Immediate priority must be to expand availability of termination in hospitals and tackling ‘uneven geographic spread’ of GPs providing services, Tánaiste says
David Cullinane
Flaw in Minister for Health’s thinking is to believe the system can be improved without comprehensive reform or upsetting vested interests
Cancellations in April up almost 70% on the same month last year, new figures show
More than 2,000 children have been waiting for orthodontic treatment for over four years
Oireachtas committee members were ‘shocked’ after a fractious session with Department of Health secretary general Robert Watt
About €208m paid to 142,000 staff but small number still to receive payment, says Minister
Account given by Deirdre Gillane in report about secondment controversy was ‘correct’ version of events, says Minister for Health
Hospital bed occupancy for January and February exceeded best-practice limit, HSE says
Mary Lou McDonald shakes up front bench in readiness for election, with Pa Daly appointed spokesman on justice
Incoming HSE chief Bernard Gloster emphasises ‘significant improvement’ in mortality rates from heart attacks, strokes and cancers
Expectation is that three Coalition leaders will agree on Monday evening to extend ban in some form
Sinn Féin claims Government has ‘chosen’ not to fund service, leading to staff burnout and patient risk
Drug talk and a pirate appearance soon overtaken by Soc Dems co-leaders’ exit announcement
Health service chief Stephen Mulvany rejects ‘failure of leadership’ claims over trolley crisis
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