MINE’S a flat white. Plus a couple of squares of dark chocolate and a few cups of Earl Grey tea.

More than a thousand people annually could be saved from a fatal stroke or heart problem if the Government forced through policies to limit salt and fat intake.

A new report has found that high levels of sick leave at the Department of Health "need of be addressed".

UPWARDS of 200 nurses yesterday staged what they described as a ‘silent and dignified protest’ when Health Minister Mary Harney came to Tralee to open a new unit at Kerry General Hospital.

The group Parents for Justice has said that the Madden Report says Dept of Health ministers have been aware of organ retention in hospitals for 24 years.

The Tánaiste Mary Harney's performance as Minister for Health has been rated as "poor" by 56% of voters in an online poll conducted by the health-oriented website www.irishhealth.com.

ACCOUNTANCY and consulting firm Deloitte and Touche first became involved in the health services, Payroll, Personnel and Related Services (PPARS) project in October 2002 as “implementation partner” for the project’s roll-out.

The secretary general of the Department of Health today appeared to be the first casualty in the fall-out from the Travers Report into illegal nursing home charges.

The British Pregnancy Advisory Service, which carries out a quarter of all abortions in the UK, is considering proposals that would allow women to bring home an abortion pill and take it without medical supervision.

Almost three hundred public health doctors are set to vote on strike action in the coming week.

The Department of Health has asked the Western Health board for clarification on the 169 posts to be axed there.

A showdown between the Western Health board and the Department of Health is expected later today on the issue of job cuts.

The Department of Health begins talks with the Irish Haemophilia society on the issue of HIV compensation this morning.

Irish hospital waiting lists look set to shorten because of a new initiative by the Department of Health.

Rowdy scenes erupted in the Dáil this morning, with Labour deputy leader Brendan Howlin accusing the government of lying to the Opposition.

Health Minister Micheal Martin has told the Irish Nurses Organisation's annual conference in Killarney that he has initiated a national review of bed capacity in the country's hospitals.

It has been claimed that a state scheme hailed as a generous package for poor families with high medical bills was in fact a multi-million pound cost cutting device.

The Irish Medical Organisation has warned hospitals at its annual conference in Killarney that it will meet them "head on" in a row over junior doctors' pay and conditions.

The Department of Health has announced a major new sponsorship deal that will save the Irish Masters snooker tournament from extinction.