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Reassurance of private maternity care
As a bereaved mother undergoing IVF treatment, I need continuity of care to feel safe enough to undertake another pregnancy
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
Parnell Square trial: Doctor on scene describes knife injuries inflicted on child
Riad Bouchaker’s defence tells trial he may have been trying to terrify but not stab
Taoiseach preaches compliance as Dáil hears latest on private practice stork at Rotunda
‘Breach’ deliveries of bonuses also occurring at other hospitals, Social Democrats TD reveals
Idea that some babies and mothers only survived because they went private is a myth
Many women most in need of continuity of care never see it in an unfair system
If Jennifer Carroll MacNeill means what she says about women’s choice, she needs to fund it
It’s very difficult to have a conversation which begins with a threat to the hospital’s funding
Evening and Saturday work levels among hospital consultants ‘really disappointing’, says Minister
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill tells senior doctors to ‘remedy’ situation relating to public contracts next month
Women have their say: Public care must improve ‘dramatically’ before private is phased out
Expectant mother in semi-private system says she would ‘beg, borrow and steal to afford private care’ if she had a history of complications
‘I felt nobody had my back’: What the Rotunda row says about public v private maternity care
Mothers and medical professionals share their views as differences between public and private maternity care in the State are brought into sharp focus
Tensions come to fore over drive towards single-tier healthcare
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Private healthcare and public hospitals
We need a single national health fund if we want to create a health system based on need not income
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
I had no choice but to seek private care at the Rotunda after years of misdiagnosis
I owe my life and my son’s to the Rotunda
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Tell your story: did you choose public or private maternity care – and why?
Eight women under private care by public-only consultants at Rotunda to switch doctors
State’s busiest maternity hospital backed down in dispute over private care
Rotunda consultant row is just the tip of the iceberg
Majority of voluntary hospitals still restricting state access to their financial information
The issue at the Rotunda is not private versus public care
Relationship continuity in maternity care significantly improves clinical safety
Rotunda master defends decision to allow public-only consultants carry out private work
Seán Daly says hospital allowing public-only consultants to do private work was on basis of legal advice, and says ‘so much misinformation’ over issue
Carroll MacNeill the big political winner after Rotunda board backs down
Stand-off arose it emerged consultants on public-only contracts were allowed to treat private patients at the hospital despite a direction not to do so
Women believed they had to pay to be safe giving birth. Why? The Rotunda told them so
In order to maintain the fear factor that drives women towards private care, the hospital’s board implicitly insulted its own staff
Rotunda Hospital board agrees to Minister’s demands over public-only consultants
Board has backed down following stand-off with Government and will comply with terms of public-only consultant contract
Rotunda backs down in standoff over consultants taking private work
Maternity hospital’s board to ‘bring its arrangements into line with Government policy’
The Irish Times view on maternity services: choice should not depend on purchasing power
The attempt by the Rotunda Hospital to face down the Minister for Health is unwise
Taoiseach warns Rotunda board to ‘reflect’ on public contracts decision
Minister of State Robert Troy says there must be ‘consequences’ if public contracts not implemented
Rotunda Hospital’s clash with Coalition over private maternity care deepens
Hospital refuses to back down on decision allowing public-only consultants to offer private care on-site
All pregnant women should get continuity of care – not just those who can pay for it
Days of the consultant being on-call for the labour ward from home need to be consigned to history, too
‘Free births’ in Ireland: Within three hours Naomi (38) died, leaving behind four kids
Doctors and midwives are concerned about a ‘notable rise’ in medically unassisted home births in the State. Do expectant mothers know the risks?
Prestige or patient choice? Rotunda resists plan to stop public-only consultants offering private maternity care
Dublin hospital picks public fight with HSE and Minister for Health with threat looming of State funding being withdrawn
Rotunda stands by decision to allow public-only consultants offer private maternity care
Hospital may owe refunds to women cared for privately, says Minister for Health
In support of the Rotunda’s private maternity care
The decision to engage a private consultant is made for a variety of reasons, all of which should be respected
Rotunda told funding could be pulled over public-only consultants providing private care
Minister for Health says ‘last thing’ she wants is conversation on cuts, but Government policy is clear
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Rotunda at loggerheads with Minister over public-only consultants having private patients
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill told master of the hospital she is ‘not happy’ about situation
Five pregnant women forced to sleep rough among those who gave birth at NMH in 2025
Having a baby while living in emergency accommodation one of top five reasons for new family homelessness in Dublin in 2025
Ireland needs 5,000 additional hospital beds to cope with ageing population, conference told
Prof Matthew Sadlier says Irish health services has traditionally had different demographic breakdown others in Europe
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Manna and Rotunda team up to test drone flights for medical supplies
Manna’s Bobby Healy says drones could be fitted with temperature controls necessary for transporting some medical supplies
The Irish Times view on the Rotunda: inertia and incoherence
Two parallel public processes have proceeded for years with remarkably little sign of coordination
What next for Dublin city’s Rotunda hospital after move to Connolly ruled out?
Maternity facility has been under increasing pressure to cope with growing demand for services and complexity in care it provides
Cost of living interventions not under consideration at the moment, says Chambers
Minister says intervention at this stage ‘highly unlikely’, arguing that last year’s budget measures were ‘permanent, affordable and sustainable’
Rotunda Hospital project to ‘jump to top of the queue’ under fast-track planning law
New planning application could be completed by the summer, says Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
Rotunda head welcomes decision not to move maternity hospital to Blanchardstown
Prof Sean Daly says design of new building will be amended for next planning application
Plans to move Rotunda maternity hospital to Connolly in Blanchardstown abandoned
Maternity hospital will instead apply for permission for extension at current Dublin city centre site
Expanding the Rotunda
Dublin maternity hospital founded in 1745 should be allowed to change with the times
Plan to relocate Rotunda maternity hospital to Blanchardstown is ‘some distance in future’
Oireachtas committee told move is based on ‘real patient safety reasons and rationale’ on co-location policy
Fianna Fáil gets ready to mark its centenary as it faces uncertain future
Party launches programme to mark its centenary year which will culminate with a special ardfheis in the summer
Modern addition to Rotunda is exactly what the area needs
Disappointment and anger over planning decision
Parnell himself might well square up in Rotunda Hospital row
The task of An Coimisiún Pleanála was not to adjudicate on healthcare policy or capital investment priorities
Rotunda Hospital decision: Much-needed development or potential damage to city’s heritage?
Refusal of permission for €100m wing at Dublin maternity hospital divides opinion
All Rotunda options under consideration, says Minister after rejection of extension plan
Clinical needs more important than heritage aspect, says Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
What next for the Rotunda Hospital after its planned critical-care wing is denied?
One of Europe’s busiest maternity facilities was refused permission for an extension due to fears it might irreparably damage character of Parnell Square
Congenital heart disease: ‘The surgery went well. I’ve done very well as a child into adulthood’
About 500-600 babies are born in Ireland with CHD every year, from simple to quite complex cases
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