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Family Carers Ireland has called for better respite services for carers

New home care scheme to have clarity on eligibility

The Department of Health says a new statutory scheme for home care services will introduce clear rules in relation to what services people are eligible for and how decisions are made on allocating services.

Health • 12 Sep 17

The HSE said an unprecedented number of people are receiving treatment for hepatitis C

Hepatitis C programme must stay within budget - HSE

The HSE has said that the National Hepatitis C Treatment Programme must operate within its budget this year of €30 million.

News • 31 Jul 17

Nine new drugs are still on hold for public patients

Dept claims HSE has funds for life-changing new drugs

The Department of Health has told the HSE it believes the executive has money to fund new drugs this year, despite HSE claims that it cannot do so within its current budget.

Health • 27 Jul 17

St Vincent's Centre is based in Cork city

Issues at residence persisted after transfer to HSE

A centre for women with intellectual disabilities which had its registration cancelled by HIQA last March was still seriously in breach of regulations three weeks later despite its transfer to the Health Service Executive.

Health • 10 Jul 17

Concerns raised over recruitment figures

INMO delays pay stance amid concern over recruitment

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has postponed a decision on whether to recommend acceptance or rejection of the new public service pay agreement amid concerns about inadequate recruitment of additional nurses.

Ireland • 01 Jul 17

St John of God said it did not believe that it deliberately misled the HSE at any point

Findings of St John of God audit described as shocking

The woman who carried out a HSE audit on the St John of God organisation has said the findings are shocking.

Health • 03 Jun 17

IT expert says attack may have been testing the waters for future attack

IT expert: Cyber attack may be reconnaissance mission

An IT security expert has said the most worrying aspect of the recent cyber attack that has been sweeping the globe since Friday is that it is likely to be a reconnaissance mission for future attacks.

cyber attack • 15 May 17

Britain's National Health Service has been hit with a major ransomware attack

HSE moves to protect systems after NHS cyber attack

The Health Service Executive has said is taking precautionary action to protect its IT systems following a major ransomware attack on the NHS.

HSE • 12 May 17

Crumlin hospital actually has three of the machines which are being used for children with heart problems

Children treated abroad with equipment available here

Thirty children with respiratory and heart defects have been sent abroad for life-saving treatment over the past five years, despite the technology being available Ireland.

Health • 05 May 17

Cork University Maternity Hospital's waiting lists are more than double that of any other maternity hospital in the country

Waiting lists plan for Cork maternity hospital

Minister for Health Simon Harris and the HSE have agreed a three-year plan with consultants to tackle waiting lists at Cork University Maternity Hospital, which are more than double that of any other maternity hospital in the country.

Munster • 31 Mar 17

HSE contacts families in foster care inquiry

The Health Service Executive has written to the families of former service users who spent time in the 'Grace' foster home in the southeast.

News • 16 Mar 17

Last week the HSE published two reports into failures at a foster home

HSE contacted gardaí three years after 'Grace' report

The HSE waited three years after the completion of a major report into the care of the vulnerable adult known as 'Grace' before contacting gardaí about publishing the report, despite telling the Dáil they were prevented from making it public due to a request from the force.

News • 17 Mar 17

The Executive Committee of the INMO decided to ballot members on proposals tabled at negotiations at the WRC

Nurses and midwives call off planned industrial action

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has deferred plans for a nationwide work-to-rule following talks at the Workplace Relations Commission.

News • 04 Mar 17

Nóirín O'Sullivan has rejected calls to step aside from her role

McCabe seriously maligned over allegations - Kenny

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said that garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe and his family have been seriously maligned over false allegations of sexual abuse.

News • 13 Feb 17

The Health Service Executive has dropped its High Court appeal

HSE withdraws appeal over consultants' pay

The Health Service Executive is potentially facing a much higher pay bill for hospital consultants after withdrawing its appeal against a pay award for the doctors, the cost of which could have hit €700m.

News • 25 Jan 17

Positive Action was set up in 1994 to help women who contracted hepatitis C through contaminated blood products in maternity hospitals

'Non-existent' control over Positive Action funds

A Health Service Executive audit into the hepatitis C support group Positive Action found "control over the expenditure of public funds was non-existent".

News • 23 Jan 17

The cases relate to the care provided by one consultant at Wexford General Hospital

13 'possible missed cancers' at Wexford General

A Health Service Executive recall of 615 patients who attended Wexford General Hospital has identified 13 "possible missed cancers".

News • 19 Jan 17

The HSE has said it is still important for people at risk to get the flu vaccine

Flu levels likely to peak within two weeks

The Health Service Executive has said influenza levels have increased further and are likely to peak in about a week or two.

News • 12 Jan 17

University Hospital Limerick and Cork University Hospital are the worst affected

506 patients on trolleys in hospitals

There are 506 patients on trolleys in emergency departments or on wards today waiting for admission to a bed, according to figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.

News • 10 Jan 17

University Hospital Limerick and South Tipperary General Hospital are the worst affected

466 patients waiting for hospital bed - INMO

Overcrowding figures from two key sources today show different numbers of trolleys in hospital emergency departments.

News • 09 Jan 17

28 acute beds are to be opened at University Hospital Galway

INMO says some 'new' beds were already pledged

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has said that some of the "new" 63 acute hospital beds announced by the Health Service Executive were promised last autumn but were not opened.

News • 09 Jan 17

There are 578 patients on trolleys or on wards today waiting for admission to a bed

HSE announces 'enhanced measures' for overcrowding

The Health Service Executive has announced a series of measures to deal with hospital overcrowding.

News • 05 Jan 17

The HSE is urging those at risk of flu to get vaccinated

One death this winter due to influenza, says HSE

The Health Service Executive has warned that levels of influenza and respiratory illness have almost doubled across the country over the past two weeks.

News • 03 Jan 17

Radiographers are among those who are set to be balloted by SIPTU

Health sector staff to ballot on strike action

SIPTU is to ballot 30,000 of its members for strike action, saying the Department of Health and the HSE are in breach of the national public service agreement.

News • 28 Dec 16

The HSE is required to undertake a comprehensive set of remedial time-bound actions agreed with HIQA

Residential centre fails 14 statutory standards

A Sligo residential centre for people with intellectual disabilities run by the Health Service Executive has failed to comply with all but one of 14 statutory standards reviewed by the social services watchdog HIQA.

Glenbow Centre • 16 Dec 16