When a different address means a different outcome Two children from the same family with the same diagnosis have had a very different experience of disability services, writes RTÉ's Joan O'Sullivan. Health • 19 Sep 18
When a different address means a different outcome Two children from the same family with the same diagnosis have had a very different experience of disability services, writes RTÉ's Joan O'Sullivan. Health • 19 Sep 18
HSE reports increase in HPV vaccination rates The Health Service Executive has reported an increase in HPV vaccination rates, with provisional national uptake levels at 65%. News • 18 Sep 18
HSE reports increase in HPV vaccination rates The Health Service Executive has reported an increase in HPV vaccination rates, with provisional national uptake levels at 65%. News • 18 Sep 18
High levels of overcrowding at Limerick hospital University Hospital Limerick has the highest overcrowding levels in the country today with 69 patients waiting. Health • 18 Sep 18
High levels of overcrowding at Limerick hospital University Hospital Limerick has the highest overcrowding levels in the country today with 69 patients waiting. Health • 18 Sep 18
Talks over Section 39 workers pay are adjourned Talks on pay restoration for workers in Section 39 organisations, such as hospices and disability organisations, have been adjourned until 2 October. Ireland • 18 Sep 18
Talks over Section 39 workers pay are adjourned Talks on pay restoration for workers in Section 39 organisations, such as hospices and disability organisations, have been adjourned until 2 October. Ireland • 18 Sep 18
Section 39 strike deferred to allow for talks at WRC SIPTU has deferred next Tuesday's threatened strike by workers in so-called Section 39 health and social care bodies to allow for talks at the Workplace Relations Commission. News • 14 Sep 18
Section 39 strike deferred to allow for talks at WRC SIPTU has deferred next Tuesday's threatened strike by workers in so-called Section 39 health and social care bodies to allow for talks at the Workplace Relations Commission. News • 14 Sep 18
HSE talks with CervicalCheck labs at 'critical stage' The HSE has said that negotiations are at a "critical stage" with laboratories which provide screening for the national CervicalCheck programme. Health • 10 Sep 18
HSE talks with CervicalCheck labs at 'critical stage' The HSE has said that negotiations are at a "critical stage" with laboratories which provide screening for the national CervicalCheck programme. Health • 10 Sep 18
Hospitals dependent on non-EU nurses, INMO claims Irish hospitals are totally dependent on nurses from non-EU countries, according to the General Secretary of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. Health • 10 Sep 18
Hospitals dependent on non-EU nurses, INMO claims Irish hospitals are totally dependent on nurses from non-EU countries, according to the General Secretary of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. Health • 10 Sep 18
Ambulance crews back industrial action in HSE dispute Ambulance personnel belonging to the Psychiatric Nurses Association have voted overwhelmingly to back industrial action in a dispute over negotiating rights and deduction of union subscriptions. Health • 05 Sep 18
Ambulance crews back industrial action in HSE dispute Ambulance personnel belonging to the Psychiatric Nurses Association have voted overwhelmingly to back industrial action in a dispute over negotiating rights and deduction of union subscriptions. Health • 05 Sep 18
Pay restoration call for workers in HSE-funded bodies The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has urged the Government to immediately restore the pay of workers in HSE-funded bodies whose pay was cut in line with public servants during the economic crisis. Ireland • 03 Sep 18
Pay restoration call for workers in HSE-funded bodies The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has urged the Government to immediately restore the pay of workers in HSE-funded bodies whose pay was cut in line with public servants during the economic crisis. Ireland • 03 Sep 18
OPW and gardaí decline to put figure on Mass attendance Two official bodies have declined to put an exact figure on the number of people who attended the mass by Pope Francis in the Phoenix Park yesterday. Pope Francis In Ireland • 27 Aug 18
OPW and gardaí decline to put figure on Mass attendance Two official bodies have declined to put an exact figure on the number of people who attended the mass by Pope Francis in the Phoenix Park yesterday. Pope Francis In Ireland • 27 Aug 18
Mental health watchdog highlights 'unsafe' HSE services The mental health services' watchdog has warned that State provision in the area will continue to be unsafe and substandard unless the Government and the Health Service Executive begin a process of major change. Health • 25 Jul 18
Mental health watchdog highlights 'unsafe' HSE services The mental health services' watchdog has warned that State provision in the area will continue to be unsafe and substandard unless the Government and the Health Service Executive begin a process of major change. Health • 25 Jul 18
E. coli outbreak leads to closure of Galway creche An outbreak of E. coli has led to the closure of a crèche in north Co Galway. News • 18 Jul 18
E. coli outbreak leads to closure of Galway creche An outbreak of E. coli has led to the closure of a crèche in north Co Galway. News • 18 Jul 18
