Children’s Health Ireland’s clinical director says he is not allowed to sanction staff
Doctor highlights how sanctioning a staff member is outside of remit Dr Ike Okafor is clinical director of…
New ‘humane’ system expected next year to allow earlier settlement of medical negligence claims, doctors’ conference told
Philip Fagan, a senior clinical claims manager at the States Claims Agency which handles these cases told the…
HSE admits it has ‘no hope’ of recovering up to €7m it lost to company in liquidation after ‘nobody said stop’
Bernard Gloster describes breach as ‘one of the most defining collapses of corporate governance you could imagine’ HSE…
Symptoms of depression and anxiety among doctors and nurses higher than general population, World Health Organisation shows
Rate in Ireland is five times higher than that among the general population in Europe, report says The…
Best and worst hospitals rated for staff handwashing as winter season illnesses loom
Some hospitals have gone backwards in the hygiene marker since the pandemic. Stock photo: Getty The hospitals with…
Health Minister writes to hospitals deemed to be ‘poor performers’
Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says some facilities are ‘under-performing’ on productivity Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill. Photos: Collins…
Health Minister writes to hospitals deemed to be ‘poor performers’
Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says some facilities are ‘under-performing’ on productivity Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill. Photos: Collins…
Eilish O’Regan: Will HSE takeover of Children’s Health Ireland just create a new set of problems?
Plan was announced by Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill. Photo: PA A series…
Safe skin-to-skin contact key for new mothers, HSE breastfeeding experts say
It also helps to pass on good bacteria from mother to baby, supporting the development of a healthy…
Child and two women among cluster infected with more serious strain of mpox in Ireland
They were found to have the Clade 1b strain which impacted parts of Africa during a major surge…
Residents in private nursing home suffered scabies outbreak lasting months with poor infection control, inspectors reveal
Scabies, which is highly infectious and causes intense itching, infected several residents and staff at the Kilkenny Care…
Patients can bypass GPs with prescription-only medicines from pharmacists for common ailments
Common Conditions Service will be available next year for a range of illnesses and consultancy fee can be…