illegally charged care home residents to receive €8mMore than 500 people with intellectual disabilities who were illegally charged by the State for their care are to receive €8 …Mon Feb 04 2013 - 00:00
Reilly approves costly CF drugMinister for Health James Reilly has given his approval for a new cystic fibrosis drug despite concerns expressed by his officials…Sat Feb 02 2013 - 00:00
Minister approves CF drug despite concerns over costMinister for Health James Reilly has given his approval for a new cystic fibrosis drug despite concerns expressed by his officials…Sat Feb 02 2013 - 00:00
Price of CF drug may be health cuts elsewhereANALYSIS: It comes as no surprise that the decision of Minister for Health James Reilly to make the cystic fibrosis drug Kalydeco…Sat Feb 02 2013 - 00:00
The sound of junior doctors cracking under the strainIRISH LIVES: It is 9am on Wednesday, and Anthony O’Connor, a medical registrar at St James’s Hospital in Dublin, is beginning…Sat Feb 02 2013 - 00:00
Bereft family angered at unanswered questions over 'preventable' deathAfter seven years, the Actons continue to seek an inquiry, but without successThu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
Tallaght hospital apology for 'unnecessary' fatalityTallaght hospital has apologised to a Dublin family over the “unnecessary” death of their father in the hospital seven years …Thu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
Patients at serious risk of infection in six hospitals, health watchdog audit revealsPatients are at serious risk of infection in almost half the hospitals tested for hygiene by the State’s health watchdog, new…Thu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
Family questions: When patients dieThe death of Savita Halappanavar in a Galway hospital last October shone a light on the issue of what happens when patients die…Thu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
Poor hygiene 'puts patients at risk'Poor handwashing practices in many Irish hospitals is putting patients at risk of infection, according to new reports published…Wed Jan 30 2013 - 00:00
Consumers clued in to generic drugs, but most unaware of Government initiativesAwareness and acceptance of generic medicines are growing as consumers become more cost-conscious in their drug purchases, new…Tue Jan 29 2013 - 00:00
Colorectal screening for cancer introducedThe long-promised national colorectal-cancer screening programme has finally been introduced, without the usual fanfare that …Tue Jan 29 2013 - 00:00
Regulation urged over decision to resuscitateLegislation is needed to regulate the circumstances in which nursing homes can decide not to resuscitate a critically ill resident…Fri Jan 25 2013 - 00:00
Minister may scrap board developing national children's hospital projectMinister for Health James Reilly has left the 12 vacant seats on the board developing the new national children’s hospital unfilled…Fri Jan 25 2013 - 00:00
Standards at Leitrim home criticisedA report by the Health Information and Quality Authority has severely criticised standards at a privately-run nursing home in…Thu Jan 24 2013 - 00:00
Call for mandatory nurse-patient ratiosMandatory nurse-patient ratios need to be introduced to guarantee patient safety in the health service, according to the Irish…Thu Jan 24 2013 - 00:00
Strategies set to tackle young male suicideSuicide rates among young men could be reduced by restricting access to the means for self-harm, a new report suggestsWed Jan 23 2013 - 00:00
Support grows for generic drugsThere is growing public awareness and support for the use of cheaper generic drugs in the health system, according to a new survey…Wed Jan 23 2013 - 00:00
Brussels approval may see new meningitis B vaccine in IrelandParents’ fears of their child contracting meningitis may become a thing of the past following a decision by the European Commission…Wed Jan 23 2013 - 00:00
Food safety board cannot meet as positions left unfilledSeven positions on the Food Safety Authority of Ireland’s board remain unfilled, as the State body deals with one of its biggest…Wed Jan 23 2013 - 00:00
Is everything you think you know about running wrong?When it comes to running, everything you ever knew is wrongTue Jan 22 2013 - 00:00
