‘Wrong on so many levels’: are we paying too much for our drugs to be dispensed?
A reader wonders if pharmacies’ reluctance to dispense more than a month of a longer prescription at a time is down to maximising prescription fees
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Government and HSE appear to hate doctors, new head of the IMO says
Dr Anne Dee calls out ‘underlying hostility’ towards doctors who are blamed for health service woes
HSE cancels tender for enhanced flu vaccine due to cost
Enhanced flu vaccines are designed to better protect those aged 65 or older from severe illness and hospitalisation
Plan to make pharmacies display dispensing fees will not make ‘a blind bit of difference’
Minister for Health seeking greater ‘visibility’ for private customers but Irish Pharmacy Union says move won’t change what they pay
Leave pharma out of any European Union tariff retaliation, Government told
Pharmaceutical industry asks Coalition to use EU influence to push ‘competitiveness’ agenda
Ireland’s free HRT scheme: Why has it been delayed?
Free hormone replacement therapy was due to be introduced on January 1st, now it’s June 1st - but issues remain
Minister tells hospitals group to enact spinal surgery report recommendations fully and quickly
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to seek an update on progress by next week and to meet CHI board again on April 28th
Long Covid sick pay scheme for healthcare staff to be wound down
Minister for Health says 166 healthcare workers currently in receipt of special scheme
Oliver Callan’s mood darkens: ‘In this incredibly rich country of ours we get this’
Radio: RTÉ host hears about waiting-list misery as Kieran Cuddihy exchanges tart words with Minister for Health
Deal or no deal? Independent TD claims deal with Government on health projects
Dublin Bay North TD Barry Heneghan issues statement on welcoming a €240 million investment in the HSE capital plan on projects in his constituency
More departures from Children’s Health Ireland expected after Hiqa report finds use of springs in surgery ‘wrong’
CHI chief Lucy Nugent seeks to assure families of ‘commitment to ensuring that something like this never happens again in our organisation’
Watchdog report to criticise surgeon over use of unauthorised springs in spinal operations
Minister to brief Cabinet on findings into controversy over children’s operations at Temple Street hospital
Access to new cancer drugs key focus of new patient advocacy group
United Cancer Advocates Network Ireland brings together people currently campaigning for specific cancers to address common issues
More than 200 children awaiting spinal surgery as Minister says ‘trajectory’ improving
Long waiting lists have resulted in unacceptable delays for children with a deteriorating condition
Majority of Irish homeowners to see property tax increases this year
Paschal Donohoe expected to brief colleagues on proposed changes to LPT charging mechanism to limit the impact of rising property values on householders
Health service plans to save €630m: More weekend work, ‘virtual wards’, cutting medical supply and travel costs
Health workforce should be maximised by rostering personnel across five in any seven days a week, Cabinet also to be told
Who got what in the deal between unions and HSE that averted Monday’s strike?
Analysis: Patients will be the real winners says HSE chief as threat to service disruption this week is lifted
Industrial action by more than 80,000 healthcare workers on Monday called off
Decision follows 22 hours of engagement at Workplace Relations Commission
In an unhinged world, Ciara Kelly and Shane Coleman are sane company. Even Ivan Yates seems sensible
Radio: Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly remain reassuringly sensible presenters, while Ivan Yates plays puckish guest host
Surgeons carried out 513 scoliosis procedures last year but 233 children still on waiting list
‘We are nowhere near where we would want to be’ with waiting times, Minister for Health says
Complaint sent to regulator over An Bord Pleanála’s scrutiny of wind farm cases
Community & Environmental Protection Alliance claims HSE is precluded from reviewing developments that could affect public health
Fewer St Patrick’s Day fairytales in New York for today’s ‘undocumented’ Irish
A new generation of emigrants never arrived to replenish the ranks who came in droves in the 1980s, but the connection is still precious
Rising demand for HRT is ‘making it harder for pharmacists to ensure consistent supply’
There are shortages of four hormone replacement therapy patches
Heart attack survivor speaks of her ‘traumatic’ brush with death at 56
One in four women in Ireland dies from heart disease or stroke despite perception that heart failure is a men’s health issue
Charlie Haughey was framed and then he disappeared. But soon the mystery was solved
Micheál Martin was thrilled although for a while it looked like there’d been a drastic rewriting of history
Drug reimbursement system no longer fit for purpose, former HSE boss says
Government will need to reform how it assesses which drugs to fund if it is to meet Programme for Government commitments, Ipha conference hears
Drug companies and Minister agree medicines need to be available to patients more quickly
