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BreastCheck misses screening target for second year

The HSE's BreastCheck national screening service has missed its screening targets for two years in a row, according to new figures.

Health • 25 Aug

The HSE said the two vehicles affected are different makes, models, and types. (File image; RollingNews.ie)

Urgent inquiry by HSE after second ambulance catches fire

The HSE has said an urgent examination is under way after a second ambulance caught fire in the last week.

Ireland • 27 Jun

The HSE is looking to cut costs with several areas of spending targeted for savings

HSE's €91m annual travel and subsistence bill 'too high'

A former top executive from Ryanair told the HSE that the travel and expenses bill for staff was too expensive at €1,050 per staff member and should be drastically reduced.

Business • 09 Apr

More than 80,000 workers will commence a work-to-rule from next Monday, 31 March.

Unions accuse HSE of not taking health dispute seriously

Health unions have accused the Health Service Executive (HSE) of having a 'cavalier' attitude to planned industrial action next week in a dispute over staffing numbers.

Business • 24 Mar

Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said the app will 'make it easier for everyone to navigate the health service'

First version of HSE Health App officially launched

The Department of Health and the HSE have launched the first version of the HSE Health App.

Health • 25 Feb

The HSE say that the gender pay gap is almost entirely down to wage differences in medical and dental staff (Getty)

Gender pay gap widens for staff in Irish health services

The gender pay gap among employees in the health services in Ireland is widening with female staff earning on average 14.5% less than their male colleagues, according to the latest official figures.

Business • 01 Jan

The survey published by the Health Information and Quality Authority involved responses from 12,367 patients (File image)

Most hospital patients rate care positively, survey finds

A majority of patients have rated their hospital care positively, according to the latest National Inpatient Experience Survey.

Health • 10 Dec 24

Robert Watt warned Stephen Donnelly the overrun for the year could end up being around €1.5 billion

HSE was told budget overruns "can't continue like this"

The HSE was told "we can't continue like this" in discussions over enormous overruns in their annual spending.

Business • 22 Nov 24

The worker, Jackie Deevy secured the award on foot of a complaint to the Workplace Relations Commission under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997.

HSE care worker 'never given a proper break' in 26 years

The HSE has been ordered to pay over €11,000 in compensation to a care worker who said she was "never given a proper break" in the course of 26 years' employment at a residential home.

Business • 08 Nov 24

The C&AG report said €136m has been spent to date on the development and rollout of the new HSE system, which was originally budgeted to cost €132m

Cost of new HSE financial management system not known

The total expected cost for the so far incomplete deployment of a new financial management system for the HSE and other bodies is not yet known, almost ten years after its budget was approved and seven years since its roll out began.

Business • 30 Sep 24

In 2018 and 2019, the HSE received complaints from four patient advocates (File image: RollingNews.ie)

HSE apology over treatment of four patient advocates

The HSE has confirmed that it is apologising to four patient advocates for the way they were treated by the organisation.

Health • 23 Jul 24

The HSE is urging people to get their booster dose before 14 June

HSE to pause Covid-19 vaccine programme in June

The Health Service Executive is urging anyone eligible who is considering getting a Covid-19 booster dose to do so in the coming days as the vaccine programme will pause on 14 June.

Coronavirus • 24 May 24

The HSE denied allegations of discrimination

HSE to pay €1,000 to man over ageist discrimination

The health service has been ordered to reconsider its recruitment policies and pay €1,000 for ageist discrimination after an external recruiter rejected a veteran addiction clinic worker's job application because he lacked a specific healthcare assistant cert.

Business • 23 May 24

The MMR vaccine will be offered free of charge to over 300,000 people who may not have received it in childhood (Stock image)

Measles vaccine programme to begin later this month

A catch-up vaccination programme for the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine will get under way this month, the Health Service Executive has confirmed.

Health • 08 Mar 24

Dean Sullivan was appointed six years ago as HSE Deputy Director General (File: RollingNews.ie)

HSE senior executive to get redundancy of almost €400k

The Health Service Executive has confirmed that a senior executive is to get a redundancy package of almost €400,000.

Ireland • 29 Feb 24

The HSE has been allocated a budget of €23.5 billion for 2024, which represents an increase of 4.6% on last year's funding.

HSE warns it will need extra funding this year

The Health Service Executive has warned in its National Service Plan that it will require extra funding this year and it has outlined plans to cut spending on agency staff.

Business • 14 Feb 24

The adjudicator ruled Mr Beirne's complaint to be well-founded

HSE to pay worker €31,666 for unpaid leave over 15 years

The Health Service Executive had to pay an €80,000 bill for travel and subsistence expenses built up by a manager in its estates department who was left reporting to nobody for 15 years until he retired, the WRC has noted.

Business • 01 Feb 24

The expert said HSE management tried to remove parts of the NIRP report relating to other alleged offences at the nursing home (Stock image)

Expert claims HSE staff tried alter 'Emily' case report

A safeguarding expert, who led a review into a nursing home where a resident known as 'Emily' was sexually assaulted, complained to the HSE that senior staff members requested that she alter her final report.

Ireland • 27 Dec 23

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said some hospitals are doing very well at weekend discharges and others are not

Some hospitals 'failing' to tackle overcrowding issue

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly had said he believes some hospitals are "failing" to tackle the issue of overcrowding.

Health • 12 Dec 23

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has lodged a claim with the Department of Health and HSE

INMO seeks additional leave over delayed payments

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation is seeking two additional days of leave for more than 40,000 nurses to compensate them for delays in the payment of pay increases.

HSE • 05 Dec 23

Concern have been raised over clinical governance, risk management and the 'erosion of professional autonomy' within children's disability services

Concerns raised over HSE children's disability services

Five organisations representing healthcare workers have issued a joint statement expressing concern over the safety of children's disability services in the HSE.

HSE • 09 Oct 23

Members said they will not undertake tasks or responsibilities associated with any vacant post

Fórsa resumes industrial action over recruitment freeze

HSE managers, who are members of the Fórsa trade union, have resumed industrial action over the HSE recruitment freeze.

Ireland • 06 Oct 23

The new contract was introduced in March by the Government (stock image)

418 hospital consultants sign new public-only contract

More than 400 consultants have signed up to the new public only contract, according to new figures obtained by RTÉ News.

Health • 29 Aug 23

The families and supporters of a number of those impacted gathered on Kildare Street this afternoon

Protest over lack of day services for young people

A group of families of young people with intellectual disabilities have staged a protest at Leinster House over a lack of day services after 13 school leavers were told there would be no place for them

Ireland • 25 Aug 23

Fórsa said its staff have decided to engage in a work-to-rule

HSE clerical workers vote for industrial action

Members of the Fórsa trade union working in clerical and administrative roles in the Health Service Executive have voted for industrial action.

Ireland • 11 Aug 23