HSE looking at 14 cases of doctors charging patients for blood testsComplaints have been made against 14 GPs for charging patients for blood tests, Minister of State at the Department of Health…Tue Jan 22 2013 - 00:00
Urgent need to tackle smoking among poorThe State is losing the war against smoking and needs to radically rethink its approach, the incoming chairman of the Irish Cancer…Mon Jan 21 2013 - 00:00
Reilly to extend graduate schemeMinister for Health James Reilly has signalled his intention to extend the controversial graduate recruitment scheme for nurses…Sun Jan 20 2013 - 00:00
April inquiry may be extended if hospital and husband call their own witnessesThe full inquest into the death of pregnant woman Savita Halappanavar in University Hospital Galway is scheduled to last for …Sat Jan 19 2013 - 00:00
Hospital staff 'distressed' by case leaksStaff at the hospital where Savita Halappanavar died are suffering “significant distress” as a result of the leaking of confidential…Sat Jan 19 2013 - 00:00
Lower pay fails to attract nursesNursing unions have described the HSE’s decision to extend a deadline for its graduate nurse recruitment scheme as evidence of…Fri Jan 18 2013 - 00:00
Savita inquest opens in GalwayThe leaking of confidential information provided to the inquest into the death of Savita Halappanavar is causing “significant…Fri Jan 18 2013 - 00:00
Children showing heart risk factorsIrish children as young as 10 years old are showing significant risk factors for heart disease, according to new research.Thu Jan 17 2013 - 00:00
A master at keeping the show on the roadPROFILE: Rhona Mahony, for all her protestations, is anything but run of the millSat Jan 12 2013 - 00:00
Some 40,000 to lose medical cardsMedical cards are to be removed from 40,000 people and more drugs are to be delisted from the medical card scheme under further…Fri Jan 11 2013 - 00:00
Eight-month limit set on wait for treatmentNo adult will have to wait more than eight months for hospital treatment, according to a target in the Health Service Executive…Fri Jan 11 2013 - 00:00
Service plan shows further €721m in cutbacks planned for health service budget this yearANALYSIS: Predicting where the axe will fall has become something of a perennial activity in the health service, where budget…Fri Jan 11 2013 - 00:00
Nurses' union worried about staffing levelsThe Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation says it will be seeking confirmation from the HSE that safe staffing levels will be…Fri Jan 11 2013 - 00:00
40,000 to lose medical cards in latest HSE cutbacksMedical cards are to be removed from 40,000 people and more drugs are to be delisted from the medical card scheme under further…Fri Jan 11 2013 - 00:00
HSE to take measures over trolleysExtra staff are being recruited and beds reopened as the health service struggles to cope with a surge in emergency admissions…Thu Jan 10 2013 - 00:00
Reilly selected only one of 40 applicants for board of State health watchdogOnly one person out of the 40 who applied to Minister for Health James Reilly for a place on the board of the State health watchdog…Thu Jan 10 2013 - 00:00
Four positions on Hiqa board not filled by ReillyFour positions on the board of the Health Information and Quality Authority have been left unfilled by Minister for Health James…Thu Jan 10 2013 - 00:00
HSE plan to reduce waiting timesNo adult will have to wait more than eight months for hospital treatment, according to a target in the HSE’s service plan for…Thu Jan 10 2013 - 00:00
GPs threaten to cut servicesGPs are threatening to stop delivering the flu vaccine and to withdraw from cervical cancer screening programmes unless the Government…Wed Jan 09 2013 - 00:00
Numbers treated by sex assault unit up 3%Record numbers of patients are being treated at the State’s main unit for treating victims of sexual assault at the Rotunda Hospital…Tue Jan 08 2013 - 00:00
Coalition divides up blood board positionsFine Gael and Labour have divided up between them appointments on a key State board while ignoring applications made by the public…Mon Jan 07 2013 - 00:00
Unfilled positions leave blood service weakANALYSIS: Selective and partial appointments to the board raise concerns over competence gapsMon Jan 07 2013 - 00:00
Róisín Shortall: No regretsNo regrets, then. Three months after her shock resignation, Róisín Shortall looks back on her turbulent spell in Government with…Sat Dec 29 2012 - 00:00
