Doctors failing to file private insurance paperwork on time costs taxpayers €61m a year.

SEVERAL hospitals around the country are only able to maintain services due to nurses working unpaid hours to cover for increasing staff shortages.

THE WAGE bill at the Health Services Executive (HSE) Mid-Western has risen by €30 million since the Government reorganised the health service in a bid to slash wasteful bureaucracy.

A new report shows a frightening level of suicidal behaviour among our population, writes Catherine Shanahan.