The Irish Times view on the National Maternity Hospital: Put women first and get on with it
The proposed move to the St Vincent’s campus has stalled in an eleventh hour stand-off over governance and control
The Irish Times view on criticism of the PAC: On the money
Politicians have reacted angrily to O’Brien’s depiction of the PAC but should consider their own behaviour
Paschal Donohoe links Government funding to HSE reforms
Minister suggests top HSE chiefs will have to have more personal accountability for spending
HSE should consider hiring woman as next head, Fleming says
Public Accounts Committee discusses process to recruit successor to Tony O’Brien
Omissions in memos of any priority to tell women of cervical test results
Emphasis seems to be to shore up confidence in cervical screening programme
The Irish Times view on unqualified medical ‘consultants’
Dysfunctional nature of the healthcare system has been exposed once again
HSE chief Tony O’Brien should resign, says Vicky Phelan
Woman at centre of CervicalCheck cancer screening scandal says the situation is ‘disgraceful’
HSE leadership: the art of the impossible
Tony O’Brien had his detractors in politics yet remained in situ because no-one could think of anyone who could do better
Simon Harris defends increase in health budget
Minister responds to HSE chief’s warnings of a potential €880m shortfall for the executive
HSE and Government clash over €15bn spending plan
Department of Health criticised the health body’s ‘negativity’ over the strategy
Questions must be asked about HSE financial plans, says Fianna Fáil
Billy Kelleher says Varadkar and Harris using ‘slights of hand’ to hide HSE funding gaps
Health funding: internal tensions on view
Our two-tier health system has serious problems but not all are money-related
HSE worried cash will run out despite €600m increase
Director-general Tony O’Brien had doubts that value savings of €346m could be made
HSE warns of potential €881m funding crisis in 2018
Simon Harris told of doubts about realising targets for health budget savings
Scoliosis and mental health services to be boosted next year
HSE’s latest service plan warns of financial challenges in 2018
Health: a credible way forward
An enhanced primary care service offers a route away from the existing hospital centric system
Fifteen health bodies breaching public service pay rules, says HSE
Tony O’Brien says HSE funds more than 2,200 State bodies or voluntary agencies
No HSE funding to restore pay in grant-aided Section 39 bodies
Restoration for state organisations but none offered to community service providers
Lung disease patients get access to ‘life-changing’ drug extended
Pharma company agrees to continue providing Respreeza under compassionate programme until 2018
Alleged breaches of private practice limits by consultants to be raised in court
The State is facing High Court actions from about 500 hospital consultants over the failure to pay them agreed levels of salary nearly a decade ago
Experts to advise HSE on how to review major software glitch
Flaw in system for storing medical images poses ‘relatively low’ risk to patients
HSE says computer supplier knew about glitch for 18 months
Problem with records may result in thousands of patients having to have tests redone
Fighting superbugs in hospitals
About 40-50 per cent of patients with a CPE bloodstream infection die
HSE laptops and phones stolen from senior IT officer
Break-in aided by scaffolding took place at Dr Steevens’ Hospital in Dublin this month
HSE ‘totally dysfunctional’, says Blackrock Clinic founder
Dr Jimmy Sheehan says it’s a ‘national disgrace’ to have children with scoliosis waiting for surgery
HSE top-level management structure to change
Director general O’Brien plans reform at health authority facing ‘unprecedented demand’
Mother delivers baby at Dublin Tunnel exit, as HSE head watches
Crew forced into sudden stop directly outside tunnel’s southbound bore to make delivery
HSE accused of missing chance to uncover Console issues
Executive director general tells PAC charity provided value for State money it received
St John of God says HSE has ‘prejudiced’ payments review
Organisation questioning why it should co-operate with audit process
Unions query if public service staff exempt from emergency pay cuts
Siptu seeks clarification in wake of St John of God revelations on chief executive’s salary
HSE unable to pay €10m emergency nurses pay deal
Cost of deal set to be added to executive’s financial overrun which may hit €300m
HSE’s €1m per weekend plan for consultants to attend hospitals
Department told by HSE chief in late January €20m in short-term measures required
Lynch open to inquiry on alleged abuse case in southeast
Minister ‘angry’ about case, wants answers to why vulnerable person left in foster home
Medical Council chief concern at rise in professional training cases
In his first interview since taking over as new broom, Bill Prasifka says he’d like to see a change in rules around fitness to practise hearings
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