Boy settles birth injury case for €17.2m A four-year-old boy who suffered a catastrophic brain injury at birth has settled his case against the HSE for a final payment of €15.5m. News • 06 Jul 18
Boy settles birth injury case for €17.2m A four-year-old boy who suffered a catastrophic brain injury at birth has settled his case against the HSE for a final payment of €15.5m. News • 06 Jul 18
HSE reports rise in emergency department attendances The HSE has said that the total number of emergency department attendances has increased each year, while bed capacity has remained largely unchanged. Health • 04 Jul 18
HSE reports rise in emergency department attendances The HSE has said that the total number of emergency department attendances has increased each year, while bed capacity has remained largely unchanged. Health • 04 Jul 18
HIQA finds serious breaches at HSE-run facility HIQA has found that a HSE-run facility for people with disabilities could provide no written evidence that residents or their families had been consulted before it decided not to medically resuscitate three residents. Health • 04 Jul 18
HIQA finds serious breaches at HSE-run facility HIQA has found that a HSE-run facility for people with disabilities could provide no written evidence that residents or their families had been consulted before it decided not to medically resuscitate three residents. Health • 04 Jul 18
State indemnified against costs over screening errors The contract agreed in 2012 between the HSE National Cancer Screening Programme and US laboratory Quest Diagnostics required it to indemnify the State against all costs and claims arising out of any error. CervicalCheck • 18 Jun 18
State indemnified against costs over screening errors The contract agreed in 2012 between the HSE National Cancer Screening Programme and US laboratory Quest Diagnostics required it to indemnify the State against all costs and claims arising out of any error. CervicalCheck • 18 Jun 18
Harris commits to cervical commission by September The Minister for Health has said he wants to establish an independent commission of inquiry to examine the CervicalCheck controversy in September. CervicalCheck • 14 Jun 18
Harris commits to cervical commission by September The Minister for Health has said he wants to establish an independent commission of inquiry to examine the CervicalCheck controversy in September. CervicalCheck • 14 Jun 18
900 recalled for audiology tests in southeast The Health Service Executive has confirmed more than 900 people are being recalled for hearing assessments in the southeast. Ireland • 13 Jul 18
900 recalled for audiology tests in southeast The Health Service Executive has confirmed more than 900 people are being recalled for hearing assessments in the southeast. Ireland • 13 Jul 18
HSE to challenge levels of private work by consultants The HSE is to challenge what it says is the excessive private work being carried out by consultants in public hospitals News • 11 Jun 18
HSE to challenge levels of private work by consultants The HSE is to challenge what it says is the excessive private work being carried out by consultants in public hospitals News • 11 Jun 18
Families at centre of audiology failures receive audit The HSE has said that almost 50 families affected by serious failings in audiology services provided to children in the west of the country have been given copies of an audit examining the care they received. Health • 12 Jul 18
Families at centre of audiology failures receive audit The HSE has said that almost 50 families affected by serious failings in audiology services provided to children in the west of the country have been given copies of an audit examining the care they received. Health • 12 Jul 18
49 families to receive apology over audiology failings Almost 50 families in counties Mayo and Roscommon are to receive an apology for serious failings in audiology services provided to their children, RTÉ Investigates has learned. Health • 07 Jun 18
49 families to receive apology over audiology failings Almost 50 families in counties Mayo and Roscommon are to receive an apology for serious failings in audiology services provided to their children, RTÉ Investigates has learned. Health • 07 Jun 18
HSE yet to admit full liability in Mhic Mhathúna case The High Court has heard that the HSE has not yet admitted full liability in a case taken by terminally-ill woman Emma Mhic Mhathúna. CervicalCheck • 30 May 18
HSE yet to admit full liability in Mhic Mhathúna case The High Court has heard that the HSE has not yet admitted full liability in a case taken by terminally-ill woman Emma Mhic Mhathúna. CervicalCheck • 30 May 18
HSE accepts provision of documents is 'critical' The HSE has told the High Court it accepted the provision of documentation and cervical smear slides involving three women affected by the CervicalCheck controversy were "critical and urgent." Courts • 24 May 18
HSE accepts provision of documents is 'critical' The HSE has told the High Court it accepted the provision of documentation and cervical smear slides involving three women affected by the CervicalCheck controversy were "critical and urgent." Courts • 24 May 18
Husband 'devastated' over wife's delayed diagnosis The husband of a woman who died of cervical cancer in April 2012 has said he is devastated by news of his wife's delayed diagnosis. News • 13 May 18
Husband 'devastated' over wife's delayed diagnosis The husband of a woman who died of cervical cancer in April 2012 has said he is devastated by news of his wife's delayed diagnosis. News • 13 May 18
