Mayo University Hospital has apologised in the High Court for the standard of care given to a woman who had a chest x-ray two years ago and who it was alleged suffered a delay in the diagnosis of her lung cancer.

After my own experiences regarding information from the HSE or doctors/consultants, I can avowedly dispute the HSE’s spurious claims of April 12 on RTÉ News that anyone on a long waiting list will be told about the Treatment Abroad Scheme (TAS).

A woman with severe epilepsy who has been waiting two years for vital tests has been refused funding for overseas treatment because her application was delayed in the Christmas post.

Catherine Shanahan says HSE red tape is delaying one woman’s vital treatment