Breast cancer misdiagnosis features highly in legal actionsMORE THAN a quarter of the legal actions taken against Irish hospitals for alleged cancer misdiagnosis over the past eight years…Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Quinn urges action to counter 'demon of chauvinism'THE “DEMONS of nationalism” and “chauvinism” embedded in our cultures will only stay under control if we have a deeper European…Fri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
Cancer misdiagnosis case leads to call for 'more human decency'THE SOLICITOR for a woman whose lengthy cancer misdiagnosis saga led to major changes in breast cancer services in Ireland has…Fri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
Violence against patients report releasedHOSPITALS AND community healthcare facilities reported almost 10,000 incidents of violence, harassment, aggression or abuse against…Wed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
FitzPatrick case application adjourned pending affidavitIN THE High Court an application to fix a date for examination of Mr FitzPatrick’s financial situation under section 21 of the…Tue Oct 09 2012 - 01:00
Repossession order against couple with two childrenA Co Dublin couple with two small children who could only afford to meet half their interest-only repayments had an order for…Tue Oct 09 2012 - 01:00
Hospitals in 86,000 harm incidentsAlmost 86,000 incidents of harm or near misses were reported by hospitals and community healthcare facilities last year, according…Tue Oct 09 2012 - 01:00
No scanner at hospital where Clare mother diedA CONSULTANT surgeon facing allegations of professional misconduct in the wake of the death of a 39-year-old patient has said…Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
Surgeon a 'scapegoat' for bad facilitiesA CONSULTANT surgeon whose 39-year-old patient died after three operations for appendicitis was being made “a scapegoat” because…Thu Oct 04 2012 - 01:00
Consultants 'warned' of risk to patientsConsultants at a Co Clare hospital where a 39-year-old woman died after three operations had written to the then minister for…Thu Oct 04 2012 - 01:00
Surgeon in mistaken operation case guiltyA LEADING paediatric surgeon has been found guilty of three allegations of poor professional performance at a Medical Council…Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
Operation 'went wrong', hearing toldThe first of three operations carried out on a 39-year-old woman who had appendicitis “should have been a straightforward procedure…Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
Mother of 13 died after misdiagnosis, inquiry toldA 39-YEAR-OLD mother of 13 who first attended the emergency department at a Co Clare hospital in June 2008 with abdominal pain…Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
Apology to family: Hospital statementOUR LADY’S Children’s Hospital in Crumlin has moved to reassure the public about its procedures and systems in the wake of concerns…Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
Council rules against surgeonA leading paediatric surgeon has been found guilty of three allegations of poor professional performance at a Medical Council…Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
Medical Council set to rule in wrong operation caseA MEDICAL Council fitness-to-practise inquiry is expected to deliver its decision in a case against a consultant whose 2½-year…Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
Delayed diagnosis hearing opensA consultant surgeon whose 39-year-old patient died after a delayed diagnosis of appendicitis and three operations is facing …Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
Retirement village proposal put out for public inspectionA CONTROVERSIAL proposal to allow for the development of a retirement village at the foot of the Dublin mountains has been put…Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
Too few night staff at care home with flu deaths, says HiqaA REPORT by the the Health Information and Quality Authority into an outbreak of flu at a Co Roscommon nursing home that claimed…Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
Caesarean sections at 38% above HSE's targetTHE NUMBER of Caesarean sections being carried out in Irish hospitals is 38 per cent greater than a target set by the Health …Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
Procedure 'not caused' by notes errorIt was “completely inappropriate to suggest” an error made in the notes of a 2½-year-old patient who had an unnecessary tongue…Mon Oct 01 2012 - 01:00
Concerns Bill could restrict research into rootsGENEALOGISTS HAVE raised concerns about moves to resurrect the Privacy Bill 2006, which they say could restrict access to records…Mon Oct 01 2012 - 01:00
Journalism fund to mark work of late Mary RafteryA €120,000 fund to promote investigative journalism and commemorate the work of the late Mary Raftery was launched yesterday …Thu Sept 27 2012 - 01:00
Digital TV switch numbers 'positive'Most recent figures show 200,000 households reliant on the analogue TV signal have not yet made the switch over to digital television…Thu Sept 27 2012 - 01:00
New journalism fund launchedA new fund to promote investigative journalism and commemorate the work of groundbreaking journalist Mary Raftery was launched…Wed Sept 26 2012 - 01:00
