Health Service Executive (HSE)

Ultrasounds carried out for HSE by third-party staff without required qualifications

Not all of those carrying out scans have level of degree stipulated in contract, says Affidea Ireland

Mentally ill woman’s advanced healthcare directive ruled invalid by High Court

Directive opposed psychiatric treatment even if that placed woman’s life at risk

People with eating disorders are often overlooked

Recovery is rarely a simple process, nor does it always mean complete symptom resolution

Hospitals say insufficient funding is affecting patient services

Irish Voluntary Healthcare Association says its members are worried about financial sustainability

Wife of man who died by suicide in hospital calls for change in mental health treatment

Nancy Reilly spoke after settling action against HSE over death of husband Mark at Cork University Hospital

National care pathway for Huntington’s disease sufferers ‘urgently needed’, judge says

Family’s case came to light as woman settled action against HSE and doctor in relation to delay with her diagnosis

HSE decision ‘could add 4,000 patients per month’ to waiting lists

Initiative aimed at improving access to healthcare ended last month

Chronic fatigue syndrome care services are ‘not sufficient’ to meet needs, HSE admits

Patients report ‘litany of poor experiences’ with services

Head of HSE gender healthcare to step down at end of year after drafting new model of care

Minister of State Mary Butler praised Icelandic model and sought funding for HSE gender clinic in Drogheda, letter released under FOI shows

We are supposed to be civilised: the HSE shouldn’t deny women pain relief in early labour

I was so traumatised that for years after my child was born I couldn’t think about the night of her birth

Paramedics vote to accept pay proposals as dispute with HSE ends

Package provides for pay increases of up to 23 per cent in some instances, with ballot conducted in recent weeks

One consultant doctor working for HSE earned more than €900,000 last year, report shows

Annual document says 11 employees, all of whom are consultants, were paid in excess of €500,000 each in 2025

What is folic acid and why does the Government want to put it in our flour?

The main benefit of folic acid is that it reduces the incidence of neural tube defects in unborn children

Heat warning in place for five counties as temperatures to hit 29 degrees

Possibility of showers and thunderstorms will increase as week goes on

High temperature warning extended to Tuesday in some counties with low 30s expected

Uisce Éireann has also called on the public to reduce hosepipe and power-hose use

HSE pauses issuing some services, including medical and long-term illness cards due to cyberattack

Executive confirms it was ‘alerted by an external provider of card printing services of a cyberattack on their systems’

‘Metal work would protrude from her shoulders or back’: Girl (11) settles spinal implant case

Case involving Nellie Lannen is first to come before High Court since Children’s Health Ireland Temple Street controversy

Ombudsman finds ‘no evidence’ council called or emailed man removed from housing list

Almost 5,300 complaints made about public services last year – the highest number for more than 30 years

Planned strike by theatre staff at five hospitals cancelled

Perfusionists, who operate machinery during specific surgeries, due to take action on Tuesday and Wednesday over pay dispute

Patients wait 13½ years for community healthcare appointments

Delays despite community care seen as key pillar of health reforms to move patients away from acute hospitals

We need to know who will control our health data when records are digitised

A digital health record is not a filing cabinet, but a clinical instrument in its own right

Almost two-thirds of women who had hospital abortion were previously pregnant, analysis shows

Report states provision of abortion has evolved and is now largely viewed as a routine and normal part of healthcare

Mother whose daughter died from meningitis calls for ‘urgent review’ of State vaccination policy

Kerrie O’Connell’s family only learned of existence of Meningitis B vaccine after her death in 2024

Family launches four lawsuits over death of daughter (18) at UHL

Jessica Sheedy died in 2018 following complications from surgery to remove benign tumour

Nurse who sued HSE over alleged delay in breast cancer diagnosis wins part of action

Classification of mammogram as benign ‘fell outside the range of acceptable professional judgment’, judge rules

Boy with autism detained in windowless hospital room for 12 weeks due to lack of placement

Mother in ‘chasm of despair’ that there is no prospect of her son’s situation being remedied, court hears

Theatre staff at five hospitals across State to stage two-day strike

Perfusionists had suspended stoppages, but will now strike for two days next week

Whistleblower says exposing Camhs scandal ‘destroyed’ her life, but she does not regret it

Dr Maya Sharma, who lost her job and home, plans to set up a private practice in Kerry

Health service recorded deficit of €400m to end of May, committee hears

There was a significant overspend in HSE’s pay budget, chief executive Anne O’Connor says

Family of man (71) who died after brain bleed missed criticise being ‘dragged’ through courts

HSE acknowledges failings in care, including four-hour wait for ambulance transfer, led to ‘untimely death’ of PJ O’Connor

Parents settle action over death of baby four hours after birth at Limerick hospital

HSE issues apology and says there were failings in the standard of care received by Pádraig O’Brien-O’Donnell

Process under way to halt ‘nixers’ by public-only consultants, Tánaiste says

Government and Minister for Health have insisted contract breaches ‘simply won’t be tolerated’, Simon Harris tells Dáil

Recent hospital budget increases ‘not fiscally sustainable’, Minister for Health warns

Pay costs from over-recruitment contributing to hospitals’ financial pressures, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill tells PAC

Girl (10) who sued HSE over circumstances of birth agrees €3.25m interim settlement

Family argued CTG trace monitoring child’s heart rate was abnormal but not acted upon

Ireland’s low-risk alcohol guidelines may need to be reviewed, research finds

‘Minimal’ difference in the risk of alcohol-related harm between men and women, Hiqa review finds

Dublin’s historic James Weir Home to remain in State hands

Early 20th century structure had provided nursing accommodation for decades before closure in 2021

Children’s Health Ireland ‘falling short’ of best-in-class care, report finds

HSE publishes audit of governance and equity in patient access and waiting list management at paediatric care provider

Hospital waiting lists reach more than a million patients for the first time

Consultants warn of ‘severe knock-on consequences’ for those denied vital procedures

Consultants bring legal challenge to ban on private care in new public surgical hubs

HSE has said new hubs, designed to reduce waiting times in acute hospitals, were for public patients only

Rat carcass removed from Liffey Valley restaurant during food inspection

Hole in the Wall pub in Dublin 7 issued with partial closure order for food storage and service

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