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Harvey Morrison Sherratt’s mother says report alleging mistaken palliative label is ‘huge shock’
Harvey Morrison Sheratt (9), who died in July, waited years for spinal surgery
Ban on nicotine pouches under consideration amid use by youngsters
Schools and teachers note use of products among children
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has taken on the hospital boards. There can only be one winner
Attempts of Minister for Health to impose some sort of discipline on State’s voluntary hospitals is a battle about who should be in control
Almost €150m spent on preparations for new National Maternity Hospital
Design team fees for the project now exceed €36m, Dáil Public Accounts Committee told
HSE to be required to take on clinical placement students in plans to combat under-resourced areas
‘We may have a fight on our hands,’ HSE boss Bernard Gloster says as number of speciality staff increases ‘exponentially’
Concerns raised about ability to reduce spinal waiting lists due to increasing demand
Recent taskforce meeting spoke about ‘no improvement from the start of the year’
‘We expect nothing other than full compliance’: Inside the row over a hospital boss’s pay
Accusations of ‘unreasonable and unwarranted conduct’ – and risk to patients – amid pay scale dispute
Pharmacies must display clear information about cost of services from December
New guidance comes following lengthy negotiations between department and sector earlier this year over HRT provision
Tackle nitrous oxide use among children and young people, report recommends
Legally available drug can cause neurological damage and frostbite burns
Stephen Donnelly swoops to the rescue of UK healthcare citing his triumphs in Ireland
Plus: man with great flat aghast at 'Lilliputian' flats and a failed tax rebellion to keep an eye on
At least 1,000 new GPs required to maintain patient ratios, says representative group
Care of ageing population the greatest challenge facing the health service in next five years, says ICGP
Health Minister not ruling out extra hospital to solve HSE Mid West overcrowding
State’s health watchdog recommends three options for improving patient safety in the region
Why are women still treated as a statistical anomaly in health research?
I remember a doctor discussing the “challenging” recovery that follows a Caesarean, as though launching a human skull through the birth canal was mere lady stuff
Health service to get record €27.4bn for extra beds and 3,300 more staff
Chambers says there will be 220 additional acute beds but greater focus on productivity in health sector next year
Budget 2026: Tax cuts for developers of cost-rental apartments considered
Budget 2026: Measures geared towards boosting construction, but talks on childcare package go down to wire
Basic income support scheme for artists to be made permanent and opened to new entrants in budget
Negotiations down to the wire, with five big-spending departments yet to agree their budget allocations
Third-level student fees ‘to be cut by €500 permanently in Budget’
Another €12 weekly rise in core welfare payments in doubt as talks go down to wire
‘My children would be alive if I knew about my wife’s illness’
Bereaved call for changes to mental health patient confidentiality following killings
Almost 75% of Ireland’s radiation machines need to be replaced, group finds
Concerns about ‘substandard care’ as breakdown of older equipment interrupts treatment
The drivers of obesity that also come with climate impacts
Thinking in a Climate Emergency: ultraprocessed foods are a leading cause of rising rates of obesity
Children’s Health Ireland to be folded into HSE
Move follows months of controversy, notably relating to orthopaedic and spinal services
Jordan chosen as route to evacuate sick Gaza children to Ireland in ‘imminent’ operation
It is understood around 11 children have been identified for an upcoming third evacuation mission
Income thresholds for student grants could rise to €150,000 per household
Government considering proposal to reduce VAT rate on new apartments
How a car crash in Dublin 4 drove public-sector CEO salaries higher
Resignation of EirGrid chief has had downstream consequences for Government over top-level pay
Minister for Health briefed on Drogheda hospital concern weeks before patients
Patients advised of file reviews 11 weeks after HSE raised it with department, Labour’s Ged Nash says
State paid over €400m to private emergency accommodation providers in three months
McEnaney Group was paid €19 million for providing accommodation to refugees and homeless
New financial safeguards planned for national maternity hospital project
Government seeks to implement lessons learned from national children’s hospital construction
Minister for Health will not attend hospital consultants’ annual conference
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill’s meeting in March with the senior clinicians’ association was described as ‘tense’
Dr Pat O’Mahony obituary: Vet who played key role in rebuilding Ireland’s reputation as a safe food producer
Colleagues described him as an inspirational and visionary leader with a strong intellect
Pharmacy sector to receive additional €75m under new agreement with State
Pharmacists will be able to prescribe medication for a number of common conditions under agreement
Why is there an inquiry into the use of epilepsy drug sodium valproate?
Inquiry relates to historical licensing and use of drug for women of childbearing age
Doubts grow that planned State elective hospitals will be built before 2030s
Minister did not secure sufficient funding to pay for all key health projects, says Sinn Féin
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