Number of ‘urgent’ colonoscopy referrals not seen on time almost triples
Health service has 28-day target for patients to be seen for urgent examination of bowel
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill interview: ‘I wish BAM would just give me the hospital’
Minister for Health discusses private maternity care, consultants’ contract and the new national children’s hospital
Health service failed to meet goal of cutting hospital waiting lists in 2025
NTPF figures show 64 per cent of the 750,000 patients on hospital waiting lists were waiting longer than target times
Cork and Galway hospitals have ‘persistent’ overcrowding issue, says Minister
Hospital system coped better than initially modelled during the peak of flu on Christmas week
Services for those close to death ‘overstretched’, says hospice foundation
Increasing demand for end-of-life assistance likely as annual fatalities forecast to rise by ’40% over next 20 years’
Flu hospitalisations up by a third in one week, HSE figures show
Public urged to remain vigilant as cases rise again after Christmas drop-off
Mental, social connections and physical health top three issues during the pandemic
Two public consultations have been conducted on the response to Covid-19
Quakers to sell Bloomfield mental health hospital in Rathfarnham
Charitable institution established more than 200 years ago cares for people with enduring problems
Met Éireann forecasts ‘treacherous conditions’ with temperatures to drop as low as -6
A status yellow snow and ice warning is in place for five counties until 11am on Monday
Pa O’Dwyer: Tributes after death of five-time Ireland’s Strongest Man champion
The father of three young children held the title of Ireland’s strongest man a record five times
Weather warnings in place for all of Ireland as Met Éireann forecasts ice and snow
Met Éireann warns of potentially dangerous driving conditions due to wintry showers in many areas
Cavan man who drowned in Australia is named as tributes paid
Police preparing report for coroner after death of Sean Keaney (35)
The rise of virtual wards providing care at home: ‘It’s been absolutely fantastic’
Patients are remotely monitored by St Vincent’s Hospital medical teams
Dublin’s Rotunda Hospital transferring women as far as Drogheda due to bed shortage
Babies younger than 25 weeks were once not considered viable but ‘now we’re looking at 22-weekers’, says Rotunda master
Kenny Jacobs confirms he has referred suspension by DAA to his lawyers
Minister says he will not reconsider refusal to approve DAA chief executive’s €1m exit package