A second health insurer is set to ask cash-strapped customers to pay even more for cover, less than a week after politicians were warned a fresh 20%-40% industry hike is on the cards.

THE true scale of the miscarriage misdiagnosis scandal will not be uncovered unless the scope of the investigation is expanded to include the past 10 years, it has been claimed.

FINE Gael health spokesman James Reilly has stated he believes some patients are placed on expensive medicines due to deals between hospitals and pharmaceutical companies.

DOCTORS in border counties have been instructed not to refer children or teenagers for psychiatric help except in emergencies because the local services cannot cope.

The Oireachtas health committee has heard sharp criticism of the Hollywood Report on radiotherapy services for cancer sufferers.

THE Government should get rid of its €17 million worth of shares in tobacco firms, the head of the Dáil health watchdog said yesterday.