If my dad follows my mum into a nursing home will Fair Deal charge us again?
The charge is assessed on the value of assets, not on any specific asset, so HSE will charge on all savings and assets above a certain financial threshold
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Bord Pleanála faces questions over health scrutiny of wind farm projects
Two cases have come to light where planning authority advised HSE consultation about wind farms but the health service says it received no notification
Covid-19 left deep scars in Irish society. Those whose lives were lost or upended deserve better
People need, want and deserve a proper accounting of the successes and failures of the handling of the pandemic
Dublin’s crack cocaine epidemic: ‘You get a rush. You come down. And then you have to go again’
Crack cocaine is the new heroin, say addicts and frontline support workers, its use and widespread availability an epidemic that is getting worse
Woman (70s) living in house with dog faeces requires hospital detention, court told
Judge hears woman is ‘very unhappy’ about being in hospital but would be at risk if returned home
Pregnant women enduring domestic violence are afraid to report it, study finds
Fear that children will be taken into care cited as a key reason for not telling maternity hospitals about abuse
‘There has to be a shorter, more compassionate way,’ says woman who considered taking medical negligence case after husband’s death
Doctors, patients and family members are all suffering due to the lengthy and expensive management of clinical negligence claims
Mother of vulnerable teen brings court action against HSE and Tusla
Legal action seeks a declaration that both agencies are in breach of their statutory duties towards the boy
State child care system ‘in crisis’ and vulnerable children are ‘falling through the cracks’
Report of Child Law Project ‘sounds the alarm’ says special rapporteur on child protection
Medics must be trained to recognise signs of human trafficking, conference told
US ambassador says lack of training leads to neglect of the most vulnerable in society
Dublin’s office market driven by demand for space with ESG credentials
Shift from older buildings to sustainable alternatives is supporting prime rents and driving down vacancy rates
HSE denied Supreme Court appeal in case brought by Cavan surgeon over inquiry
Judges said the HSE can ventilate its points at a High Court hearing of the doctor’s case
Gardaí expand Kyran Durnin search from family home to nearby wasteland
Tusla alerted Garda to ‘significant concern’ when Kyran (8) was reported missing in August
HSE employment strategy likely to result in ‘major industrial dispute’ this winter
Fórsa trade union says strategy threatens public service healthcare provision and is balloting for industrial action
Sepsis kills equivalent of population of Bantry every year, medic behind new protocol says
‘Sepsis is a particular risk in acute hospitals but up to 80% of cases arise in the community’ says Irish College of GPs
Family of student (19) who died of brain bleed seek High Court review of Medical Council complaint
Lisa Niland died three days after being brought to Sligo General Hopsital following her collapse in restaurant with severe head pain
Fintan O’Toole: Politicians are in a long-distance relationship with the consequences of their decisions
Take Ireland’s top manufacturer of insulation - not Kingspan, but the HSE. It creates layers of impenetrable padding between political decision-makers and the consequences
Plans for €434m in health savings revised after new Government funding plan agreed during summer
Department of Health says that target is reset to €368m
Nurses say posts in cancer, palliative, paediatric and rehab care being left vacant due to recruitment restrictions
INMO members to commence ballot for industrial action on Monday in protest at employment ceiling introduced in the HSE
More than two-thirds of patients on hospital waiting lists for longer than target time
Over 706,000 on waiting lists at end of September, says National Treatment Purchase Fund
Appointment of UHL executive to new senior role ‘not a promotion’, Donnelly says
Colette Cowan appointed among integrated healthcare area managers in midwest while facing disciplinary proceedings following Aoife Johnston’s death at University Hospital Limerick
Senior Limerick hospital executive appointed to new role under HSE reforms
Colette Cowan to be one of several integrated healthcare managers in midwest region
My child got burned at his check-up. It summed up our crumbling public health system
I haven’t used the word ‘kip’ since I was a teenager, but this was the least suitable place on earth to examine a toddler
Suitable placement still sought for teenage girl who has refused food for 29 days, High Court told
Parents support girl being taken into voluntary care by the Child and Family Agency
Minister for Health still ‘fully expects’ State to take ownership of children’s hospital next year
Stephen Donnelly says commissioning of facility accelerated and staff could move in ‘maybe before final completion date’
HSE focus now on finances rather than patient safety, says nurses’ organisation
Recruitment becoming more difficult, says INMO ahead of lunchtime protests over staff shortages
‘Chicken curry is very popular’: What to expect on school menus as free scheme is extended
Free hot school meals programme to include all 3,000-plus primary schools from next year
Children’s surgery waiting times: Government’s frustration over delays ‘cannot be overstated’, Donnelly tells CHI chair
Minister for Health says in letter to board of Children’s Health Ireland it is ‘unacceptable that greater progress was not made before now’
Housing, immigration and the Leinster House bike shed top public concerns about Government
Public not convinced Government has been effective enough at ensuring infrastructure keeps pace with needs
‘Why am I paying private health insurance? It defeats the whole purpose’: Cataract bus passengers face higher costs
HSE has cut reimbursement rate for patients travelling for operations but many in need of procedure have little choice but to pay up
Health unions to ballot staff on industrial action over HSE staffing levels
rish Nurses and Midwives Organisation and Fórsa among a wider group of unions critical of the limits on recruitment and overall staffing levels
UHL chief clinical director takes legal action against HSE
Prof Brian Lenehan one of six people facing disciplinary proceedings following death of Aoife Johnston (16) at Limerick hospital
Our mother is refusing to use incontinence wear. My sister who cares for her is exhausted
Tell Me About It: My sister, who is my 91-year-old mum’s main carer, is exhausted from having to get up several times during the nigh
Cocaine-related deaths rising but most fatal overdoses involve prescription drugs
Overall number of drug-poisoning deaths decreased, according to newly published data
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