Warning as risky substances found in cannabis jellies A warning has been issued by the Health Service Executive and gardaí over packaged sweets suspected of containing synthetic cannabinoids. Ireland • 06 Jan
Pressure on health service 'significant' before winter The HSE has said that last week there were over 30,100 emergency department attendances, the highest on record. Health • 03 Nov 22
Fewer dentists offering services to treatment scheme There's been an almost 25% fall in the number of dentists claiming reimbursement through the Dental Treatment Services Scheme since December 2020. Ireland • 31 Oct 22
51 extra ED consultants to be hired in HSE Winter Plan Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly will bring the HSE's Winter Plan to Cabinet today which aims to provide additional capacity in public hospitals, as well … Politics • 11 Oct 22
People who had 2021 HSE data stolen yet to be informed People who had their data stolen in last year's cyber attack on the Health Service Executive have yet to be informed. Ireland • 04 Oct 22
Winter 'twindemic' possible but not certain - HSE It is possible, but not certain, that Ireland will face a "twindemic" of Covid-19 and flu this winter, according to the HSE's Chief Clinical Officer. Ireland • 22 Sep 22
HSE warns of measles risk with declining vaccinations The HSE has warned about the dangers of measles amid a drop in the uptake of childhood vaccinations such as the MMR vaccine. Health • 26 Aug 22
Number of HSE staff on more than €500k doubles The number of HSE employees paid more €500,000 has doubled from three to six. Health • 21 Jun 22
May sees further rise in hospital waiting lists There has been a further rise in the number of patients on public hospital waiting lists with over 851,000 people waiting for treatment or a … Ireland • 11 Jun 22
HSE tests responses in simulated cyber attack The Health Service Executive, the National Cyber Security Centre and a number of hospitals and pharmaceutical providers have participated in a large-scale European cyber exercise. Ireland • 10 Jun 22
HSE examining 'quality' of report on nursing home care The HSE is considering the "quality" of a draft report commissioned to examine the care of patients at a Dublin nursing home during Covid-19 before … Ireland • 01 Jun 22
HSE finds recruiting cyber security staff 'difficult' The Health Service Executive has said it is "especially difficult" to recruit cyber security staff right now because of the competition for talent. Ireland • 13 May 22
Concern over future safeguarding of disability services Failure to address poor governance and oversight arrangements in HSE Disability Services in the northwest could lead to safeguarding issues in the future, according to … Ireland • 29 Apr 22
HSE says 'a lot' has changed since independent review The HSE's Chief Operations Officer has said a lot of the recommendations contained within an independent review of unplanned care at nine hospitals have been … Ireland • 04 Apr 22
HSE: 'Large degree of uncertainty' in virus trajectory The Chief Clinical Officer of the HSE said 37% of patients in ICU have not completed their primary course of vaccination. Ireland • 16 Mar 22
Reid says South Kerry CAMHS failings 'completely wrong' The head of the HSE has called failings within the South Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services "completely wrong". Ireland • 10 Mar 22
HSE apologises after man's cancer undiagnosed for years The Health Service Executive and two hospitals have apologised to a man after his cancer was undiagnosed for almost seven years. Ireland • 03 Feb 22
Big Tech's biggest weaknesses were on display in 2021 While 2020 was a year when tech's greatest strengths were on display, it was its weaknesses that came to the fore in 2021, writes Adam … 2021 in Review • 31 Dec 21
5 things we learned from the latest HSE briefing Booster shots, Omicron and vaccinations for children - here are five things we learned from the latest Covid-19 briefing from the Health Service Executive. Coronavirus • 16 Dec 21
14-year-old is youngest Covid-19 death in Ireland A 14-year-old has died after testing positive for Covid-19, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre has reported. Coronavirus • 12 Nov 21
Two ambulance vehicles involved in Co Cork crashes Two National Ambulance Service vehicles were involved in crashes in Co Cork over the weekend. Regional • 03 Nov 21
Drop in safeguarding concerns notified in 2020 There was a drop in the number of safeguarding concerns notified to the HSE in 2020, with reports falling by 9% on 2019 figures according … Health • 28 Oct 21
HSE chief says cost of cyber attack could reach €100m The total cost of a ransomware attack on the Health Service Executive could reach €100 million, the chief executive of the HSE has told an … Health • 16 Sep 21
Third of HSE spend on PPE written off, PAC told More than a third of the over €900 million the HSE spent on PPE last year had to be written off because of the large … Politics • 16 Sep 21
Cyber security centre to get budget and staff boost Staff numbers at the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) are to be almost doubled in the next 18 months, the Government has announced. Business • 13 Jul 21
