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Not everyone wants to be in a nursing home. A Dutch dementia village is one alternative
If we need an extra 1,000 nursing home beds every year, then we also need other models of care
Government to authorise new funding as €700m agreed in April runs out
Ministers told no longer sufficient funds to pay for measures agreed by Ministers over recent months
Three-day abortion wait adds ‘unnecessary barriers’ to care, campaigners say
Speakers at March for Choice in Dublin call on the Government to improve timely access to abortion services
HSE spending approval plan neatly illustrates why its budget control is in such a mess
The chief executive will be signing such orders nonstop and doing little else for a salary of €406,000
Nation ‘sleepwalking into biggest social and healthcare challenge’, nursing homes warn
Sector braces for scale-up to meet demand for places, but funding challenges stand in way
Financial deficit in health service could hit €1bn, Dáil Public Accounts Committee hears
Scrapping private practice in public hospitals to cost HSE €140m
Ireland ‘needs 1,000 new nursing home beds a year until 2040′ for ageing population
Country is facing a ‘demographic tipping point’ to deal with increasing older population, says nursing home representative group
Three-day abortion wait hits women in ‘straitened circumstances’ hardest, HSE says
HSE experts also told TDs there is ‘overwhelming evidence’ against mandatory waiting periods
Patients would contribute more for drugs under proposed policy
New recruitment and spending restrictions to be introduced in health service in coming days amid Government concern at €700m overrun
Some energy drinks contain 17½ teaspoons of sugar per can, research finds
More than three-quarters of people surveyed support introducing age restrictions on sale of energy drinks to children
Inpatient hospital treatment rises just 2% despite 52% spending increase, data shows
Analysis leads Minister for Health to criticise hospitals unable to explain ‘consistently’ poor trolley figures
Should therapists be in therapy? Unpacking the rift over psychotherapy standards in Ireland
Training of psychotherapists is a matter of ongoing dispute between professionals and Coru, the State’s health regulator
Overspending health regions to be asked to slow hiring after headcount surge
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said there had been ‘extraordinarily high’ recruitment in the HSE
Politicians trying to influence funding of high-cost drugs is a ‘concern’, Minister says
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: TDs and Senators should be aware of need to stabilise national drug approval process
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ‘I worried whether I had the objectivity to be Minister for Health’
Eleven years after her son’s neonatal brain injury at birth, the Minister has met many women going through similar trauma
HSE spending controls have ‘not had sufficient impact’, says Minister
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says scale of projected HSE overspend ‘cannot be explained by demand pressures alone’
‘Community care’ is exposed as an empty concept when a carer dies
An advocacy group for ageing parents of children with disability believes we have replaced the high walls of the institutions with kilometres of distance instead
Low levels of confidence in Government preparedness for next pandemic, survey finds
About one-third said they personally felt unprepared for a potential lockdown, according to new research
Children addicted to synthetic cannabis vapes can be denied access to Camhs support
Highly addictive drug linked to serious mental and physical health problems including psychosis
CUH consultants seek independent staffing assessment over patient safety fears
Minister warned of threat to patient safety following ‘years of underfunding’
Low transplant rates have serious repercussions
We owe it to organ donors to ensure our transplant system is fully equipped to save lives
What impact will ongoing grade-enhancement reductions have on CAO points?
Continuing enhancement of Leaving Cert results, even at a reduced level, means an ongoing distorting effect
Almost 6,000 fewer healthcare staff than officially permitted, HSE says
Gap will close as trainee staff move into regular employment on graduation, officials say, but nurses and doctors express concern
Dublin care workers’ strike ends after Labour Court recommends letting pay review proceed
Irish Workers Union says action could resume if progress not made
Sinn Féin leader urges Taoiseach to intervene after HSE opposed funding rare-disease drug
Move follows Fianna Fáil politicians’ call for HSE to change stance on treatment for Friedreich’s ataxia
HSE began ‘enhanced’ support and oversight of Bloomfield following patient care concerns
Independent investigation of Rathfarnham hospital found patients were sworn at and threatened
Hiqa to review tobacco affordability as Irish smoking rates stall
Smoking prevalence has remained at 17 or 18 per cent since 2019 despite increases in tobacco taxes
Flood protection: New group to look at gaps in insurance market
Many homeowners and businesses have found themselves left without flood insurance as their locations are deemed too risky for policies
The HSE was broken up into six regions two years ago to deliver better care. Is it working?
Restructuring Ireland’s health service was meant to integrate services locally, but concerns have been highlighted by regional managers and the HSE board
Sale of vapes and cigarettes to young people could be banned
Government considering ban for anyone born after certain date
Public-only consultants at St Vincent’s claimed for lab work done for private patients
HSE blocked practice after hospital asked for temporary exemption so arrangement could continue
We all pay a price for blame culture towards the health service
Robert Watt is correct, albeit a little late, to call for less finger-pointing
HSE under pressure over health agency staff as Opposition claims spending is rising
Health service spent more than €900 million on personnel recruited through external agencies last year
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