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Labour TD Ged Nash says the way details of sums involved are being presented by Ministers ‘is anything but transparent’
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Irish diplomats were warned about ‘approaches’ from Big Tobacco
Warning issued by senior Irish official to more than 280 diplomatic staff in Brussels
Striking ambulance unions urged to re-enter talks as patient safety ‘clearly at risk’
HSE says 24-hour stoppage on Tuesday had a ‘significant impact’ on services and waiting times
Two Irish passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship return home
Both expected to isolate in quarantine for about five weeks after returning from Tenerife on Government jet
The Irish Times view on Government overspends: firm grip needed
Harris and Chambers are under pressure from their own backbenchers to keep the purse strings loose
Hantavirus-hit cruise: Officials make plans to repatriate two Irish passengers
The Department of Health said that decisions regarding repatriation will be taken ‘depending on their medical status, following public health guidance’
Nurse and midwife union members think workplace is ‘very unsafe’ as assaults rise – INMO
Trade union general secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha calls on Government and HSE to ‘put safety first’
Frontline health workers who developed Long Covid set to have full sick pay restored amid case reviews
Special Leave Scheme which kept the staff, mainly nurses, on full pay had been discontinued at end of last year
Psychiatrists’ training body wants ‘highly offensive’ term removed from Mental Health Bill
Legislation has passed through the final stage of the Seanad but the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland has written to senators with its concerns
More than quarter of patients waiting for dental care have additional needs, figures show
Report relates to general anaesthetic work, which is often carried out in hospitals
More than 30% of women face barriers accessing free contraception scheme, report finds
Migrant women, LGBTQ+ people, Travellers and people with a disability can struggle to avail of the service
New Dublin regeneration role for Robert Watt is secondment with no competitive process
Senior Department of Housing civil servant to lead authority in charge of revitalising key areas in city
Robert Watt set to be paid €280,000 a year to lead Dublin city regeneration body
Former Department of Health head expected to be approved by Cabinet on Tuesday
Robert Watt expected to be named head of new Dublin city centre regeneration authority
Former top civil servant’s €297,000 Department of Health salary was subject of controversy after initial appointment
Communities risk being sidelined in Government’s new drug strategy, warn groups
Local taskforces say proposed approach will ‘unravel decades of life-saving work’ as decision-making is centralised into HSE
Italy challenges Irish plan to ban disposable vapes in rare intervention
Department of Health legislation to ban single-use vapes criticised as disproportionate by Rome
Ireland needs 5,000 additional hospital beds to cope with ageing population, conference told
Prof Matthew Sadlier says Irish health services has traditionally had different demographic breakdown others in Europe
Expansion of legal prescription of cannabis to be examined
Review chaired by Prof Shane Allwright will examine existing programme and consider broadening it to cover more conditions
Inside Bloomfield: The scramble to protect residents after patient care concerns raised
Mental health facility ‘voluntarily’ closed to admissions and allegations were reported to gardaí
Endometriosis care: What Ireland can learn from this progressive German clinic
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill visits Berlin’s Virchow Clinic to learn about its pioneering work into endometriosis
Putting unused medicines in bins, toilets or down the sink is making the planet sick
Improper disposal of pharmaceuticals, often through bins or flushing, leads to contamination of water and soil
‘No plans’ for French-style egg-freezing service for women considering later pregnancies
State-funded scheme only available for medical reasons, says Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
Commercial sunbeds should be banned in Ireland, Government working group recommends
Skin type of Irish population is ‘particularly vulnerable to burns and are at greatest risk of skin cancer from UV radiation’, working group says
Glasgow shows what happens if you open a mega hospital before it is ready: people die
We can hang on a bit longer for a safe national children’s hospital
How Irish healthcare compares with other countries: you might be surprised
Global index ranks healthcare in Ireland sixth best in the world
Major gaps in mental health services for older people, figures show
‘Remarkable deficit’ in services for people over 65, TD says, 20 years on from Department of Health document
Use of AI provides ‘rare opportunity to reshape how care is delivered’, says Minister for Health
More than a million hours saved through the use of automation and artificial intelligence in HSE
What next for Dublin city’s Rotunda hospital after move to Connolly ruled out?
Maternity facility has been under increasing pressure to cope with growing demand for services and complexity in care it provides
Consultant in Middle East providing online psychiatric care to young people in Kerry
Health committee told seven consultant psychiatrists, none of whom are permanent, covering 3.7 whole-time equivalent roles in county
Plans to move Rotunda maternity hospital to Connolly in Blanchardstown abandoned
Maternity hospital will instead apply for permission for extension at current Dublin city centre site
Waiting lists: Patients waiting 18 months or more increased in the majority of Irish hospitals in 2025
Across the three waiting list types – inpatient, outpatient, and GI endoscopy – 894,369 people were waiting for treatment last year
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