Department of Health

Johnston (16) died of meningitis after she was left for more than 13 hours at UHL without ‘vital’ antibiotic treatment, report finds

HSE chief Gloster expected to say demand for services increasing at faster rate than predicted before pandemic

Protests within 100m of hospitals and other facilities offering pregnancy terminations will be prohibited from mid-October

Legislation created ‘insurmountable operational challenges’ at Dublin 1 practice

Industrial action due to begin on September 17th

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly seeks to improve productivity in the service

Trying out a new product can feel like extra hassle you don’t need at that time of the month, but the savings are compelling

The public consultation looked at potential additional measures to decrease the appeal of nicotine-inhaling products to young people

New GPs tend to work in larger towns and cities, Irish College for GPs says

Reassignment of former CHI chief Eilísh Hardiman to new position as strategic programme director in April followed ‘mediation process’, documents indicate

WHO upgraded the disease to ‘public health emergency of international concern’ this week

With rising pressure on GP resources, the initiative should help to address an increasing bottleneck

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly intends to have scheme in place by ‘early next year’

Government will make additional €1.2bn available for health service despite almost 10% cost overrun so far this year

HSE cites significant challenges encountered ‘for many service areas’ as a consequence of Covid-19 pandemic

Despite progress in Dublin, needs in other regions not being met by State, Home and Community Care Ireland claims as it launches pre-budget submission

It is understood accommodation and flights for those travelling for surgeries will be paid for by State

Minister for Health’s latest waiting list initiative seeks to shift focus to lazy consultants

Donnelly says facilities should be in operation from 8am to 8pm daily

Department of Health says waiting list numbers at end of June exceeded target

Prof Jim Lucey says he is disappointed that ‘the highest level of noncompliance ever’ was found last year by the Mental Health Commission

Department of Health research unit also recommends increasing hospital activity by changing the default to day case rather than inpatient treatment

Bill will license and regulate fertility clinics for the first time and allow for domestic and international surrogacy

All her children have been diagnosed with fetal valproate syndrome, a rare congenital disorder caused by their exposure to valproic acid

Valproate-containing medicines can cause birth defects and developmental disorders in children whose mothers take them during pregnancy

Report says level of Ireland’s recruitment of doctors from overseas may breach its WHO obligations

Exempt medicinal products can be legally supplied under prescription but are not assessed by the Health Products Regulatory Authority

Other key medical posts remains unfilled

Society claims cumulative loss of investment in cancer services from 2017 to 2024 is almost €180m

The RSV virus put significant pressure on paediatric hospital services last year

HSE chief executive says he expects movement on issue ‘shortly’

At the end of last month, there were 705,237 patients on a hospital waiting list

Medic, who served on served on National Public Health Emergency Team during pandemic, replaces Breda Smyth

Some regulatory bodies believe their underpinning legislation has fallen behind advances and developments in the sectors they oversee

Details of largest additional payment to BAM over delays on State side of project not explained to committee when it heard from development board on Thursday

IMO welcomes the substantial increase in hospital bed numbers announced by Government but argues more will be needed

Research has identified grounds for concern, including deficiencies in policy process

Numbers in management and administrative grades have grown by a third in recent years, DPER warned Department of Health

In child and adolescent psychiatry, more than one-third of approved permanent consultant posts either vacant or filled on a temporary basis at end of 2023

Department of Health told it was ‘imperative’ spending remained within allocation – but there was little surprise when it didn’t