State urged to allow two cases relating to seriously ill woman to proceed together
Amanda Murphy (44) suffered significant brain injury and has been on ventilator since
Girl settles case over brain damage after surgery for €3m
Interim payment to Chloe Flaherty (14) one of the largest in the history of the courts, solicitor says
Boy with cerebral palsy settles action against HSE for €5 million
Kyle Carpenter was born in Sligo General Hospital in 2009
Kathy Sheridan: ‘Elderly’ is just a word – sometimes the wrong one
If age is only a number, when is it okay to use that culturally loaded term ‘old’?
Extending retirement age could benefit elderly and economy, summer school told
ESRI director says older people working longer need not mean fewer jobs for young
Reduced homecare for older people: A cutback that is self-defeating
A deeply troubling development that will ‘cause distress to frail older people who are being prevented from leaving hospital in a timely and supported manner’
Patients not being discharged from hospital due to cutbacks
Homecare budget reductions are stranding older patients in expensive hospital beds
Second Opinion: Nordic insights into the art of ageing and dying well
There is a growing interest in cultural gerontology, an evolving field of inquiry into the social, philosophical and humanistic contexts of ageing, one of the richest and as yet underexplored phases of life
Second Opinion: Jarrett concert gives gerontological food for thought
Concerts 30 years apart offer glimpses of changes age brings in oneself and others
Case over treatment at birth settled for €1.75m
Young man allegedly suffered brain damage at Sligo General Hospital
€1.9m interim payout for child with cerebral palsy
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda has apologised in court to the family
‘Fair Deal’ is an unfair deal for older people – it must be changed
‘A part of this delusion is a simplistic and ageist assumption that nursing home care is almost some form of lifestyle choice, with low levels of care required’
€1.45m settlement for girl (7) with cerebral palsy
Child’s mother was not referred to hospital with symptoms of pre-eclampsia
Guardian of the longevity dividend
Consultant geriatrician Prof Des O’Neill has written a book full of advice on growing old in Ireland
Opponents of pylons and wind turbines come together to highlight their concerns
Campaign plans to mobilise 500,000 people
HSE to pay €800,000 to family of woman who died after birth
Ms Justice Mary Irvine hits out at HSE again for delay in admitting fault
Girl (4) awarded €1.3m for birth injury
Court hears claim of excessive administration of drug during delivery
Hitting the targets but missing the point
Ireland’s healthcare system has much to learn from the Stafford Hospital scandal
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