New HSE spending restrictions to affect elderly and disabledAcute hospitals also face restrictions as figures show HSE deficit nearing €170 millionTue Aug 06 2019 - 02:05
Q&A: What’s the issue with hospital consultants’ pay?Strike plans have been signalled over two-tier pay structure and staffing issuesSat Aug 03 2019 - 01:21
Government says it will close ‘unfair’ pay gap for hospital consultantsTwo-tier system to be rectified as health authorities struggle to recruit medical specialistsSat Aug 03 2019 - 01:12
Consultants threaten to ballot for strike action over two-tier payIMO says Government must take action on pay and recruitment issues by SeptemberFri Aug 02 2019 - 14:00
Hospitals saw record levels of overcrowding in July, say nursesINMO reports 9,439 people had to wait on trolleys or chairs for a bedWed Jul 31 2019 - 13:39
Opening hours of children’s urgent care centre restricted furtherConnolly Hospital facility to open from 10am to 5pm, Monday to Friday onlyMon Jul 29 2019 - 21:11
Largest public service union exerts pressure on creaky pay dealFórsa keen to lead 80,000 membership in any pay process, not be seen to follow othersMon Jul 29 2019 - 01:00
Government could face major challenge from unions on public payFórsa issues warning amid calls for review of pay agreement due to rising inflationMon Jul 29 2019 - 01:00
Air Corps pilots to train with Royal Australian Air ForceProposed initiative is aimed at improving capacity for training pilots in the Air CorpsFri Jul 26 2019 - 10:28
New children’s facility ‘unsafe’, say top doctorsUrgent-care centre represents first element of new national children’s hospitalFri Jul 26 2019 - 01:00
Psychiatric nurses suspend overtime ban in row with HSEAction would have led to significant disruption to mental health servicesWed Jul 24 2019 - 18:42
Majority of community mental health services likely to be cancelledPsychiatric nurses’ overtime ban will have significant impact on patients , HSE warnsTue Jul 23 2019 - 16:00
Hiqa says it cannot adopt softer line on standards for facilities under fiscal strainHSE plan to cap deficit at €100m linked to watchdog having ‘due regard’ to resourcesTue Jul 23 2019 - 01:00
Health providers fear curtailing staff will lead to clash with HiqaHSE has 1,030 more staff on payroll than officially permittedTue Jul 23 2019 - 01:00
Families informed of concerns about client fund use at Stewarts CareReview being carried out into ‘unacceptable use’ of monies belonging to people with disabilitiesMon Jul 22 2019 - 21:41
Psychiatric nurses to reinstate overtime ban after pay talks collapseLack of meaningful progress over recruitment and retention difficulties, union saysMon Jul 22 2019 - 21:25
‘Unacceptable use’ of client funds at Stewarts Care focus of reviewManagement at service provider for people with disabilities told HSE of ‘legacy’ practicesMon Jul 22 2019 - 03:56
Nearly 50,000 children waiting to see a paediatricianConsultants warn children face restrictions to timely care because of staff shortageMon Jul 22 2019 - 00:43
New children’s urgent-care centre will only open 8am to 6pm on week daysShortage of consultants means centre at Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown will only initially open in daytime hoursSat Jul 20 2019 - 11:25
Nurses likely to begin getting extra payments from August under new dealGovernment declines to say how much will be generated by new productivity proposalsSat Jul 20 2019 - 01:00
Hundreds of ambulance workers to stage 24-hour strikeHSE does not recognise PNA for ambulance personnelFri Jul 19 2019 - 07:23
Political dangers to HSE break-up process many and variedThe dismantling of the bureaucratic apparatus will call for redundancies in managementThu Jul 18 2019 - 01:46
Government health reforms will remove layers of managers, Harris saysMinister says there are no plans for a redundancy scheme in the HSEWed Jul 17 2019 - 20:59
Health and social care to be delivered through six new regionsMinister for Health outlines new reforms, saying the HSE was ‘never fit for purpose’Wed Jul 17 2019 - 18:57
Nurses warn HSE recruiting ban is placing patients at riskGovernment insists staffing restrictions are necessary to tackle rising health spendingWed Jul 17 2019 - 01:13
