Irish Cancer Society says 450 cancers, 1,600 pre-cancers have gone undetected during lockdown

TD asks if gardaí could be sent to homes of people who are not turning up

Some 1.4m flu vaccine doses for adults secured but no universal scheme planned

Maximum flow in hospitals could not be increased, NPHET group meeting notes say

Public hospitals not ‘fit for purpose’ to handle surge in cases, Dáil committee to hear

Team of medical experts and health service chiefs have been advising Government on navigating crisis

Liam Woods says all 13 confirmed cases in Ireland were being treated in hospital

Senior doctor says Ireland will struggle to deal with even a small number of severely ill patients should virus occur here

Figure equals record level of overcrowding, HSE says hospitals under ‘significant pressure’

Targeting of State’s hospital overcrowding crisis does not include extra beds or staff

Some women who had private smear tests were later excluded from public colposcopy

All emergency departments will open but delays expected due to reduced staff numbers

INMO and PNA meeting public sector managers in attempt to avert strikes and ban

Hospital staff broke news of man’s death to family saying he had been found ‘pulseless’

Intensive care units and operating theatres among worst hit for shortages

Patients needed elective care being ‘crowded out’ says HSE executive

Hospitals to be under increased pressure for at least another four weeks, say officials

Since 2013 just one woman lost an appeal of a decision refusing her an abortion

Withdrawn document advised hospital staff on ‘trespassers’ who refuse to leave beds

Health committee told collusion between suppliers and purchasers ‘difficult’ to detect