HSE paid one firm €54m over 27 months for services to tackle waiting lists in public hospitals
Three firms involved in insourcing received more than €70m in total, new HSE report shows
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
HSE proposes phasing out use of external companies used to cut waiting lists in public hospitals
HSE chief warns without increases in productivity, ending insourcing arrangements may see private sector use increas
Saturday outpatient appointments at Crumlin hospital surge by 240%
Concerns raised about overreliance on appointments paid for by National Treatment Purchase Fund
Almost €100m spent on companies that use HSE facilities and staff to cut waiting lists after hours
Health service report to Minister for Health admits ‘over-reliance’ on so-called insourcing arrangements
Q&A: How are GP shortages affecting the country - and where are they hardest to find?
An uneven spread of doctors paints an unhealthy picture for many in rural areas
GP black spots: Parts of Clare, Mayo among areas ‘at risk’ of losing doctor
Report identifies 132 GPs ‘at risk of retirement with no viable replacement’, which would represent tens of thousands of patients
‘Simple and straightforward’: The €4,500 naming of the National Children’s Hospital Ireland
It could have been different, except that ‘Phoenix’ rose from the ashes only to be shot down by a healthcare facility in Arizona
Long Covid scheme for healthcare workers to be extended after Labour Court recommendation
Scheme will remain in place until end of year, as unions urge Government to classify Covid as an occupational illness in line with most other EU countries
Hospitals allowed to act like ‘independent republics’ for too long, says Minister for Health
Productivity dashboard showing activity levels, waiting lists and more will ‘hold healthcare facilities to account’
Long Covid support scheme to end this month, Minister for Health confirms
Labour Court recommends scheme be extended for a further six months
‘They saved my life’: Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute is recognised for care, research and education
Patient praises Dublin hospital as institute is accredited as State’s first comprehensive cancer centre
Ireland’s STI clinics struggling to cater for increasing demand
Health strategy envisages free contraception for up to 55-year-olds and increased STI testing
Plan to ‘wean ourselves off’ paying public hospital personnel for out-of-hours clinics
Recent controversy at CHI and Beaumont related to ‘insourcing’ practice by NTPF
Ministers to be warned over spending; approval sought for plan to dramatically change Dublin city centre
Taoiseach Micheál Martin to seek Cabinet approval for 10 year Dublin rejuvenation plan based on Taskforce recommendations
Hospital endoscopy procedures are increasingly being done at weekends
Health service trying to accommodate more patients outside traditional weekday hours
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to deliver annual Michael Collins address at Béal na Bláth
Event will take place on August 24th
‘I have no rights to him’: mothers of children through surrogacy wait in legal limbo
Legislation and regulation are lagging behind for parents not currently recognised on birth certificates
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill in the spotlight as health controversies intensify
Fears rolling issues involving children’s hospital services and others could dominate the political agenda over the summer
Ireland’s grubby treatment of Covid-19 heroes will cause frontline workers to think twice next time
Nurses who contracted long Covid remain trapped in a post-pandemic freeze frame, battling extreme fatigue, brain fog, weakened immunity, headaches and pain
Vapes will be hidden in shops, single-use types banned and flavours restricted under legal change
Shops will have to ‘hide’ vapes, with ban on single-use devices, ‘significant’ restrictions on flavours to reduce appeal to young people
Builders include provision for €500m in contingency costs for new maternity hospital
New National Maternity Hospital could cost up to €2 billion to complete
Beaumont billed NTPF for patients seen in routine clinics, doctors claim
Concerns sent by consultants to chairwoman was catalyst for NTPF suspending funding for initiative to tackle waiting list
A Gaeltacht tragedy: ‘I never would have sent her if I thought anything was wrong’
The mother of a teenager who died from a heart condition on a hike at a Connemara Irish college wants answers from a hospital group
Children’s hospital commentary often `ill-informed’ contractor BAM tells Minister for Health
Despite assurances, patients not expected in facility for at least another year
Beaumont Hospital has NTPF waiting list funding suspended over ‘potential financial irregularities’
Dublin hospital drawn into funding controversy as Crumlin children’s hospital identified as subject of prior concerns
An Irish family’s race against time for medication: ‘The boys are living their best life possible’
A new treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy has been partially approved but is not yet available in Ireland
HSE was aware of report on allegations of toxic culture and waiting list irregularities, CHI tells Minister
Internal report ‘discussed’ with senior Health Service Executive figure at performance review meetings
Frustration in Government over continual revelations from CHI
Gardaí and Medical Council now involved as fall out continues over reports of in-fighting and patient safety concerns
Leona Macken interview: ‘I want my children to look back and see how much I wanted to stay here’
The HSE apologised to Macken, who has incurable cancer, over ‘failings’ of two cervical smear tests
National Treatment Purchase Fund seeks assurances from all hospitals that rules of waiting-list schemes being followed
Concerns over operation of special waiting-list clinics at CHI have seen NTPF funding to children’s hospital group suspended pending a review
‘Fear and distrust’: why children’s healthcare is in crisis
In the News podcast: CHI was set up in 2019 to improve governance in paediatric healthcare
Audit of CHI waiting lists ordered to ensure productivity in public hospitals, Minister for Health says
Move by Jennifer Carroll MacNeill comes amid controversy over alleged abuse of waiting lists at CHI
Revelations show appalling personal behaviour among some CHI medics
Toll on medics training under certain consultants was especially acute
Fund set up by Micheál Martin 20 years ago to cut hospital waiting lists under fresh scrutiny
Questions raised over governance and transparency of waiting list initiatives after hospital controversies
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