Fergal Bowers

Health Correspondent

The report found that the timeline of care from arrival at hospital to medical review improved from 14 minutes in 2022, to nine minutes in 2023

Rise in admission for stroke in Irish hospitals - report

Ireland saw an 8% rise in admissions for stroke in hospitals in 2023, according to the Irish National Audit of Stroke Care.

Health • 19 Mar

Ireland saw over one million confirmed cases of Covid-19

Looking back five years on from the first cases of Covid

Five years since the first cases of Covid-19 here, and it feels like that time and place was another country.

Health • 18 Mar

Lydia Fischer Dooley has been trying to cope with symptoms of Long Covid for several years

'Upside down turning of life' - coping with Long Covid

Five years on from the first cases of Covid-19 in Ireland, many people are living with Long Covid, a group of health problems that persist after initial infection.

Health • 18 Mar

A draft report is currently in circulation, however CHI said today that it cannot comment on a draft report

Children's hip operations report due in coming months

The final report of a Children's Health Ireland-commissioned independent review into hip operations at three children's hospital is expected to be completed in a few months.

Health • 11 Mar

The first invitations for the Lung Health Check will be sent by selected GP practices over the coming months

First pilot screening programme for lung cancer announced

The first pilot screening programme of its kind for lung cancer has been announced for the communities of north Dublin and the northeast, using mobile scanning units.

Health • 04 Mar

The IPHA says it takes 617 days on average until a new medicine is covered by the HSE

Reforms needed to get quicker access to medicines - IPHA

The Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association has said that patients in Ireland could get access to new medicines a year earlier, if there were reforms here.

Health • 26 Feb

The report calls for further education of doctors, pharmacists and the public on the issue.

Calls for greater caution prescribing benzos

A new report has recommended greater caution and strict monitoring of the prescribing of benzodiazepines and other drugs.

Health • 25 Feb

The report aims to reduce the overprescribing of sleeping pills to people

Greater caution around use of sleeping pills recommended

A new report has recommended greater caution and strict monitoring of the prescribing of benzodiazepines and other drugs.

Health • 25 Feb

St John of God Hospital said the service can be provided on an outpatient basis

Dublin hospital to introduce new treatment for depression

St John of God Hospital in Dublin has said it is the first hospital in Ireland to introduce a special treatment for patients who do not have success with conventional treatment for depression.

Health • 25 Feb

The HSE is seeking more staffing at weekends when there is increased demand for services

Fórsa writes to HSE over 'aggressive approach' to rosters

The Fórsa union has written to the HSE saying that any unilateral instruction to staff to change their hours without full adherence to existing agreements will necessitate an appropriate response.

Ireland • 20 Feb