Department of Health

Parents’ concerns and their genetic testing requests not being taken seriously by pediatricians, says carer

Report shows HSE completes just 36% of all applications for drug reimbursement within a year

Vulnerable elderly have been subjected to obfuscation around their entitlement to nursing home care and the so-called Fair Deal scheme still neglects to include all the things they need

IMO survey highlights abuses and need for supports such as on-site childcare to achieve greater equality

Paedophile surgeon was jailed for four years in 2019 after being convicted of groping seven boys in his care

What’s it like to work in a women-dominated profession? A nurse, SNA, drama teacher, childcare worker and occupational therapist share their experiences

Balloting of worst affected locations to go ahead as union calls on department and HSE to provide plan

Robert Watt says there are about 200 legal claims outstanding over historical private nursing home charges

Charity criticises additional charges for services levied on residents in private facilities

Attorney General Rossa Fanning’s report moves outside remit of legal advice and into political justification

Overcrowding crisis blew Government’s targets for waiting list reduction even further off-course

The issue is did the Health Act require health boards to meet the costs incurred by people in need of nursing home care in circumstances where a public bed was not available?

Robert Watt expected to blame Covid-19 and worldwide shortage of health workers for situation

Analysis: Rossa Fanning document a strong defence of legal strategy — and political stance — adopted by successive governments

Increased income and price limits for State-backed home loan scheme for people shut out of the traditional mortgage market also to come before Cabinet on Tuesday

Sinn Féin leader says where State acted illegally and ripped people off, a Sinn Féin government would ‘be honourable and correct that situation’

Ambulances also expected to start bringing patients to St John’s Hospital, Limerick to alleviate pressure

Shane Corr says his treatment may act as disincentive to others to speak out

Previously undisclosed internal Department of Health record shows litigation policy was ‘confirmed’ following ‘high-level strategy review’ by two FG ministers in 2017

Micheál Martin says Government has to make decisions that are not always ‘palatable’ given current spending needs

‘As soon as there is litigation against the State, there has to be a legal strategy,’ says Oliver O’Connor

A key part of the new children’s hospital will be digital technology, with everything from patient records to the systems controlling the hospital building being digitalised

Leo Varadkar was speaking at Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting on Wednesday evening

Whistleblower’s disclosure raised questions around how successive ministers signed off on a strategy to manage legal claims from public seeking refunds for long-term care over 30 years

Leaders' Questions underway in Dáil

Varadkar tells Dáil he ‘must have been’ briefed about the ‘legitimate’ legal strategy

Social Democrats co-leader calls for a special sitting of the Oireachtas health committee

A lack of key drugs causes workload mayhem for GPs and pharmacists as well as being a threat to the health and habits of patients

Department of Health official Shane Corr told Taoiseach in an email three years ago that long-stay refunds were being put ‘out of reach’ of older people

Sinn Féin and Labour want facts established around State’s legal strategy since 2011 to limit refunds of nursing home fees charged to public patients over 30-year period

Long-planned HSE digitisation project ‘only at the starting line’, Oireachtas committee hears

Ministers will also consider €50 million fund for communities helping refugees

Health service under unprecedented pressure in recent months

Criminal gangs often threaten the families of loved ones to extort money

Pay rises of 20% and creation of higher grades part of agreement with Department of Health and HSE

Martin Curley likened reforming HSE to climbing Mount Everest

Department of Health insists alternatives are available for all medicines currently affected by supply shortages

Pretax profits at subsidiary reduce by 31%

Authorities insist demand is main factor for winter big medications but generics group says price puts State at supply disadvantage

Doctors’ organisations say they have not yet agreed to the new contract and have warned the Minister for Health not to proceed without their agreement