THE Health Strategy outlined in 2001 is in tatters. It promised an action plan for rehabilitation and physiotherapy, as well psychological assessment for thousands of people with neurological conditions, but six years later the plan has still not been implemented.

THE hospital which controversially withdrew from plans for a new children’s hospital is prepared to re-enter talks if health authorities agree to consider a fresh proposal from a private developer on a new site.

THERE is no embargo on recruitment in the health service but there is an employment ceiling, a leading Department of Health official told yesterday’s meeting of the Joint Committee of Health and Children.

PUBLIC patients will be able to use modern cancer-fighting machinery in a private hospital in Waterford early in the new year, the Health Service Executive (HSE) said yesterday.

TÁNAISTE Mary Harney’s controversial plan for new private hospitals, on existing hospital lands, took a step closer at the weekend with the Health Service Executive (HSE) issuing tender notices for the construction of 11 such facilities.

INSPECTIONS of hospital A&E units will be pointless if the Health and Safety Authority doesn’t make any significant recommendations to improve conditions, a consultant said yesterday.

SOUTHERN Health Board chief executive Sean Hurley yesterday entered the controversial row over the role of consultants, insisting they accept accountability for how the public’s money is spent.