HSE chief says it’s ‘too soon’ to say whether more funding or measures needed to curb overruns
Anne O’Connor says patient services should not be disrupted despite overspend concerns
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Government departments fear being asked to cough up due to Health overspend
HSE chief reveals ‘significantly worsened’ financial position in March when €250m overrun recorded in first quarter
Frontline hiring pause ruled out by Minister for Health intent on replacing agency staff
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill aims to remove ‘artificial, bureaucratic barriers’ in trying to convert posts
Bike shed in Kerry hospital costing €127,000 is ‘pure waste’, says Sinn Féin TD
Pearse Doherty condemns ‘culture of arrogance’ at a time when recruitment is being paused across the health service
Counting the cost of shingles
The shingles vaccine should be made available free to over-65s in Ireland, as it is in several EU countries
Hantavirus-hit cruise: Officials make plans to repatriate two Irish passengers
The Department of Health said that decisions regarding repatriation will be taken ‘depending on their medical status, following public health guidance’
Long shifts, understaffing and mental toll ‘causing six in 10 nurses to consider quitting’
‘Heartbreaking that we cannot do what we were trained to,’ delegate tells INMO conference
HSE to pause recruitment in some non-frontline roles due to €250m overspend
HSE chief tells senior management the organisation is ‘significantly over budget’ and the situation is ‘serious’
Nurse and midwife union members think workplace is ‘very unsafe’ as assaults rise – INMO
Trade union general secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha calls on Government and HSE to ‘put safety first’
Absence of framework for physician assistants creating ‘avoidable risk’, report finds
Role of PAs is to assist doctors and surgeons by taking medical histories and performing examinations, among other duties
Hantavirus: Is there a risk to the public? And the simple way to avoid infection
Infectious diseases expert says ‘majority’ of cases are typically found in Asia and Europe, with fatality rate of between 1 and 15%
The drive to eliminate ‘silent but potentially deadly’ hepatitis C
Up to 5,000 people in Ireland are living with the virus, and most are unaware they have been infected
Cancer and ambulance services among HSE websites shut down after cybersecurity incident
Affected pages providing information on various services taken offline after ‘unexpected’ server activity
Reports on radiotherapy and neurology services and children’s hospital a cause for worry
Those responsible are doubtless working hard to resolve issues but could they speed up delivery?
Suspended sentence for Sligo GAA player who defrauded HSE of €84,000
Cian Lally (28) made it look like he worked more hours than he did as he ‘wanted to save for house deposit’
Autism charity under review told HSE it was ‘transitioning away’ from UK parent
Autism a Chara, alleged to have moved €1.5m out of State, says it ‘fully complied’ with reporting requirements
Man who had alleged brain injury after contracting meningitis as baby settles case for €9.75m
HSE denies claims of alleged delay in diagnosis at Limerick Maternity Hospital in 2000
Families launch landmark lawsuits over Covid-19 deaths at Cork nursing home
Settlement of first of five cases against Ballynoe Nursing Home was announced at High Court this week
Travellers in plea to Government to save support organisation closed after decades
Southside Traveller Action Group helped households with education, accommodation and healthcare
Three hospitals face total funding gap of more than €120m, Oireachtas committee hears
Mater hospital says it faced possible insolvency and considered cost-cutting moves including closing wards
Hiqa to review operation of screening services to ensure improvements made following CervicalCheck controversy
Watchdog to interview key personnel, review documentation and carry out targeted risk-based inspections where needed
St Vincent’s hospital has not signed deal with HSE as it ‘has not received enough money’
Mater hospital to tell Dáil Public Accounts Committee it has an accumulated deficit of almost €50m
More than three-quarters of addicts are multi-substance users, says treatment centre
Continued trend of rising cocaine users and rising multi-substance users, says the Rutland Centre
Detective praised for 25-year pursuit of man who raped and abused stepdaughter
Tommy Barry (67) jailed for 12 and a half years after initially escaping prison and living under aliases in UK
Four rescued after boat catches fire in Dublin Bay
Pleasure craft was more than 2km off coast and sank afterwards
Paramedic who claims she was groped by colleague felt forced to quit, employment tribunal told
HSE says investigation delayed by ‘Covid hangover’ and long list of witnesses
Vaccines for older people could reduce dementia risk by 20%, committee hears
Geriatrician calls for set vaccination schedule for older adults similar to childhood programme
