The HSE plans to significantly ramp up its use of the State’s JobBridge scheme — at a time when it is creating five €158,000 top-level posts.

The HSE has been accused of putting managers before patients after revealing plans to appoint 35 “leadership coaches” to help senior managers in their “personal transition” into higher jobs.

The HSE West is set to see its budget cut by €104m, have nurses account for 70% of all regional retirees this month and witness as many as 132 long-term care beds axed, in a bid to cut costs.

MOST women should be offered midwife-led care that uses fewer interventions and is just as safe as the consultant-led model, a major study recommends.

OMBUDSMAN Emily O’Reilly says publishing details of investigations into complaints shows how the free, independent service can help people put a wrong to right.

SERIOUS payroll errors at the HSE are allowing staff to work while officially on sick leave, receive pensions while still working, and be paid allowances for children who are far older than claimed.

PARTS of Dublin and Louth are currently without HSE Children First Information and Advice Officers, it has emerged.

A SHARP rise in the number of people with HIV/Aids in Ireland this year suggests almost 6,000 have the illness, the majority of whom are under 40 and Irish-born.

SCHOOL principals have called for clearer guidelines and faster responses from the Health Service Executive on reporting of suspected child neglect.

THE HSE last night admitted that some staff could face sanction over failings in the Roscommon Child Care Case, but stressed changes had been implemented to avoid a repeat case taking place in future.

In the first of a two-part Irish Examiner special investigation, we look at how we treat the most vulnerable in society.

THE HSE spent more than €68 million on wheelchairs, crutches and walking frames last year, amid growing calls for existing equipment to be recycled to patients.

THOUSANDS of euro in fines have been handed out to businesses and private individuals found guilty of breaching the smoking ban, with one pub being hit with a huge €2,500 penalty in the past 12 months.

The HSE is today warning the public of disruption to phone services from next Tuesday as a result of industrial action by public servants.

THREE of the four new regional directors for the revamped HSE have already been selected for the highly coveted posts – all of whom are already existing health service officials.

Two official investigations into a former senior childcare lecturer convicted of attempted indecent assault have been completed, it emerged tonight.

THE importance of anutritious diet for children attending crèches is being highlighted in a resource for providers of pre-school services.