There are 487 patients waiting for hospital beds this morning, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation Trolley Watch.

That is one of the findings of a report by the health watchdog, which carried out an inspection in February of this year.

Young people suffering from mental health problems have unequal access to treatment depending on where they live, according to Fianna Fáil.

The Health Minister has asked his department to engage with the HSE to establish how four consultant obstetricians at a Kilkenny hospital have “decided unanimously” that their unit is not a suitable location for abortion services.

Common drugs to treat heartburn and ulcers are often inappropriately prescribed to patients undergoing surgery and in general practice, according to two new studies by Irish doctors.

The man, who was the sole occupant of his car, died after his car collided with another vehicle at Raheenaskeagh in Oulart, Gorey at around 8.30am this morning.

A man has been killed in an industrial accident in Wexford.

A man has died after a road accident in Co. Wexford on Sunday.

A doctor at Wexford General Hospital, 13 of whose patients were diagnosed with cancer after he had given them the all-clear, was allowed continue working for a year-and-a-half after a colleague first raised concerns about his colonoscopies.

A review into how 13 cases of bowel cancer were missed following routine screening at Wexford General Hospital has found there were a number of missed opportunities in responding to the concerns of a staff member.

The HSE has spent almost €300,000 over the past three years on burial expenses on patients who died in its care.

The HSE has spent almost €300,000 over the past three years on burial expenses on patients who died in its care.

The Irish Cancer Society says it has full confidence in the National Bowel Screening Programme and urges people to use the life-saving service.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

HSE review of BowelScreen service at Wexford General Hospital results in 10 recommendations.

Cork University Hospital is the most overcrowded in the country, according to nurses today.

Health Minister Simon Harris is basing his decision to cut cardiac services at University Hospital Waterford (UHW) on a flawed and invalid report.

A 48 year old man suffered fatal traumatic injuries at his home after a night out celebrating his birthday. 

A 14-year-old girl has died after she collapsed during an underage Gaelic football match in County Wexford.

A couple whose convictions for killing a 59-year-old MS sufferer by neglect were overturned earlier this month, will not face a retrial.

A couple convicted of killing a 59-year-old MS sufferer by neglect have had their convictions quashed by the Court of Appeal.

A recall of around 600 patients who had undergone bowel screening at Wexford General Hospital found that 12 cancers had been missed including one death which may well have been avoidable.

St Stephen’s Day has lived up to its reputation as a busy one for hospitals, with figures from emergency departments around the country showing a spike in presentations the day after Christmas.

Over 100 data protection breaches involving sensitive personal information held by the HSE occurred during a recent 12-month period, internal documents have revealed.

After seeing a doctor write the words ‘morbidly obese’ on her chart after she gave birth, Lisa Lambert resolved to change her life, says Clodagh Finn.

That is how a lawyer described to the High Court the injuries suffered by Matthew McGrath when he was only 17 months old.

A 12-year-old boy who was left paralysed after hospital treatment for meningitis has settled his action against the HSE with an interim payout of €3.7m.

A county Wexford boy has been awarded an interim settlement of €3.8m after being left paralysed following a delayed treatment for meningitis.

The Health Information and Quality Authority says the cleanliness of equipment in the country’s hospitals is a common problem.