Almost 400 entitled to cervical cancer case review, report author says
Screening service faces ‘huge risk’ due to escalating number of legal claims
CervicalCheck urged to start patient-requested reviews for invasive cancer diagnoses
Reviews tasked with reviewing the management of interval cancers
Breast cancer genetic test is ensuring better outcomes for Irish patients, oncologist says
State was one of the first countries to adopt the test for early-stage breast cancer patients
Maternity care saga has not been resolved by HSE review
Analysis: Despite apologies for failings, the health executive has yet to take action
Criticism over failure to decide on future of Portlaoise hospital
Senior HSE manager says uncertainty makes it very difficult to recruit doctors and nurses
Leo Varadkar to meet parents whose babies died at hospital
Minister to brief families on measures taken to improve standards at Portlaoise hospital
Varadkar insists Portlaoise hospital is not being downgraded
Resources must be in place before any complex service transfers take place, says INMO
Portlaoise hospital cases should be investigated, TD says
Fine Gael’s Regina Doherty says circumstances of baby deaths must be determined
HSE satisfied current maternity services at Portlaoise ‘very safe’
Tony O’Brien apologises to families and commits to implementing recommendations
No reduction expected in Portlaoise hospital services
All five departments to remain open despite issues identified in two of them
Portlaoise maternity unit to be run from Coombe Hospital
Agreement due to be signed at HSE headquarters in Dublin on Thursday morning
Ireland’s ‘cancer boom’: what’s gone wrong?
We’re getting better at treating cancer, with survival rates growing all the time. So why is the incidence of the disease expected to double by 2040?
Death of Susan O’Reilly, former wife of Sir Anthony O’Reilly
She is survived by her daughters Susie, Justine, Caroline and by her sons Cameron, Gavin and Tony
New hospital group chief to earn €220,000
Former head of cancer programme to retain her current terms and conditions
HSE managers to be re-deployed to fill new hospital group chief executive posts
HSE was unable to fill positions after recent competition
Expansion of cancer facilities at St James’s Hospital deferred
Decision means five-year reprieve for St Luke’s in Rathgar
Claims that tobacco tax hikes causes increased smuggling “whitewash”
Head of HSE’s National Cancer Control Programme calls for the Government to introduce further tax hikes to discourage smoking
Tobacco companies targeting young people, says scientist
Menthol added to anaesthetise the throat to bitter effects of smoke, claims Prof Cotter
When is a cancer not a cancer?
Screening and early detection have led to calls for a reclassification of cancer due to a fear of over-treatment
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