Pharmacist operated from 'unhygienic' shopA PHARMACIST who filled expired prescriptions for patients and had “unhygienic” premises has been found guilty of poor professional…Wed Sept 26 2012 - 01:00
Dublin pharmacist guilty of overseeing 'extremely dirty' conditionsA PHARMACIST who oversaw “extremely dirty” conditions in a Dublin pharmacy was yesterday found guilty of six allegations of poor…Tue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
Northeast patients may die if agency staff and overtime banned, HSE toldA SENIOR consultant at a hospital in Drogheda has warned the Health Service Executive that critically ill patients may die if…Mon Sept 24 2012 - 01:00
Urgent cases seen 'quickly' at A&EPATIENTS WHO present urgently at hospitals through outpatients or emergency departments are seen “reasonably quickly” despite…Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
HSE defends care of urgent casesPatients who present urgently at hospitals through the outpatient or emergency departments are seen “reasonably quickly” despite…Fri Sept 21 2012 - 01:00
Consultant surgeon repeated medical notes error in hospital letterA CONSULTANT surgeon who put a mistake he made in a child’s medical notes down to “human error” caused by tiredness later made…Thu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
Wrong procedure a result of 'human error'A CONSULTANT paediatrician who incorrectly recorded a procedure to be carried out on a 2½-year-old girl – who was later given…Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Paediatric surgeon hearing continuesA consultant surgeon who delegated an operation to a registrar who carried out the wrong procedure said if he had known Baby …Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Surgeon 'did not remember' procedureA consultant facing allegations of poor professional performance after a child in his care had the wrong procedure carried out…Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Inquiry told how child was given wrong operationA MOTHER whose 2½-year-old had an unnecessary tongue-tie operation at a Dublin hospital told a Medical Council fitness-to-practise…Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí investigate death of girl (11) in OffalyRESIDENTS IN the Co Offaly town of Tullamore were yesterday coming to terms with the tragic death of an 11-year-old girl at the…Mon Sept 17 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí investigate death of girl (11)The mother of a severely disabled girl (11) who died on Saturday night remains in intensive care at the Midland Regional Hospital…Mon Sept 17 2012 - 01:00
Paediatric consultant faces hearingA paediatric consultant whose two-and-a-half-year old patient had an unnecessary tongue tie operation is facing five allegations…Mon Sept 17 2012 - 01:00
Inquiry finds doctor guilty of professional misconductA DOCTOR who left a hospital in Co Sligo on the false premise that her fiance had been in a car crash in Dubai has been found…Sat Sept 15 2012 - 01:00
Department advises against travel to LibyaIRISH CITIZENS have been advised not to travel to Libya following violent protests there over a film insulting the Muslim prophet…Sat Sept 15 2012 - 01:00
Over 73,000 free meals provided by charityHOMELESS CHARITY Merchants Quay Ireland provided more than 73,000 meals to people last year, up from 64,000 in 2010.Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Fifth of trafficked children born in State, says reportA FIFTH of children allegedly trafficked for sex purposes in Ireland in 2010 where Irish-born, one of the authors of a report…Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Reform suggestions will not 'gather dust'RECOMMENDATIONS MADE by the upcoming constitutional convention will not “gather dust and cobwebs on the shelves”, but will guide…Thu Sept 13 2012 - 01:00
Film festival to honour the life of Grace KellyA festival in Co Mayo is to celebrate its connections with 1950s film star and princess of Monaco Grace Kelly this weekendWed Sept 12 2012 - 01:00
Oxigen says waste was mixed by mistakeFOOTAGE SHOWING green and brown waste being mixed in the same bin truck on a Co Kildare collection route was simply a mistake…Wed Sept 12 2012 - 01:00
Religious properties may be rezonedLAND OWNED BY religious congregations in Dublin will be zoned to allow for residential development if proposals put forward by…Fri Sept 07 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí investigate stillbirth of baby deemed by social workers to be at riskGardaí are investigating the death of a baby in Kilkenny at the weekend.Thu Sept 06 2012 - 01:00
Allegations against 27 friars since 1975DOMINICANS: ALLEGATIONS OF sexual abuse have been made against 27 Dominican friars since 1975, a review of that order has found…Thu Sept 06 2012 - 01:00
Drop in approval rate of Fair Deal applicationsTHE FAIR Deal nursing home scheme ran a €4Tue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
Council's draft horse fair bylaws criticisedCOUNCILLORS IN Dublin voted last night to put draft bylaws to control the Smithfield horse fair out to public consultation despite…Tue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