Five food outlets in same Dublin shopping arcade hit with closure orders
Inspectors identified active cockroach infestations, rodent activity, meat being air dried in a bedroom and a waste discharge covering an entire floor in a kitchen
The miracle cancer drug that saves lives but costs €8,086 per dose
Pembro, made by pharma giant MSD, is hailed as a drug that saves and prolongs lives but it comes at an exorbitant cost
Health service pressures due to older population a daily issue rather than future problem, Minister says
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill tells IMO conference she does not want to build another hospital in Ireland ‘when I know it would only work five days a week’
The Pitt review: A supremely tense and addictively terse drama. It’s like ER minus George Clooney
Television: Starring Noah Wyle, The Pitt bears a jarring resemblance to the joys of the Irish medical system
Ambulance service needs ‘several years’ of funding to have sufficient capacity for demand
Workforce plan set 2026 staff target of 4,780, but only 2,920 funded posts have been approved
Decisions on drug reimbursement must be in interests of all patients
The patient who shared her story in Tuesday’s article deserves sympathy and support
‘Immediate corrective measures’ ordered to tackle €150m HSE overrun in January and February
New HSE chief executive Anne O’Connor says financial position of health service after first two months of year ‘extremely concerning’
Medical consultants’ fees
Consultants in full-time private practice, unlike those employed by the HSE, do not have their practice costs subsidised by the State
Inside Bloomfield: The scramble to protect residents after patient care concerns raised
Mental health facility ‘voluntarily’ closed to admissions and allegations were reported to gardaí
How Ireland performs within the EU in the screening, prevention and treatment of cancer
Our cancer mortality rates are still 5.4 per cent higher than the EU average but have improved significantly in recent years
Tanning salon run by sister of Conor McGregor admits selling treatment to underage girl
Stop N Glow Limited, run by Aoife McGregor, ordered to pay €1,000 in costs and donate €500 to the Little Flower Penny Dinners charity
Putting unused medicines in bins, toilets or down the sink is making the planet sick
Improper disposal of pharmaceuticals, often through bins or flushing, leads to contamination of water and soil
Compensation scheme opened to children who suffered in Kerry mental health services
Independent review of north Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services found 209 children at risk
‘No plans’ for French-style egg-freezing service for women considering later pregnancies
State-funded scheme only available for medical reasons, says Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
Doctors paid thousands more for special waiting list clinics than normal contracts
Consultant services to clear waiting lists at Naas General Hospital were paid on fee-per-patient basis, audit finds
Psychiatry and older people
Chronic underfunding of mental health services for older people needs to be addressed
Mentally ill woman’s advanced healthcare directive is not valid, HSE tells court
Woman’s directive opposed treatment with ‘any type’ of psychiatric medication
HSE ‘will have blood on their hands’ if highly vulnerable child not alive and safe on Monday
Youth needs to be ‘seen swiftly’ by a psychiatric team and ‘admitted’ to hospital ‘for his own safety’
Teenager who sued over hospital care at birth settles action for €850,000
Girl sued HSE over care provided by University Hospital Galway
Roadmap for AI in health is welcome but five years is an eternity
Many doctors admit privately that, when pushed for time, they will use their phones to consult a publicly available AI tool
HSE in ‘regular contact’ with UK authorities after rise in cases from meningitis outbreak
Two people died following outbreak in Kent, but health authorities say no evidence of increased spread in Ireland
Nurse sues in the High Court over alleged delay in breast cancer diagnosis
Aine McSweeney from Clonmel, Co Tipperary, also had two mammograms that she says were allegedly incorrectly interpreted as benign
Irish cancer patients missing out on life-saving trials due to funding disparity
Oireachtas committee told medical research should be valued rather than viewed as an ‘add-on’
Primary Health Properties’ Irish portfolio on track to top €450m amid expansion
United Kingdom real estate investment trust entered the Irish market 10 years ago
How Irish healthcare compares with other countries: you might be surprised
Global index ranks healthcare in Ireland sixth best in the world
Maria Steen: St Patrick’s Day is a celebration of everything other than Christianity
List of festivities reads more like a Government-sponsored hook-up weekend
HSE admits doctor convicted of raping nurse should have been suspended from duty
Authorities reviewing employment circumstances of Dr Louay Kila, jailed last week for eight years
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