Fergal Bowers

Health Correspondent

Tom McHugh from Dublin was diagnosed with bowel cancer after he took the free home test

Bowel cancer survivor urges people to take free home test

A 64-year-old man who was diagnosed with bowel cancer in July 2023 has urged people who are eligible to make use of the free home test they are sent.

Health • 01 Apr

Linda Chanders advised anyone who notices changes on their skin to go to a GP early

'Early intervention is key,' advises skin cancer survivor

Almost 100% of people survive at least five years after being diagnosed with non-melanoma skin cancer, while for melanoma, the more serious type of skin cancer, the survival rate has improved significantly to 92%, a report by the National Cancer Registry of Ireland has found.

Health • 28 Mar

The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland said all staff working in CAMHS should receive specialist CAMHS-specific training (Stock image)

Experts call for 'radical' overhaul of CAMHS governance

The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland has called for a major overhaul of the management and governance of the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services.

Health • 25 Mar

Medical/dental and nursing were among the main areas where the overpayments occurred

Audit finds payroll overpayments worth €14.6m at HSE

An internal audit for the HSE has found it had over €14.6m in payroll overpayments recorded at the end of 2023.

Health • 25 Mar

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