More people contracted Covid-19 in hospitals early this year than in all of 2021
St Vincent’s had highest number of hospital-acquired infections in four-month period
Blackrock College power their way to 70th Leinster senior title
Gonzaga College played their part in a rip-roaring 10-try decider at the RDS
’Rock hunt down a 70th title but ’Zaga eager to join roll of honour
If the Ranelagh lads bring their attacking game, this promises to be a gripping final
Gonzaga power home in second half to make Leinster semi-finals
Wesley College had battled hard in the first half to trail by just seven points at the break
Reports of false positives from Genrui antigen test to be examined by regulator
Rapid testing kit is one of the most commonly used and is sold in supermarkets
Thousands of patients to benefit under €5.3m plan for clinical trials
More patients will gain faster access to new treatments as part of plan across six hospitals
Beaumont Hospital earned over €1.5m in a year charging for car parking
Patients’ group says charges by hospitals are stealth tax that hits families of those who are dying
Almost 400,000 fewer people scanned for cancers last year
Irish Patients’ Association raises concern over impact of Covid-19 on screening
Warning over ‘influx’ of seriously ill cancer patients after pandemic
Ireland ‘not where it needs to be’ regarding options available to patients, says oncologist
Record numbers of patients waiting for treatment, new figures show
More than 800,000 waiting to be seen at a public hospital for assessment or treatment
Insurers consider how to react to State’s co-opting of private hospitals
Industry urged to pause health premium payments during response to coronavirus
Irish healthcare workers among best informed in Europe about antibiotic use
Call for all sectors of society to work together to effectively tackle the problem of antibiotic resistance
Price of a private smear can vary by up to 200%
Wide variation in service prices attributed to the choice of laboratory and overhead costs
Patients taken off waiting lists after failing to respond to letters, advocacy group says
Figures are released by treatment purchase fund to Irish Patients’ Association
Waterford hospital to reduce operating theatre service for four weeks
Cuts form part of plan to achieve savings of up to €9.5 million
Ireland ‘unbelievably incompetent’ at managing health spending
Academic says State has thrown money at issue like ‘drunken sailors’ in recent years
The high, mysterious and added costs of IVF
Patients can spend thousands of euro on ‘add-ons’ to boost their chances of pregnancy but their effectiveness is far from clear
Nurses’ initial one-day strike gets widespread backing
Prominent doctors line up to support fellow health professionals but wary note also sounded
Almost 4,000 cases of hospital equipment failing reported since 2015
Patients’ group says new children’s hospital is ‘choking’ investment in other facilities
CervicalCheck: Harris will consider expert’s view no further inquiry needed
Vicky Phelan, the woman whose case revealed controversy, says finding is a ‘whitewash’
Patients using drug recalled over impurity urged not to panic
About 50,000 Irish patients likely to be affected by recall of drugs containing valsartan
Ireland urgently needs access to new drugs, says pharma body
Simon Harris signs agreement to make innovative medicines available to Irish patients
International alert issued after HSE computer glitch
Canadian company warns customers worldwide about patient scans problem
HSE lockdown of IT facilities slows delivery of key services
MRI scans, X-rays and blood tests delayed in action to protect HSE system from virus
How Ireland’s hospital waiting list crisis got so bad
Experts give their opinion on cause of crisis and how the health system can be improved
Superbug ‘associated’ with 27 deaths in midwest, group says
HSE staff member alleges she has been victimised over whistleblowing activities
Hospital waiting lists plan will not work, groups claim
Healthcare bodies criticise Simon Harris’s five-point strategy to tackle in-patient lists
Over 60 patients have undergone incorrect procedures
Operations and procedures carried out on incorrect part of patients’ bodies
St Vincent’s hospital defers service for new melanoma cases
Hospital to stop accepting patients for four months because of lack of consultants
What’s in store for health in 2016?
We ask stakeholders in the health system to look ahead to the next 12 months
Hospital apologises to woman (101) left on trolley for 26 hours
Tallaght hospital pledges to bring in measures to reduce risk of repeat incident
Ireland ‘should consider’ no jab-no pay vaccination policy
Doctors say incentives work better than Australian plan for penalties
Six Nations 2015: In camp with the Ireland under-20s
John O’Sullivan finds a wholly professional regime under head coach Nigel Carolan
New medical group to campaign against health cuts
Patients, doctors and nurses unite to oppose Budget cuts to health service
Residents of Daughters of Charity Disability Support Services units in Dublin charged for ‘household items’
Hiqa inspectors raise issue with residents being charged to cover staff costs such as meals on outings and holidays
Prescription drugs worth €300,000 seized
Two arrested and four Irish websites shut down as part of international operation
Concern at rates of injury in nursing homes
195 nursing homes report 373 cases of alleged, suspected or confirmed abuse to Hiqa
HSE warns of risk from stroke drugs
Patients’ group calls for ‘consent forms’ after medication linked with haemorrhage
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