Minister says women who had delayed HPV test results face low clinical riskChairman of review into latest cervical controversy says process will be independentTue Jul 16 2019 - 21:11
Cost of nurses’ pay deal running millions ahead of estimateMinisters accept it will be impossible to avoid another bailout for health serviceTue Jul 16 2019 - 03:57
Ambulance staff represented by Siptu to ballot for strike actionOperation of new payroll system has left workers ‘short changed,’ trade union saysMon Jul 15 2019 - 18:55
Psychiatric nurses defer action after ‘significant progress’ in talksUnion says community mental health services curtailed as overtime ban introducedFri Jul 12 2019 - 22:24
‘Rapid review’ ordered after glitch leaves 800 women without CervicalCheck resultsHSE says it became aware of an IT issue at US laboratory analysing tests in FebruaryFri Jul 12 2019 - 21:50
Labour Court talks to resume in bid to avert strikes by health support staffDispute around payment of wage increases after job-evaluation schemeFri Jul 12 2019 - 14:45
‘It is not on’: Harris criticises psychiatric nurses for overtime banMinister says taking industrial action while talks are under way is a ‘worrying trend’Thu Jul 11 2019 - 21:59
Health service faces range of industrial actions in weeks aheadPsychiatric nurse overtime ban is intensifying pressure on HSE and GovernmentThu Jul 11 2019 - 20:30
Dublin fire service experiencing serious staff shortages, says SiptuUnion says a number of fire engines had to be taken out of service for staffing reasonsThu Jul 11 2019 - 18:05
Bord na Móna job losses could lead to industrial action – unionsShockwaves as 150 workers lose jobs in wake of ESB Longford peat-fired plant closureThu Jul 11 2019 - 16:47
Mental health services face ‘significant disruption’ todayMembers of the Psychiatric Nurses Association (PNA) begin overtime banThu Jul 11 2019 - 07:11
Siptu warns of further strikes by thousands of health service staffTalks aimed at resolving pay dispute were adjourned late on Wednesday nightThu Jul 11 2019 - 00:16
Minimum wage set to increase to about €10.10 per hourLow Pay Commission recommends rise of ‘about 30 cent per hour’ for adultsWed Jul 10 2019 - 22:43
Nurses in Cork facility may be getting paid for break times, audit findsHSE report says payments for breaks were sometimes invoiced even if not approvedWed Jul 10 2019 - 04:05
Psychiatric care will be hit by nurses’ overtime ban, Harris saysUnion says no meaningful progress in talks on recruitment and retenion problemsMon Jul 08 2019 - 15:44
HSE financial overrun increases to €116mTaoiseach indicates HSE may be provided with additional money to fund nurse pay dealMon Jul 08 2019 - 04:42
Regina Doherty ‘will not tolerate’ unfair treatment of workers over tipsLegislation will ban employers from using tips to make up staff contractual wagesMon Jul 08 2019 - 00:01
Labour Court hearing on health support staff dispute adjourns until WednesdayDispute centres on payment of increases under job-evaluation schemeFri Jul 05 2019 - 20:08
Government rolls the dice in attempt to stem military defectionsHopes pinned on package of €10m in increased allowances and potential future risesFri Jul 05 2019 - 01:00
Defence Forces pay boost will not be extended across public serviceTeachers seeking reversal of cuts made to their allowances on foot of deal with militaryFri Jul 05 2019 - 01:00
Defence Forces pay rises will not stem staff shortages, Minister saysPaul Keogh says private sector would ‘take your hand off’ for similar offer of 4.1%Thu Jul 04 2019 - 22:03
Half of Defence Forces intend to leave within two years, report findsMembers to see immediate rise in take-home pay with €10.1m package of allowancesThu Jul 04 2019 - 17:22
What are the main points of the Defence Forces’ allowance raise?Pay Commission to say it was constrained by terms of reference when making recommendationsThu Jul 04 2019 - 12:23
Pay Commission to say it was constrained from urging Defence Force pay risesReport to highlight challenges in retaining military pilots, propose allowance increasesThu Jul 04 2019 - 02:34
Seven- and eight-year-olds to receive free GP care next year – TaoiseachDoctors say agreement in place to start talks on extension, announcement is prematureWed Jul 03 2019 - 19:48
