Nursing homes rebuked for dust on food, fire safety and a lack of access to outdoor spaces
Bushfield Care Centre in Galway was non-compliant in all areas including quality and safety, food nutrition and infection control
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St Vincent’s University Hospital forecasts €21.5m shortfall for the year
Management warned board about services facing difficulties in meeting scale of demands
It’s Halloween ... the time of year when everyone should take vitamin D
Studies suggest depression, Alzheimer’s and bacterial infections could be linked to vitamin D deficiency
Women weary of being ‘exported’ when medical profession unable to meet vital healthcare needs
GPs should pause to ‘reflect, review, rethink’ when woman shows same symptoms three times in 12 months
Health staff face sweeping promotion restrictions under spending controls
Staffing rules introduced by HSE to tackle potential €1bn overrun as doctors, nurses warn of significant patient risk
Tighter oversight of health service spending likely to stoke simmering tensions
Nine months into a new funding system, most health regions have autonomy on day-to-day spending revoked
How can the public sector pay deal get over the line?
Pay remains at the top of the agenda, while the Government will have to clarify its demands for ‘productivity improvements’ in the public sector
AI being examined for use in State’s breast cancer screening amid missed targets
Health Service Executive says it is ‘exploring’ using new technology due to increased demand and shortage of radiographers
One third of HSE areas have curtailed public health nursing to priority cases
Routine development checks for babies are being triaged in seven health areas, raising concerns that children are ‘being left behind’
No link between healthcare staff recruitment and hospital performance, says Minister
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill compares Cork to Beaumont, where fewer patients are on trolleys
More than 70,000 people left Irish emergency departments before completing treatment
Figures for first seven months of 2026 show issue most prominent at Dublin’s Mater and St James’s hospitals
Regulation of food industry is needed to tackle obesity
Drugs like Mounjaro are not the only solution to problem
Woman (28) with stage 4 cancer awarded large sum after radiologist misread scan
Michelle Craughwell ‘really disappointed’ with quality of care received at University Hospital Galway in 2023
Minister for Health says onus on everyone to ensure private care bills paid by insurers
Public Accounts Committee told €125m of insurance claims written off over four years in HSE hospitals
HSE could be saving nearly €150m annually by using more biosimilar drugs
Swiss pharma firm Sandoz highlights potential savings Ireland could make on medicines bill
‘No apology can bring our baby back’: Parents of baby who died two days after birth settle action
HSE admitted breach in its duty of care, but denied it caused the death of the baby
HSE moves to claw back €30m in undue payments to staff
Overpayments to health service workers amount to about €10m a year, figures show
Health budget no longer based on evidence, consultants’ conference told
Cork University Hospital CEO says returning to HSE ‘like stepping back in time’
More than half of under-12s have overnight access to smart devices, survey says
Most young people say their parents, too, are on smartphones for long periods
HSE considering reimbursing weight-loss drug Mounjaro
State’s approach to weight-loss medications ‘raises important matters of health policy which will require discussions’, says HSE
Government seeks ‘negotiation process’ to avoid second round of public sector strikes
Union sources play down suggestion of fresh Government initiative, though informal contacts continue
The Irish Times view on the National Drugs Strategy: incremental change
A fudge on decriminalisation brings policy a bit closer to reality on the ground
Health service workers claim no choice but to strike
Mater hospital staff cite absence of pay deal, cost of living, inflation and surging property prices as reason for stoppage
Boy (2) settles case over alleged failure to identify heart abnormality with €1m interim payment
Court hears that Ollie Roche’s heart condition could and should have been diagnosed before he was born
Ban on public sale of nitrous oxide being considered over damage to young people’s health
Separately, gardaí to refer first-time offenders found with ‘small amount’ of drugs to health services
I had my first breast check in my mid-thirties – here’s how it went
I’ve now made it my mission to incorporate regular breast checks into my routine
‘I was wary about finding a PA and building a connection’
Independence is very important to me – I can plan my days around the hours I have my PA and confidently accept opportunities to do things outside my hometown
GLP-1s in Ireland: How weight-loss medications work under the HSE system
Ozempic and Mounjaro are not available for free on medical card or subsidised by the Drugs Payment Scheme
Who is affected by the public sector strike and can it be averted?
Public sector industrial action presents a big challenge for parents and patients amid escalation of dispute
How can runaway spending in the health service be reined in?
The budget overrun in the health service could reach €1bn by the end of year, despite spending curbs being put in place
Public sector strike ‘inevitable’ and will see up to 150,000 medical appointments cancelled
First of two scheduled walkouts will bring widespread disruption, with further escalation possible in November
Hospital waiting lists climb above one million people
Irish Patients’ Association chief calls on Coalition to advance ‘credible recovery plan’
Irish children forced into criminality inappropriately punished, major report finds
The US State Department says gaps in victim identification mean Irish children are rarely recognised as trafficking victims
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