VicHealth given a lifeline as opposition vows to block health promotion agency’s axing
Premier Jacinta Allan’s plan to axe VicHealth is set to fail, with the opposition joining the Greens to…
Mother of Harvey Morrison Sherratt could be selected by Sinn Féin for byelection run – The Irish Times
The mother of Harvey Morrison Sherratt, a nine-year-old boy who died after waiting a number of years for…
Minister describes vacant beds at Mallow General Hospital as a ‘mortal’ sin while patients lie in trolleys at other Cork hospitals
Stock picture of Mallow General Hospital The Minister for Health has expressed her concerns about vacant beds at…
Canadian surgeon to chair expert panel to examine if CHI child hip surgeries were unnecessary
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill. Photo: Brian Lawless/PA A Canadian paediatric surgeon is to chair an expert…
HSE bid for Bloomfield Hospital ‘significantly’ higher than market value – The Irish Times
The Health Service Executive (HSE) approved an increased bid to acquire Bloomfield mental health hospital despite it being…
‘It made me go, God, these are stories people don’t hear’ – The Irish Times
Coping with mental health issues from early teenage years fuelled Marysia Pachowicz’s long-held dream of becoming a clinical…
Irish Life boss can’t answer the big question: when will wave of health insurance hikes end?
Ann Marie Nestor says younger clients and corporate customers are needed for the sector to survive Ann Marie…
Shingles vaccine should not just be for ‘rich people’, says pharmacist
Former TD calls for nationwide roll-out A medic administering a vaccine. Stock photo: Getty The Government should cover…
Two-thirds of healthcare workers ‘actively’ considering leaving role, study finds – The Irish Times
Three-quarters of healthcare workers regularly consider leaving their role, and 67 per cent are “actively” considering leaving, new…
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill on the health year ahead – The Irish Times
“I wish BAM would just give me the hospital,” Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says when discussing…
Cork and Galway hospitals have ‘persistent’ overcrowding issue, says Minister – The Irish Times
Cork and Galway hospitals have “persistent difficulty” with overcrowding and are behind the other hospitals in improving the…
Dublin’s Rotunda Hospital transferring women as far as Drogheda due to bed shortage – The Irish Times
It was a Monday evening in mid-December and a woman was in labour in the Rotunda Hospital when…