Mayo General Hospital is to review almost 13,000 prostate cancer test results.

The Minister for Health James Reilly has said no acute hospital will close as a result of the reorganisation of hospitals.

One of the country’s leading psychiatrists said the Mater Hospital has a “zero tolerance” approach when it comes to illicit drug use at its psychiatric wing — staff immediately kick the offender out.

Seriously ill children sent to emergency departments are not being treated away from adult patients, including many who are violent and drunk, a HSE report claims.

Racegoers were treated to a display of vintage Paul Carberry on the opening day of the new jumps season in Ballirnobe last night as former champion Paul Carberry completed a magnificent 927/1 four-timer on Six Stone Ned, Fairymount Lord, Turnonthegas and Corskeagh Royale, his first and last winner trained by Noel Meade.

ONE Irish and four British private companies are vying to win a lucrative contract to effectively manage two of Ireland’s largest regional hospitals for the next 15 months.

HOSPITAL emergency departments are struggling to cope with serious staff shortages, resulting in some shifts being left uncovered and causing havoc to existing quality and safety standards.

A further three hospitals - in addition to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda - have been named by women who said they were given incorrect diagnoses of miscarriage.

THE family of a woman who died while her test results lay unopened in a consultant’s pigeon hole battled for a year to get the hospital to explain the oversight, it has emerged.

An investigation into Mayo General Hospital following the death of a 53-year-old woman has found a "serious deficiency" in administrative procedures.

PATIENTS are waiting up to 600 days to see a consultant at outpatient clinics in some hospitals around the country, according to the Health Service Executive performance information system HealthStat.

A Garda and another man died in a two-car crash near Belmullet in Co Mayo shortly before 6am this morning.

The Health Service Executive has today published comprehensive information on how Ireland's 29 acute hospitals are treating their patients.

A DOCTOR in north Cork said he cannot guarantee the safety of his patients because of a lack of investment in Mallow General Hospital.

WE were among at least 7,000 people who took part in a protest march (organised by Mary McGreal and six other cancer survivors) against removing the breast cancer and other cancer services from Mayo General Hospital in Castlebar.

PATIENTS in the West and North West face major cutbacks in care as seven hospitals have plunged €27 million into the red, Fine Gael warned last night.

Seven hospitals in the west and north-west have exceeded their budgets by more than €27m, it was claimed today.

BADLY managed hospitals where patients’ health is not improved by high treatment costs have been fined €7.5 million.

MANAGEMENT and consultants in hospitals have reported chaos in the way patients are assessed, admitted and discharged.

ANN CAHILL’S article regarding orthopaedic services at Mayo General Hospital has many serious factual errors (Irish Examiner, June 7).