Family of teenager Jessica Sheedy ‘utterly let down’ as surgeon guilty of ‘serious failings’ in her care
Latest | Beauty therapist (18) suffered massive blood loss during surgery at University Hospital Limerick Jessica Sheedy The HSE…
Long wait times at Dublin Emergency Departments as ‘significant’ increase in patients presenting
Hospital management are asking people with non-emergency health concerns to consider other healthcare options where possible A sign…
Ireland has just three adult eating disorder beds and referrals for help are on the rise
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Test delays affecting babies born with spinal muscular atrophy – The Irish Times
Bróna and Brian Noonan’s four-year-old son Donnacha was hospitalised six times last year, twice being admitted to intensive…
Over 1,000 Cork home support carers vote ‘overwhelmingly’ for strike action
More than 1,000 Cork SIPTU members working as Health Care Assistants (HCAs) in the HSE Home Support Service…
Construction of new Letterkenny Community Healthcare Facility ‘on track’
The new 110 Bed Letterkenny Community Healthcare Facility, currently under construction on Kilmacrennan Road, is on track for…
Psychiatric nurse jailed for stabbing 18-year-old admits to professional misconduct – The Irish Times
A psychiatric nurse who stabbed an 18-year-old in 2011 has been censured by a fitness-to-practise committee. Brian Quinn…
Flu numbers seem to have plateaued, says HSE – The Irish Times
The level of influenza cases “seem to have reached a plateau” since the Christmas period, the HSE has…
Turkish hospital’s Irish-based company records €125,000 profit as it promotes group trips for cosmetic and weight-loss surgeries
According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, 11 Irish people have died after undergoing medical or cosmetic procedures…
HSE warns flu can cause strange dinnertime symptom
The HSE is warning that a common but easily overlooked flu symptom may first appear around dinnertime, as…
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…
‘Don’t go to work’ warning issued by HSE if you have these 2 symptoms
A highly contagious stomach bug is currently circulating at high levels across Ireland, with flu cases also on…