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Irish fuel price protest
Anthony Foley: Climate change measures will be tougher than many wish to believe
The EPA survey reported a weakening in support for so-called 'nasty' measures such as bans on peat, coal, and home heating oil, as well as for higher taxes on petrol and diesel cars

Mon, 01 Apr, 2024

File Photo The Health Service Executive has said it is working to establish how many patients may need to have their medical tes
HSE funds for mental health, drugs, and sexual assault services 
Funding has been laid out in the HSE National Service Plan 2024

Fri, 16 Feb, 2024

Number of patients dying before ambulance arrives is up by 70% in eight years
Number of patients dying before ambulance arrives is up by 70% in eight years
HSE data shows average response times improved last year, but are still significantly longer than the pre-pandemic average

Mon, 12 Feb, 2024

Ireland could be short almost 50,000 nurses by 2041, report shows
Ireland could be short almost 50,000 nurses by 2041, report shows
New report found the deficits in future supply of nurses here 'are likely to be large' and it is likely a great deal of extra recruitment will come from outside of Ireland

Tue, 30 Jan, 2024

'A national disgrace' that elder care is now mainly delivered by private companies
'A national disgrace' that elder care is now mainly delivered by private companies
All-island healthcare conference organised by Fórsa and Unison unions hears that privatisation in healthcare is 'a monster that keeps on growing'

Wed, 24 Jan, 2024

Prescription charges Ireland
Ireland's €22bn health budget needs to get bigger every year, expert says
Population growth, ageing, and the rising cost of cutting-edge medication means tough decisions will need to be made

Sun, 03 Dec, 2023

Extra funding for flood-hit Midleton Hospital and  Owenacurra Mental Health facility
Extra funding for flood-hit Midleton Hospital and  Owenacurra Mental Health facility
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said the funding would be provided once a remediation report was carried out

Fri, 20 Oct, 2023

Migrant healthcare workers protest
Migrant workers protest outside Dáil over family visa rules
Healthcare workers say they don't meet salary thresholds to allow spouses and children to move to Ireland

Tue, 17 Oct, 2023

Hospital Stock
Frontline health staff hiring freeze 'will worsen chaos in already overstretched services'
A hiring freeze was already in place for management but on Friday this was extended to non-consultant hospital doctors (NCHDs) and others

Fri, 13 Oct, 2023

Care crisis: ‘I’ve spent 10 years living in an institution — I deserve my own home’
Care crisis: ‘I’ve spent 10 years living in an institution — I deserve my own home’
Geraldine Lavelle, one of the many Irish people whose lives are limited by Section 39 underfunding, tells Sorcha Crowley about her hope that she will soon begin living a more normal life

Sun, 08 Oct, 2023

Summer weather Aug 12th 2022
Letters to the Editor: This month is likely to be the warmest September on record
One reader calls for climate action amid predicted record temperatures, while others reflect on issues including nursing homes, Ireland's Naval Service, and neutrality 

Tue, 12 Sep, 2023

Patients will have more access to care on phone app
Patients will have more access to care on phone app
HSE chief executive Bernard Gloster says digital transformation will gather pace in the coming year

Sat, 09 Sep, 2023

Nurse comforting patient at patient's home
'We are paid less, which is unfair': Healthcare assistants to ballot for strike action 
Dispute centres on different rates of pay for people working in organisations part-funded by the HSE and those employed directly by the HSE 

Wed, 23 Aug, 2023

More people died of covid at weekends, study finds
More people died of covid at weekends, study finds
The University of Toronto study found that this was most marked in America, followed by Brazil

Wed, 23 Aug, 2023

Laya Healthcare's hike in premiums to cost customers extra €42 a year
Laya Healthcare's hike in premiums to cost customers extra €42 a year
The 3% increase is second one this year, following 4.4% rise in April

Fri, 18 Aug, 2023

Axa enters the health insurance market with €650m Laya Healthcare purchase
Axa enters the health insurance market with €650m Laya Healthcare purchase
The major deal sees the French insurer join Ireland's healthcare market

Thu, 03 Aug, 2023

Physical Impairment Ireland Protest
Bill to give people with disabilities access to vital treatments passes crucial vote
The Government had proposed an amendment calling for the Bill to be delayed by one year, which would severely restrict its chances of passing all stages to become law

Wed, 12 Jul, 2023

'Troubling milestone' as over 300 medicines now in short supply 
'Troubling milestone' as over 300 medicines now in short supply 
Some 36% of medicines that are out of stock were found to just have one supplier, according to the Medicine Shortage Index.

Mon, 10 Jul, 2023

'It feels like we're being forced out of our own country due to the lack of care services'
'It feels like we're being forced out of our own country due to the lack of care services'
A five-year-old girl left paralysed after a car crash is 'disintegrating' due to HSE failings, her mother says

Sun, 11 Jun, 2023

Niamh Griffin: Our elderly nursing home residents deserve a fair deal
Niamh Griffin: Our elderly nursing home residents deserve a fair deal
The curtain has been pulled back on the harsh financial realities affecting residents and their families, says Niamh Griffin

Fri, 02 Jun, 2023

Covid surge in Cork's Mercy hospital sees restrictions introduced
Covid surge in Cork's Mercy hospital sees restrictions introduced
As a result of the surge, visiting restrictions are in place at the hospital

Wed, 12 Apr, 2023

Hospital corridor with gurneys
'I’d give Sláintecare four thus far': Healthcare reforms not happening fast enough
Healthcare reforms only deserve a four out of 10 score, the Oireachtas Health Committee heard on Wednesday

