Concern over delay in promised Midleton mental health facility
Works on a new residential mental health unit on the site of the former Owenacurra centre in Midleton…
Removing private practice in public hospitals under new contracts ‘inadequately monitored’ – The Irish Times
There is inadequate monitoring of the elimination of private practice in public hospitals by consultants who signed up…
Public or private? Share your experience of maternity care in Ireland – The Irish Times
Much has been written in recent days about the choice between public and private care that expectant parents…
Mary Horgan reappointed as interim chief medical officer after ‘unsuccessful’ recruitment drive
Mary Horgan has been reappointed as interim chief medical officer (CMO) after “subsequent unsuccessful attempts” to fill the…
Taoiseach tells Cork dad who lost one son that discussions on life-changing drug for his other son will be brought forward
As reported by the Irish Examiner last week, Craig Coady is imploring the HSE to approve the drug…
Key hospital operating theatre staff at five Irish hospitals to strike tomorrow – The Irish Times
A group of theatre staff at five of the country’s larger hospitals are to take strike action on…
Rotunda agrees to Minister’s demands on public-only consultants taking private work – The Irish Times
The board of the Rotunda Hospital has acquiesced to the demand of Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill…
Big bed boost for Cork hospital as Minister opens new extension
A welcome boost for Cork’s stretched healthcare system Mallow General Hospital(Image: HSE) The availability of hospital beds is…
‘To the passersby we were just your average Irish family with two kids splashing, jumping, eating sand’ – The Irish Times
Frontline health and social care professionals who deal with patients daily have a unique view on how things…
‘My little boy’s life is in the hands of the HSE’: Mother makes plea for drug to be approved
Families hope that it could be discussed at a meeting of the HSE Drugs Group this month. Archie,…
Health Minister will not meet Rotunda board until it accepts Government policy on consultants – The Irish Times
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill will not meet the board of the Rotunda hospital until it confirms…
Rising number of ‘free births’ raises alarm among midwives – The Irish Times
Women and babies have died and been left at risk of life-threatening complications from a rise in “free…