HSE’s latest service plan warns of financial challenges in 2018

An enhanced primary care service offers a route away from the existing hospital centric system

Tony O’Brien says HSE funds more than 2,200 State bodies or voluntary agencies

Restoration for state organisations but none offered to community service providers

Pharma company agrees to continue providing Respreeza under compassionate programme until 2018

The State is facing High Court actions from about 500 hospital consultants over the failure to pay them agreed levels of salary nearly a decade ago

Flaw in system for storing medical images poses ‘relatively low’ risk to patients

Problem with records may result in thousands of patients having to have tests redone

About 40-50 per cent of patients with a CPE bloodstream infection die

Break-in aided by scaffolding took place at Dr Steevens’ Hospital in Dublin this month

Dr Jimmy Sheehan says it’s a ‘national disgrace’ to have children with scoliosis waiting for surgery

Director general O’Brien plans reform at health authority facing ‘unprecedented demand’

Crew forced into sudden stop directly outside tunnel’s southbound bore to make delivery

Executive director general tells PAC charity provided value for State money it received

Organisation questioning why it should co-operate with audit process

Siptu seeks clarification in wake of St John of God revelations on chief executive’s salary

Cost of deal set to be added to executive’s financial overrun which may hit €300m

Department told by HSE chief in late January €20m in short-term measures required

Minister ‘angry’ about case, wants answers to why vulnerable person left in foster home

In his first interview since taking over as new broom, Bill Prasifka says he’d like to see a change in rules around fitness to practise hearings

Varadkar fails to fulfil pledge to eliminate extended waiting times for appointments

Primary care, bruised by a series of unreversed public expenditure cuts, may well be key to making meaningful progress in 2016

Leo Varadkar’s reforms after the Hiqa report into Portlaoise are coming late in the day

Tony O’Brien says challenges delay compensation and State loses virtually all of them

Hospital building plans and new initiatives could be deferred to pay for the overspend

Tony O’Brien stresses there are no plans to change the eligibility rules for medical cards

New mandatory escalation plan includes putting extra beds on wards as ‘final step’

Department concerned ‘misleading’ document could lead to expectations of higher pay

Director general Tony O’Brien warns against health service ‘standing still’

Nearly 20,000 complaints made last year, marking significant rise on 2013 figures

Tony O’Brien warned of ‘critical’ need for State investment in letter to department

Healthcare board to take action if consultants are prevented from doing private work

Department of Health to convene talks to resolve the parties’ outstanding issues

Boundaries between voluntary hospitals and new hospital groups will have to be drawn

Move comes after Health Service Executive receives ‘specific allegations’

Health body accused of trying to suppress programme on Portlaoise hospital deaths

HSE director general’s LinkedIn profile changed after HSE complaint about article

Reactions to Hiqa report make it hard to be confident of its implementation

IHCA says Hiqa report on Portlaoise hospital shows need for well-resourced health service

Warning given to Coalition last year as part of proposal for €600m to develop services