Union chief denounces HSE over therapy posts rulingTHE HEAD of the country's largest public sector trade union has maintained that nearly one quarter of all occupational therapy…Mon Mar 10 2008 - 00:00
Pharmacy gets over €1m in drug scheme paymentsA PHARMACY in Co Dublin last year received more than €1 million in fees and mark-up payments from the HSE for dispensing medication…Sat Mar 08 2008 - 00:00
Drumm warns A&Es may be closed in cutbacksTHE CHIEF executive of the Health Service Executive (HSE) Prof Brendan Drumm has warned that a number of smaller accident and…Fri Mar 07 2008 - 00:00
Minister gives full support to HSE headPRESS CONFERENCE: MINISTER FOR Health Mary Harney yesterday expressed full support for Prof Brendan Drumm and his management…Thu Mar 06 2008 - 00:00
Pharmacy service nationwide set for disruptionPHARMACY SERVICES nationwide are expected to be disrupted today as some 500 pharmacists are due to attend a special meeting in…Wed Mar 05 2008 - 00:00
Health service expected to seek cutbacks of €300mNEW HEALTH service cutbacks of about €300 million are expected to be announced in the weeks ahead, it has emerged.Wed Mar 05 2008 - 00:00
HSE invites radiologist on leave to resume workA CONSULTANT radiologist who was placed on administrative leave following the controversy over mammograms at the Midland Regional…Wed Mar 05 2008 - 00:00
€1.1bn paid to drug manufacturersTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) last year paid out more than €600 million to pharmaceutical wholesalers and retail pharmacists…Sat Mar 01 2008 - 00:00
TDs criticise social insurance fund's 2% investment returnTHE STATE would get a better financial return on the investment of its €3 billion social insurance fund if it placed the money…Fri Feb 29 2008 - 00:00
Pharmacists urged to dispense despite pricing rowIRISH PHARMACY Union president Michael Guckian has called on pharmacists to continue dispensing medicines to patients on Saturday…Fri Feb 29 2008 - 00:00
Air traffic controllers upbeat on dealTHE TRADE union Impact has said there was a very positive mood among air traffic controllers yesterday at the proposals to resolve…Wed Feb 27 2008 - 00:00
Meeting sought with AG on report into organsTHE OIREACHTAS Committee on Health and Children is to seek a meeting with the Attorney General on why the official report into…Wed Feb 27 2008 - 00:00
Group to review services provided by pharmacistsTHE REGULATOR for the pharmacy sector has established a new group to examine how services provided by pharmacists to patients…Wed Feb 27 2008 - 00:00
Fresh plan to end air traffic control rowThe Labour Court has recommended that a new interim overtime system should be put in place for air traffic controllers for the…Tue Feb 26 2008 - 00:00
Aer Lingus and Siptu reach deal to avert disruptionA THREATENED disruption to Aer Lingus flights, which could have affected up to 20,000 passengers from today, has been averted…Mon Feb 25 2008 - 00:00
Pledge to protect minimum wageTHE GOVERNMENT will take whatever legislative steps are necessary to protect the existing legal mechanism for setting minimum…Mon Feb 25 2008 - 00:00
Consultant group defers decision on contractTHE IRISH Hospital Consultants' Association (IHCA) has deferred until the end of March a decision on whether to recommend a new…Mon Feb 25 2008 - 00:00
New attempt to avert strike by air traffic controllersTALKS AIMED at averting a shutdown of the State's main airports on Thursday will take place at the Labour Court today.Mon Feb 25 2008 - 00:00
Ibec strongly critical of air traffic controllers threatened actionEmployers group Ibec has strongly criticised the planned 24-hour strike next Thursday by air traffic controllers which it said…Sat Feb 23 2008 - 00:00
Bank union to seek 10% rise, pension protectionThe bank officials' union, IBOA, is to seek increases of 10 per cent over two years in the forthcoming national pay talks.Fri Feb 22 2008 - 00:00
Air passengers face major disruption as disputes loomTens of thousands of air passengers face possible widespread disruption next week as a result of two disputes at the State's …Thu Feb 21 2008 - 00:00
Balloton strikemandate at Aer LingusThe union Siptu has started balloting its 1,800 members at Aer Lingus on possible industrial actionWed Feb 20 2008 - 00:00
Ryanair calls for strike contingency planRyanair has criticised the Government for failing to put in place contingency measures to keep airports open in the event of …Mon Feb 18 2008 - 00:00
SF and Labour seek better deal for agency staffSinn Féin and the Labour Party are to put forward their first joint Private Members' motion in the Dáil this week.Mon Feb 18 2008 - 00:00
British embassy strikers threaten to escalate action in jobs disputeThe trade union Unite has said it will consider escalating its industrial action at the British embassy in Dublin next week if…Fri Feb 08 2008 - 00:00