Minister queries why barely half of key drugs are being submitted for approval in Ireland
HSE launches app for patients to ‘manage care’ online
Health App is among first initiatives of Digital for Care framework
Regulator sought for artificial intelligence in health sector
Citizens’ jury puts emphasis on keeping people at the heart of healthcare
No unilateral roster changes for thousands of HSE staff, say unions
Senior Minister earlier said Government ‘expects and insists’ that HSE should work within agreements
Tens of thousands of health staff appointed since 2008 can have rosters changed, says HSE chief
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Carroll-MacNeill backs US senator’s call for Ireland to increase spending on defence
US senator Jim Risch called on Ireland to increase spending to ensure protection of undersea cables
Delay to opening of national children’s hospital for patients known for some time, Carroll-MacNeill says
Minister for Health says she anticipates final cost being ‘close to’ €2.24 billion
Labour TD predicts new Children’s Hospital will not fully open until 2027
Tánaiste says State will ‘robustly push back’ against builder’s reported wish for further €853 million
Ireland could give Ukraine €50m in non-lethal military support, Cabinet to hear
Simon Harris to brief ministers on plan and seek approval for Ireland’s participation in G20 forum, while Peter Burke is to set out IDA Ireland’s new five-year strategy
National children’s hospital may not fully open until 2026 due to ‘clinical risks’
Dublin facility may not fully open until spring next year due to ‘clinical risks’
Infrastructure issues cannot explain trolley figures when numbers jump after weekends - Minister for Health
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says aim as Minister for Health is to get waiting times down to three months
€420m plan to cut patient waiting lists approved
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill brings memo to Cabinet detailing new waiting list action plan aimed at reducing waiting times for patients
Rising to the challenge of selling vaccines in Trumpworld
Samantha Humphreys is charged with leading MSD’s Irish business including key cancer drug and vaccine plants
Should the Government move to label alcohol as a cancer-causing substance?
Dr Muiris Houston: Implementing a labelling regime could help make people aware of the potential cancer risks of alcohol consumption
‘It’s 2025 - not the Stone Age’: Government to face extra pressure to promote female TDs as junior ministers
Labour leader Ivana Bacik said there were the same number of Ministers with the name James as there were women
New Government pledges to go on offensive over US trade
Cabinet criticised as ‘very male’ with only three women as full ministers, down one from last time
Who’s in the Cabinet? All the Ministers appointed by Taoiseach Micheál Martin and their roles
Simon Harris takes Foreign Affairs, while Helen McEntee moves to Education, making way for Jim O’Callaghan at Justice
Micheál Martin finally appoints his new Cabinet amid temporary Dáil ceasefire
Political wounds may take some time to heal in 34th Dáil after acrimonious 24 hours
Ministers to be unveiled today as almost all departments set to change
Fianna Fáil’s Mary Butler and Fine Gael’s Martin Heydon are among TDs tipped for promotion
Only certain ministerial job appointments so far are the five Independent TDs
Speculation intensifying six days ahead of formal appointment of new Cabinet next Wednesday
Five things to watch in 2025 as the next government takes shape
Year ahead promises no shortage of intrigue and challenge for the political classes as they look to digest a new reality brought about by the year of elections
Dun Laoghaire election 2024 results: Richard Boyd Barrett, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill elected
Richie Boyd Barrett and Cormac Devlin both exceed quota after Shane O’Brien’s votes distributed
Dún Laoghaire constituency candidates list: If there is a change, the Greens could lose out
Election 2024: Richard Boyd-Barrett, with a strong local and national brand, is well dug in at this stage
Micheál Martin dismisses Fine Gael accusations he is ‘tetchy’
Weekend exchanges come as politicians prepare to return to Leinster House this week for what is widely expected to be the final days of the current Dáil
U2 drummer Larry Mullen jnr can’t live with work done on his Howth property
Plus: You can’t keep Phil Hogan down, trouble at Jack’s Hole in Brittas, and Ireland’s starring role in reality TV
‘The adults are back in the room in London’: how far will Starmer’s reset of UK-EU relations go?
New Labour government could open door to future talks with EU on defence, trade checks and youth movement, but it will have to face down the right-wing domestic press
Ireland supports EU entry talks for Ukraine starting next month
Government move to recognise state of Palestine remains ‘imminent’, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says
Simon Harris’s new Cabinet formally appointed by President at Áras an Uachtaráin
‘I will work every day to improve the lives of all’, says new Fine Gael Taoiseach Simon Harris on first day in office
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