Plan to charge patients up to €50 a month for medication blister packs is postponed
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill. Photo: Getty Fears people could be charged up to €50 a month…
Plan to charge patients up to €50 a month for medication blister packs is postponed
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill. Photo: Getty Fears people could be charged up to €50 a month…
Nearly half of GP trainees this year are from universities abroad, amid Ireland’s family doctor shortage
Republic of Ireland medical schools accounted for 54pc of GP training places in July’s intake, while the number…
Nearly half of GP trainees this year are from universities abroad, amid Ireland’s family doctor shortage
Republic of Ireland medical schools accounted for 54pc of GP training places in July’s intake, while the number…
Cancer survival rates in Ireland not impacted by Covid-19 hospital disruption, report finds
‘Ireland’s cancer outcomes stayed strong through one of the most difficult periods in modern healthcare,’ the National Cancer…
Average age for heart attack in Ireland is 63 while stroke is 72, health report shows
More than half of the national ambulance service emergency journeys are for older adults. Photo: Getty The average…
Cardiac patients in Ireland endure long hospital waits for wearable heart monitors
Dr Angie Brown, consultant cardiologist and medical director of the Irish Heart Foundation Many patients are facing long…
‘I felt exhausted and lethargic for no reason but the answer was in my Irish genes’
Ellen Troy suffers from haemochromatosis Ellen Troy, who suffered for years with lethargy and unexplained fatigue, recalls feeling…
Ireland had second-highest rate of HIV diagnoses in EU last year, amid concern over late detection
Campaigners push for greater access to preventative drug PrEP There was a rise in first-time HIV diagnoses in…
Ireland has record number of nurses but overseas staff still crucial to caring for patients
There is an increase in nurses educated in Ireland choosing to remain here to work, the annual report…
National Children’s Hospital is to ditch half of its private rooms for consultants
Change in planned use was triggered by new contracts for consultant doctors Professor Shane Higgins, Master of the…
More people in Ireland seeking help for ‘very restricted eating’, says Bodywhys
The support service saw strong demand from young people last year. Photo posed/Getty More than a quarter of…