Patient fit for discharge refuses to budgeA patient in a Dublin hospital who has been fit for discharge for more than a year is still in an acute bed, the Minister for…Tue Feb 05 2008 - 00:00
Health unions agree to talks on extended hoursHealth service unions have said they are willing in principle to discuss moves by health service management to introduce an extended…Tue Feb 05 2008 - 00:00
VHI chief may get €500,000 pay packageThe Department of Health and the Department of Finance are believed to be in talks on a deal which would see the new chief executive…Mon Feb 04 2008 - 00:00
HSE to get €370m less than 2008 estimateThe Health Service Executive is to receive nearly €370 million less in funding from the Government this year than it maintained…Mon Feb 04 2008 - 00:00
National pay talks to begin soonA formal invitation to begin talks on a new national pay deal is to be issued to unions and employers later this month.Mon Feb 04 2008 - 00:00
Health management seeks more flexibility from staffHealth service management has proposed that all new staff appointed should work more flexible rosters which would see them start…Fri Feb 01 2008 - 00:00
Siptu hoping to reach cost-saving deal with Aer Lingus next weekThe union Siptu has said it hopes to conclude a deal by the end of next week with Aer Lingus which is expected to generate savings…Fri Feb 01 2008 - 00:00
Tallaght hospital warned over waiting timesThe Health Service Executive (HSE) has warned Tallaght hospital that unless it moves quickly to implement measures to eliminate…Fri Feb 01 2008 - 00:00
Minister pledges State assistance to Allergan staffState agencies will offer priority assistance to the 360 workers who are to lose their jobs with the closure of the Allergan …Thu Jan 31 2008 - 00:00
HSE employment freeze breached agreement - unionsUnions representing more than 100,000 healthcare staff have claimed that the Health Service Executive (HSE) breached the terms…Tue Jan 29 2008 - 00:00
Impact warning over pay talksThe leader of the country's largest public sector union has warned that its members could vote against the next national pay …Mon Jan 28 2008 - 00:00
Who is who in the consultants' deal?Hospital consultants have been represented by two organisations, the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) and the Irish Hospital …Sat Jan 26 2008 - 00:00
Up to €36,000 extra for on-call dutiesThe deal: Hospital consultants can potentially receive tens of thousands of euro in extra allowances and payments on top of …Sat Jan 26 2008 - 00:00
Harney and HSE agree new deal with hospital consultantsMinister for Health Mary Harney has said that up to 2,000 new hospital consultants will be appointed in the years ahead following…Fri Jan 25 2008 - 00:00
Hospital consultant contract talks continueTalks between consultants and health service managers aimed at reaching an agreed new contract for hospital consultants were …Thu Jan 24 2008 - 00:00
Both sides in consultant talks still divided on key issuesTalks were continuing last night between health service management and medical organisations in what the Government and the Health…Wed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00
Strategic management can boost productivity - reportGood human resource and management practices can significantly improve employee productivity and add considerably to a company…Wed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00
Aer Lingus threatens to withhold pay increasesAer Lingus has warned about 1,500 pilots and cabin crew that they face having pay increases due under the national agreement …Wed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00
Clinics' output under scrutinyA new data system to become available within the next few weeks will allow the Health Service Executive (HSE) to make comparisons…Tue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00
Final deadline in consultant talksSenior health service management sources believe tomorrow could be a crunch day for the negotiations on a new agreed contract…Mon Jan 21 2008 - 00:00
HSE says community care may not cost lessThe Health Service Executive (HSE) has said that the development of a new integrated model of care for patients based on enhanced…Sat Jan 19 2008 - 00:00
Public hospitals to face cost of A&E delaysPublic hospitals may in future have to pay for treatment in the private sector for patients who have to wait on trolleys in accident…Sat Jan 19 2008 - 00:00
Decision on Aer Lingus contract set for next monthAircraft maintenance firm SR Technics told staff yesterday that a final decision on whether it will retain a crucial contract…Sat Jan 19 2008 - 00:00
Additional hospital beds bill could reach €4bnThe exchequer is facing a €4 billion bill to provide thousands of additional acute hospital beds for public patients over the…Fri Jan 18 2008 - 00:00
Nursing unions in 'last chance' return to Labour Court over payUnions representing tens of thousands of nurses have said they will take their main claims for pay increases back to the Labour…Thu Jan 17 2008 - 00:00
