Concern over new oral healthcare policy The organisation representing the country's dentists has expressed concern about how the Government's proposed new oral healthcare policy will be rolled out. Health • 05 Apr 19
Hundreds of children failed by State orthodontic care Aoife Hegarty looks at damage hundreds of children suffered after State orthodontic care. Ireland • 03 Apr 19
Dept of Health reopens after package discovered The Department of Health in Dublin has been cleared to reopen after a suspicious package led to its evacuation this morning. Ireland • 04 Mar 19
Staffing concerns over NCH satellite centre The vice-president of the Irish Hospital Consultants Association has denied being premature in her warning that positions for the national children's hospital satellite centre in ... Health • 11 Feb 19
Govt will not entertain talk of pausing hospital build The Minister for Health has told the Oireachtas Health Committee that he will not entertain any talk of pausing the new National Children's Hospital, or ... Health • 29 Jan 19
161 non-specialists working as consultants in hospitals New figures from the HSE show there are 161 doctors working as consultants in public hospitals without fulfilling the criteria to be described as a ... Health • 27 Jan 19
Dept official declines committee invitation over spend The General Secretary of the Department of Public Expenditure has been criticised for declining to appear before an Oireachtas Committee examining the cost overruns at ... Politics • 20 Jan 19
Varadkar pledges to avoid strike by nurses The Taoiseach has told the Dáil that the Government would do its best to avoid industrial action planned by nurses and midwives. Politics • 15 Jan 19
Govt to establish tribunal for CervicalCheck claims The Government is to establish an independent statutory tribunal to deal with CervicalCheck claims. Politics • 19 Dec 18
Psychiatric nurses vote in favour of industrial action Psychiatric nurses have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action, up to and including strike action, in a protest over the "recruitment and retention crisis" ... Employment • 17 Dec 18
Ownership of NMH to be agreed in coming weeks - Harris The Minister for Health has told the Dáil that he expects agreement on the ownership and governance model of the National Maternity Hospital in the ... Politics • 05 Dec 18
Healthcare recommendations 'not fully implemented' Ombudsman Peter Tyndall has expressed his disappointment that the HSE has not fully implemented the recommendations made in his 2015 investigation into the healthcare system. Health • 14 Nov 18
HSE to review visiting restrictions at care centres A number of families who felt sidelined following complaints about the care their loved ones receive in long term residential care are to have the ... Health • 26 Oct 18
Oireachtas Committee examines health budget overrun Oireachtas Health Committee has heard that Ireland's ageing population and a rise in chronic diseases have contributed to the HSE Budget overrun this year. Health • 24 Oct 18
C&AG critical of OPW leasing of Dublin property Comptroller and Auditor General Seamus McCarthy has strongly criticised the leasing of a Dublin property for €300 million over the next 25 years by the ... Politics • 11 Oct 18
Pay restoration agreed for some Section 39 workers Several thousand workers in 50 HSE-funded health and social care bodies will get increases of up to €1,000 next April under a pay restoration proposal ... Ireland • 03 Oct 18
€15.8m paid in rent for vacant Dept of Health building The State paid €15.8m in rent and service costs for the new headquarters for the Department of Health from December 2016, but the building remained ... Comptroller And Auditor General • 28 Sep 18
Committee hears submissions on Patient Safety Bill Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan has told an Oireachtas Health Committee that creating a culture of open disclosure and learning from the things that go ... Oireachtas Health Committee • 26 Sep 18
Use of transvaginal mesh devices suspended Minister for Health Simon Harris has announced a pause in the use of transvaginal mesh devices. Health • 24 Jul 18
Report identifies improvements to home care services A report into the provision of home care services has identified a number of ways in which they could be improved and enhanced. News • 26 Jun 18
Lots at stake at doctors' conference It is a sure sign the days of austerity are over, that the Irish Medical Organisation meets in annual conference over the next few days, ... Health • 05 Apr 18
Planned strike action by health workers could escalate SIPTU has warned that its planned strike by around 7,000 health and social care workers in so-called 'Section 39' bodies could escalate, as several hundred ... Section 39 • 05 Feb 18
Minister expects surge in patients at EDs this winter Minister for Health Simon Harris has said he expects a surge in patients this winter at emergency departments. Health • 11 Dec 17
Health expert wants move towards family doctor system An international health expert has said Ireland needs fewer hospital beds and should follow the Danish model of care. primary care • 20 Sep 17