Wed, 01 Mar, 2023

Nearly 45,000 hospital appointments cancelled over two-month period
Nearly 45,000 hospital appointments cancelled over two-month period
The cancellations spanned over December and January — during a period of ongoing overcrowding problems in hospitals

Mon, 27 Feb, 2023

Irish public hospital charges
Amended laws on mandatory open disclosures passed through the Dáil
Politicians and campaigners agree that the laws now pass the 'Vicky test'

Wed, 15 Feb, 2023

Donnelly to bring forward changes to open disclosure bill
Donnelly to bring forward changes to open disclosure bill
The minister consulted with patient representatives after the original Patient Safety Bill proposals were dismissed as 'flawed'

Fri, 10 Feb, 2023

Mass UK strike action
Irish Examiner view: Could such action happen here?
UK strikes

Thu, 02 Feb, 2023

Group set up to examine 500% rise in cost of health-related claims since 2010
Group set up to examine 500% rise in cost of health-related claims since 2010
Former master of the National Maternity Hospital Dr Rhona Mahony is to chair a special group to examine a significant jump in the cost of health-related claims.

Tue, 31 Jan, 2023

LibDems request to train GPs and pharmacists
Irish Examiner view: An unhealthy business model
Hospital management

Fri, 27 Jan, 2023

Long GP appointment delays will be 'new normal', says IMO
Long GP appointment delays will be 'new normal', says IMO
Patients facing long delays for a GP appointment will be the new normal in a , a GP representative body has warned.

Sat, 07 Jan, 2023

Hospital surgery corridor
HSE board had not signed off on winter plan
The HSE's board had not seen the organisation's €169m winter plan before it was published, and expressed concerns about commitments made in it at a board meeting two weeks after publication.

Fri, 16 Dec, 2022

Hospital stock
'Treat hospital crisis as urgently as snowy roads' as record 82,000 people on waiting lists
Hospital consultants warn Government targets for reducing patient waiting lists by year’s end will be missed by a 'significant margin'

Thu, 15 Dec, 2022

Relatives fear possibility of abuse as nursing home and hospital visits still limited
Relatives fear possibility of abuse as nursing home and hospital visits still limited
Health watchdog the Health Information and Quality Authority is still receiving numerous complaints about limited visiting access in hospitals and nursing homes, with relatives extremely worried about potential abuses and substandard healthcare.

Wed, 23 Nov, 2022

Vicky Phelan death
Government urged to honour Vicky Phelan's wish for healthcare changes
Calls for action on mandatory disclosure, the return of testing to Irish labs, and dying with dignity measures

Tue, 15 Nov, 2022

Elaine Loughlin: Vicky taught us to stand up to authority in all its forms
Elaine Loughlin: Vicky taught us to stand up to authority in all its forms
"I don't want your apologies. "I don't want your tributes. "I don't want your aide de camp at my funeral. "I don't want your accolades or your broken promises.

Tue, 15 Nov, 2022

Customers confused about health insurance policies, ombudsman report finds
Customers confused about health insurance policies, ombudsman report finds
Many private health insurance customers are unsure about their policy details, despite the average cost reaching €1,410 a year per adult, according to a review by the Pensions OmbudsmanThe Office of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman ...

Tue, 15 Nov, 2022

Karen Murray: Vicky Phelan was a relatable warrior for those on a cancer journey
Karen Murray: Vicky Phelan was a relatable warrior for those on a cancer journey
I never met Vicky, but that doesn’t matter. I feel as if I knew her, as did countless other survivors

Mon, 14 Nov, 2022

Department raised concerns over Covid-19 death-in-service payment 
Department raised concerns over Covid-19 death-in-service payment 
Queries raised over employers 'maintaining poor, even dangerous work practices' in knowledge of a no-fault compensation scheme

Mon, 14 Nov, 2022

UK nurse standing with arms folded
Just three specialist nurses recruited to work with pregnant women who have epilepsy
Just three specialist nurses have been recruited to work with pregnant women who have epilepsy, despite the European Medicines Agency recommending dedicated supports be put in place more than four years ago.

Sun, 13 Nov, 2022

Doctors estimate that one in 12 children now on hospital waiting lists
Doctors estimate that one in 12 children now on hospital waiting lists
Doctors have estimated that one in 12 children are now on waiting lists for various kinds of treatment based on the latest hospital data.

Fri, 11 Nov, 2022

File Photo Former Minister for the Environment Denis Naughten TD has confirmed that he will contest the general election without
Dáil supports motion calling for urgent action on treatment of long Covid
A motion calling for swifter action on treatment for long Covid has been unanimously supported in the Dáil.

Wed, 09 Nov, 2022

HSE Operational Update Media Briefing
HSE admits patients can expect 24-hour A&E waits
Dr Colm Henry also raised concern that the planned extension of pub opening hours could drive up emergency department attendances

Fri, 04 Nov, 2022

Coronavirus - Wed Aug 5, 2020
Researchers hopeful for discovery of new blood-clotting disorder treatment
Irish researchers are hopeful of finding new treatments for patients with blood clotting disorders.

Fri, 04 Nov, 2022

Cabinet to consider new Cork elective hospital 'in coming weeks', says health minister
Cabinet to consider new Cork elective hospital 'in coming weeks', says health minister
Stephen Donnelly made the commitment following revelations about an eight-month delay to the development process

Fri, 28 Oct, 2022

Hospital stock
'Significant' investment needed to replace HSE structures with new regional health areas
Move would see all health services, including the HSE, divided into six geographical areas, with a budget of multiple billions and tens of thousands of staff offering treatment across primary care, hospitals, mental health and all types of healthcare, Dáil committee told

Wed, 26 Oct, 2022

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