Fergal Bowers

Health Correspondent

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

As it happened: HIQA questioned over nursing homes

Follow updates as the Health Information and Quality Authority appears before the Oireachtas Committee on Health.

Politics • 18 Jun

Beaumont Hospital had NTPF funding suspended in April

The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) has said that following a meeting of its Board, it is to resume insourcing work, effective immediately, with Children's Health Ireland.

Health • 12 Jun

The NTPF had suspended waiting list funding for CHI pending a review

NTPF seeks assurances from hospitals over requirements

The National Treatment Purchase Fund has written to all public hospitals that it sends funding to, seeking confirmation that all work done is carried out in line with its requirements.

Health • 06 Jun

The HSE said it meet with gardaí 'very shortly' to discuss the report

HSE intends to meet gardaí to discuss internal CHI report

The Health Service Executive has said it has decided to refer matters raised in the internal Children's Health Ireland report to An Garda Síochána and intends to meet gardaí very shortly to discuss it.

Health • 05 Jun

Two paediatric critical care units 'under strain' - audit

A national audit has found that two Children's Health Ireland (CHI) paediatric critical care units, at Temple Street and Crumlin, are under strain.

Health • 04 Jun