Prof Donal O’ Shea is the HSE lead on obesity and a regular commentator on the dangers of marketing ‘junk and fast food’ to children
Result of ballot run over recent weeks endorsed by Connect’s executive on Thursday
Votes raise the prospect of serious disruption to services early in the new year
Appointment follows two senior resignations at CHI as it prepares for completion of new national children’s hospital next year
Healthcare is at climate frontline, notably in emergency departments and at primary care level, conference hears
Resignations come at a critical time for organisation, which is preparing for the completion of the new national children’s hospital
Coombe hospital-linked Daisy Clinic provides maternity and gynaecological care to pregnant women who are within the international protection system
Lawyers for Catriona Crumlish argued sides should pay own costs for High Court and Court of Appeal hearings as case raised important issue
Health watchdog publishes report into Cherry Orchard Hospital in Ballyfermot that highlighted a number of areas of non-compliance
Hospitals say spending restrictions will force them to choose between paying staff, suppliers or Revenue
Man (60s) lacks capacity due to alcohol-related brain condition, court hears
Kildare National Child Development Centre project stalls as IIP programme closes
The charge is assessed on the value of assets, not on any specific asset, so HSE will charge on all savings and assets above a certain financial threshold
Two cases have come to light where planning authority advised HSE consultation about wind farms but the health service says it received no notification
People need, want and deserve a proper accounting of the successes and failures of the handling of the pandemic
Crack cocaine is the new heroin, say addicts and frontline support workers, its use and widespread availability an epidemic that is getting worse
Judge hears woman is ‘very unhappy’ about being in hospital but would be at risk if returned home
Fear that children will be taken into care cited as a key reason for not telling maternity hospitals about abuse
Doctors, patients and family members are all suffering due to the lengthy and expensive management of clinical negligence claims
Legal action seeks a declaration that both agencies are in breach of their statutory duties towards the boy
Report of Child Law Project ‘sounds the alarm’ says special rapporteur on child protection
US ambassador says lack of training leads to neglect of the most vulnerable in society
Shift from older buildings to sustainable alternatives is supporting prime rents and driving down vacancy rates
Judges said the HSE can ventilate its points at a High Court hearing of the doctor’s case
Tusla alerted Garda to ‘significant concern’ when Kyran (8) was reported missing in August
Fórsa trade union says strategy threatens public service healthcare provision and is balloting for industrial action
‘Sepsis is a particular risk in acute hospitals but up to 80% of cases arise in the community’ says Irish College of GPs
Lisa Niland died three days after being brought to Sligo General Hopsital following her collapse in restaurant with severe head pain
Take Ireland’s top manufacturer of insulation - not Kingspan, but the HSE. It creates layers of impenetrable padding between political decision-makers and the consequences
Department of Health says that target is reset to €368m
INMO members to commence ballot for industrial action on Monday in protest at employment ceiling introduced in the HSE
Over 706,000 on waiting lists at end of September, says National Treatment Purchase Fund
Colette Cowan appointed among integrated healthcare area managers in midwest while facing disciplinary proceedings following Aoife Johnston’s death at University Hospital Limerick
Colette Cowan to be one of several integrated healthcare managers in midwest region
I haven’t used the word ‘kip’ since I was a teenager, but this was the least suitable place on earth to examine a toddler
Parents support girl being taken into voluntary care by the Child and Family Agency
Stephen Donnelly says commissioning of facility accelerated and staff could move in ‘maybe before final completion date’
Recruitment becoming more difficult, says INMO ahead of lunchtime protests over staff shortages
Free hot school meals programme to include all 3,000-plus primary schools from next year
Minister for Health says in letter to board of Children’s Health Ireland it is ‘unacceptable that greater progress was not made before now’
Public not convinced Government has been effective enough at ensuring infrastructure keeps pace with needs
HSE has cut reimbursement rate for patients travelling for operations but many in need of procedure have little choice but to pay up
rish Nurses and Midwives Organisation and Fórsa among a wider group of unions critical of the limits on recruitment and overall staffing levels
Prof Brian Lenehan one of six people facing disciplinary proceedings following death of Aoife Johnston (16) at Limerick hospital
Tell Me About It: My sister, who is my 91-year-old mum’s main carer, is exhausted from having to get up several times during the nigh
Overall number of drug-poisoning deaths decreased, according to newly published data
Failure to set substantial completion date for new national children’s hospital a significant risk to commissioning programme for the project, CHI chairman says
Health Insurance Authority notes adult premiums up average of 7% since start of year and plans updated comparison tool to help consumers select insurance cover
Ability to get, understand and use healthcare information ‘low’ among 40% of Irish people, says Sláintecare report
Cruel irony is that the cost of care we might need in old age comes at a time when most people cannot afford it
Teenager died of meningitis after she was left for more than 13 hours at Limerick hospital without antibiotic treatment, report finds
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said the healthcare regulator will determine whether a second emergency department is needed following the death at UHL
Johnston (16) died of meningitis after she was left for more than 13 hours at UHL without ‘vital’ antibiotic treatment, report finds
Nursing Homes Ireland says nearly 80 facilities have closed over the last six years
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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