Most doctors who joined medical register last year trained outside Ireland
64% studied in Pakistan and 15.8 per cent completed their medical degree in Sudan
Thousands of children without under-six health checks face increased risk, watchdog finds
Ombudsman makes four recommendations to Health Service Executive for improving access to developmental checks
People who use mental health services die 20 years earlier due to ‘poor general health’
‘Transformation in public sentiment’ around mental health stigma, says State inspector
Friction between Cork hospital and HSE region over staffing and spending goes back months
Cork University Hospital is facing €60m deficit but doctors and managers believe recruitment restrictions pose patient safety risk, although this is rejected by Minister
HSE executive instructed by Taoiseach’s office to have ‘specific conversations’ with Cork University Hospital boss
Jennifer Kearney raised concerns in a letter to superiors on Cork University Hospital patient safety and staffing levels
‘Nothing else seemed wrong. I was normal but with a cough’ – Venetia Hill on her surprising cancer diagnosis
At the beginning of Lung Cancer Awareness Month, doctors stress the importance of early detection
Most older people in nursing homes due to gaps in community support rather than necessity
Report notes declining home ownership and increasing rates of renting in old age as a potential threat to nursing home sector funding
Resident at disability centre engaged in ‘significant property damage’, Hiqa finds
The Health Information and Quality Authority has published 27 inspection reports on disability centres in the State
Home help hours in southwest reduced over public holidays
Only clients who receive home support hours seven days a week to get bank holiday services
Hospital overcrowding: 599 patients on trolleys as nurses warn about patient safety
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation says its tally of patients awaiting beds, at 824, is the highest since January 2023
Regulator seeks urgent wind up of Liberty Recycling to protect sector’s reputation
Gardaí investigating alleged suspicious transactions comprising substantial international transfers of funds
People not at significant risk from Shamonda virus found in Irish farm animals
Patient in France died from the first reported human case
US medical regulator was informed of inquiry into Irish paediatric orthopaedic surgeon
Dr Connor Green was focus of reports related to care of children with scoliosis and spina bifida
Marathon runner gets back on track after robotic surgery for ‘neobladder’
Brian Lenihan getting ready to race again after successful procedure at St Vincent’s hospital in Dublin
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