More than 11 nurses and midwives assaulted daily, union conference told
Nurses call for more security and CCTV amid rise in assaults and abuse
HSE
Health service talks on weekend work for more than 10,000 staff deferred
Unions say HSE plan for meeting on rostering up to one-tenth of the workforce clashed with annual conferences
Consultants diverted public patients to private companies, earning €14.2 million in a year, Dáil told
Minister says detailed survey underway of all ‘insourcing’ across HSE
Former minister for children Roderic O’Gorman defends decision not to publish Grace report last year
Fianna Fáil’s John McGuinness renews criticism of inquiry, telling Norma Foley: ‘You cannot walk away from this’
Rotunda Hospital gets additional HSE funds to resolve dispute that left it facing projected €6m deficit
Hospital chairman argued it was being penalised for increasing activity and treating more women
HSE chief wants up to 10% of healthcare staff rostered over weekends by end of June
Bernard Gloster tells conference roster changes would be ‘big part’ of response to trolley challenges
Government and HSE appear to hate doctors, new head of the IMO says
Dr Anne Dee calls out ‘underlying hostility’ towards doctors who are blamed for health service woes
Nicotine pouches in schools: ‘This is heading towards epidemic proportions’
Citing health concerns, some are calling for restrictions on the sale of these widely available products; others say using them can help reduce more harmful practices
Shane Jennings outlines his homecare vision: ‘People want to remain at home and it is cheaper for the taxpayer’
The former rugby player has been putting his energy into expanding Dovida, Ireland’s largest homecare group
Whistleblower at centre providing State accommodation to asylum seekers was told allegation could not be investigated
Hiqa had declined to look into complaints about two centres as these had not been officially designed by Minister
There is no ‘right’ to subvert women’s freedom to have their own events and spaces
UK ruling on meaning of ‘woman’ is reassuring for those alarmed by claims that gender is, somehow, entirely separate from sex and is a social, psychological construct
HSE cancels tender for enhanced flu vaccine due to cost
Enhanced flu vaccines are designed to better protect those aged 65 or older from severe illness and hospitalisation
State has reached crisis of irresponsibility that resonates far beyond Grace’s grim story
Fintan O’Toole: This 30-year debacle should finally bring home to us the reality that official accountability does not exist
Chief medical officer Mary Horgan: ‘People often forget how bad infections were; our memories sometimes are short’
Chief medical officer Mary Horgan on Covid-19, alcohol warning labels, and the goals for her time in office
Supporting new mothers: ‘Crises should not be the trigger for postnatal care’
New campaign Year of Care aims to highlight the particular needs that arise in the first year of motherhood
Whistleblower and families of sex abuse victims not interviewed for latest ‘Brandon’ case report
More than 40 intellectually disabled adults were abused in two HSE facilities in Stranorlar, Co Donegal
Image of Grace clutching her toy keys is a painfully fleeting glimpse of her humanity
Amid more than 2,000 pages of dense legalese and Beckettian obsession with process, there are few glimpses of Grace and even fewer answers
Spinal surgery: Number of procedures carried out on children has ‘not greatly increased’
Paediatric spinal taskforce finds there are fewer surgeons operating in the specialism
Ireland’s free HRT scheme: Why has it been delayed?
Free hormone replacement therapy was due to be introduced on January 1st, now it’s June 1st - but issues remain
‘Grace’ wronged and harmed in many different ways in ‘absolute, abject failure’, HSE chief says
Inquiry finds no evidence of sexual, emotional or physical abuse while woman was in care of family for 20 years
Inquiry into care of ‘Grace’ finds failings by health service and family who looked after her
Commission criticises HSE and health board, but finds no evidence of abuse of woman who has intellectual disabilities
The Irish Times view on the Farrelly Commission report: Grace was failed by the State again and again
The report yet again raises questions about how matters of public interest are investigated and the adversarial and legalistic route often used
Q&A: Who is ‘Grace’ and what happened in her case?
Review into alleged sexual abuse of intellectually disabled woman has taken eight years to conclude
Disability service providers facing funding and governance challenges
Department of Disability says there is a need to better understand and ultimately address the systemic sustainability and stability issues in sector
We called off our wedding because of Fair Deal threat to my home
Scheme subsidising cost of private nursing home care will look at all of a couple’s income and assets, regardless of who owns what
Long Covid sick pay scheme for healthcare staff to be wound down
Minister for Health says 166 healthcare workers currently in receipt of special scheme
Doctors initiate legal action over State’s transgender policy
Clinicians made a formal complaint against HSE over its referral of young people for assessment abroad
Contraceptive concerns: ‘When I came off the pill, everything became so much better’
More and more women are turning away from the pill, as worries grow around side-effects, stoked by misinformation on social media
Spinal surgeries: When no one is responsible or accountable, shocking incidents likely to happen again
Many people with vital expertise and experience just don’t want to be on healthcare boards anymore, because it’s not worth the risk of reputational damage
Boy (13) who sued over circumstances of birth at Co Tipperary hospital settles for €1.8m
The settlement is based on a liability apportionment of 66 per cent against the Health Service Executive
Boy (13) settles action over alleged delay in diagnosis of hip condition for €450,000
Settlement against HSE has been reached without admission of liability
Full inquiry urged as spinal surgery report shows Temple Street did not protect children ‘from risk of harm’
Scoliosis Advocacy Network and Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Paediatric Advocacy Group say families ‘ringing the alarm bell for years’
Efforts to finalise workforce for national children’s hospital continue amid concerns over understaffing
Minister for Health stressed need for workforce requirements for the hospital to be agreed with HSE
Defence and health officials disagree over moving air ambulance out of Athlone
Review finds defence personnel sought alternative site but health stakeholders favoured keeping service at Custume Barracks
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