Fergal Bowers

Health Correspondent

Sinn Féin Health spokesperson David Cullinane said the scale of the spending on funds to cut waiting lists was staggering

Companies received over €70m to cut waiting lists - HSE

New data released by the HSE in relation to funding to cut public waiting lists, has revealed that three companies received over €70 million during a period of over two years.

Health • 05 Jul

Representatives from the Children's Health Ireland and the National Treatment Purchase Fund Board are before the Public Accounts Committee

Two hospitals to provide clarity on NTPF use, PAC told

Two hospitals have to provide more information on their use of National Treatment Purchase Fund waiting list funding, the Public Accounts Committee has heard.

Politics • 03 Jul

Two doctors walking in the emergency hospital.

HSE: Insourcing work in hospitals should end by next June

HSE Chief Executive Bernard Gloster has said that he wants to see an end, by next June, to public hospitals getting insource funding from the National Treatment Purchase Fund to cut waiting lists.

Health • 02 Jul

Drug firm payments to professionals widespread - review

The practice of drug company payments to healthcare professionals and health organisations in Ireland is widespread, a review has found.

Health • 01 Jul

Doctor entering patient notes on a laptop in surgery

Several counties at risk of having no GP care - study

A new analysis of the supply and demand of GPs has warned of capacity constraints in areas of growing population in Dublin and its commuter towns in Cavan, Meath, Kildare, Louth, Westmeath and Wicklow.

Health • 30 Jun

Revised health rules will allow more people to drive

Revised medical guidelines on fitness to drive now mean more people are permitted to drive with a variety of conditions than in the past, according to the Director of the National Office for Traffic Medicine.

Health • 30 Jun

Minister Carroll MacNeill said she supports the Labour Court's recommendation

Long Covid scheme extended after court recommendation

The Labour Court has recommended a final extension of the current special scheme for healthcare workers living with long Covid to run up to 31 December 2025, which the Government has now accepted.

Health • 26 Jun

Minister wants less reliance on NTPF for HSE hospitals

Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has said she wants to see a reduced reliance on the National Treatment Purchase Fund insourcing for Health Service Executive hospitals and on private work to cut waiting lists.

Health • 25 Jun

Lucy Nugent has apologised to children and families affected by a number of issues

CHI apologises to children and families over practices

Children's Health Ireland Chief Executive Lucy Nugent has apologised to children and families impacted by recent revelations about CHI's culture, governance and practices.

Health • 19 Jun

Does HIQA have sufficient powers?

The recent RTÉ Investigates exposé, on a number of private nursing homes and the fall-out, has raised fresh questions about the extent of HIQA's powers or ability to regulate the sector, writes Fergal Bowers.

Analysis and Comment • 18 Jun