Not ‘one red cent’ of €8m HSE disability fund paid out after being promised 17 months ago, Doherty tells Dáil
Harris promises funding will be paid and says €8 million a ‘rounding error’ in ‘eye watering’ health service funding
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Homecare waiting lists five times greater outside of Dublin, report shows
Waiting list figures for 2024 a 5 per cent reduction on December 2023, sector body finds
Admission of stroke patients to specialist care units ‘well below target’, audit shows
Almost 2,000 missed out on being admitted to centres that help cut chances of disability and death from the condition
Complaint sent to regulator over An Bord Pleanála’s scrutiny of wind farm cases
Community & Environmental Protection Alliance claims HSE is precluded from reviewing developments that could affect public health
HSE apologises for failings in care of pensioner who died two days after leaving hospital
Family claimed Noreen McCormack’s pneumonia was not investigated in Co Offaly emergency department
What is causing girls to get their period at an earlier age?
What the Science Says, part 10: The average age of menarche and breast development is becoming progressively lower – and genetics and the environment are only part of the story
Slushy ice drinks pose health risks for children aged under eight, researchers say
Irish-led study finds youths can become sick with ‘glycerol intoxication syndrome’ from drinking the products
Pay deal worth 9.25% over two years agreed for voluntary health workers after long-running dispute
Section 39 issues took centre stage in general election campaign due to Simon Harris encounter with disability worker Charlotte Fallon
Hospital disruption expected with health unions to begin industrial action over staffing on March 31st
HSE chief Bernard Gloster says action ‘regrettable’ and would breach terms of public sector pay deal
Man (52) must travel to London for neurological disorder treatment
Eamon McPartlin highlights difficulties people with neurological conditions face in Ireland
Hiring of physician associates to assist doctors and surgeons paused by HSE
Health service has already paid tuition fees for 36 students, at a cost of about €12,000 a year for each student
Care worker awarded €60,000 after being attacked by patient in Dublin’s Mater hospital
Sean Spada was left on his own to look after a violent patient known to have earlier committed self harm
Unions to serve notice of industrial action on HSE next week
More than 80,000 employees set to embark on work-to-rule at end of March
Taoiseach attends two summits as tensions over Ukraine and Gaza escalate
Opposition will be keenly watching outcome of Brussels meeting to respond to any new defence commitments
Advertising zero-alcohol drinks ‘flagrant breach’ of laws, campaign group claims
Restrictions should apply to alcohol-free versions of drinks at sports events and near schools, Alcohol Action Ireland says
Vulnerable woman at risk of ‘actual harm’ in hospital transferred to nursing home against wishes
Family complain nursing home is 50km away but judge says it is the only one that can meet her ‘extensive’ care needs
WRC talks aimed at resolving S39 dispute adjourned until Friday
Unions say progress made on a number of issues but some obstacles to deal remain
HSE criticised by Department of Health for ‘rationing’ home support hours
Patients must have access to the care they need, health service chief executive told
Pay rises of over €1,000 for civil and public servants to kick in from Saturday
Increases are part of public sector pay deal hammered out between government and unions last year
Property group PHP pays €22m for Laya health and wellbeing clinic in Cork
London-listed Primary Healthcare Properties hopes to double its portfolio of health centre buildings in the State
Eating disorders: ‘I wouldn’t speak to my worst enemy the way I talked to myself’
Bulimia, anorexia and other such disorders affect almost 190,000 people in Ireland, but help is available
Irish debate on access to next-generation medicines is missing key data
Industry and Government keep urging each other to do more but neither is moving to fill in the gaps
Drug reimbursement system no longer fit for purpose, former HSE boss says
Government will need to reform how it assesses which drugs to fund if it is to meet Programme for Government commitments, Ipha conference hears
HSE Health App: How does it work and is it any good?
Perhaps of most interest is not what’s there now, but what’s coming later
HSE launches app for patients to ‘manage care’ online
Health App is among first initiatives of Digital for Care framework
Regulator sought for artificial intelligence in health sector
Citizens’ jury puts emphasis on keeping people at the heart of healthcare
Lack of mental health services among key factors driving rates of prescriptions to deal with psychological conditions
Medical Council concerned at overprescribing of highly addictive medicines such as benzodiazepines
Bird flu: Almost 16,000 birds to be slaughtered after second outbreak in Tyrone
Temporary control zones have been established and all poultry at site will be ‘humanely culled’
‘This is a disaster waiting to happen, and it will happen’: Ireland’s falling child vaccine rates
While most children in the State continue to receive vaccines, there has been significant slip in uptake since 2020. This has consequences for us all, warn medical experts
‘We never got to say goodbye to him’: family seek answers years after Naas hospital ambulance fire
Christy Byrne died in 2016 when an oxygen cylinder inside the ambulance ignited and engulfed the vehicle in flames – now his family want to know why a prosecution case against the HSE was dropped
Multi-agency protocol to speed up rape, murder cases involving children launched by Minister for Justice
Provisions include right of child defendant to youth justice worker to support them and explain every stage of court proceedings
No unilateral roster changes for thousands of HSE staff, say unions
Senior Minister earlier said Government ‘expects and insists’ that HSE should work within agreements
Trolley crisis: Health chief concerned by ‘continued congestion’ at five key hospital sites
Cork, Galway, Limerick, St James’s and St Vincent’s accounted for 44% of people waiting for beds, noted top civil servant
Tens of thousands of health staff appointed since 2008 can have rosters changed, says HSE chief
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