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…
New rules around medication dispensing delayed after political backlash – The Irish Times
Changes to the way medication is dispensed to patients from pharmacies are to be delayed after political backlash…
Transgender care waiting list to close due to resource pressures – The Irish Times
A lead psychiatrist with the National Gender Service (NGS), which provides healthcare for transgender adults, has said its…
Government braces for 'significant pressure' on hospitals with flu, Covid-19 and RSV circulating – The Journal
Government braces for ‘significant pressure’ on hospitals with flu, Covid-19 and RSV circulating The JournalVisitor restrictions at Wexford Hospital…
‘Challenging’ winter flu season expected to spike early around Christmas – The Irish Times
Flu season in Ireland this winter will be “challenging” and will also peak two weeks earlier than normal…
Nine deaths and hundreds hospitalised with the flu so far this year as HSE urges vaccine uptake
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Ireland worst in EU for transgender healthcare with four-year wait times, Dáil hears – The Irish Times
Trans healthcare in Ireland is “consistently ranked as the worst in Europe, with over 2,000 people on a…
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…
Concerns around insourcing fed in to row over funding at Beaumont Hospital – The Irish Times
HSE chief executive Bernard Gloster was worried enough to send an email at breakfast time on a Saturday…
'I'm not just a health minister but a parent': Carroll MacNeill shares experience of State Claims process – The Journal
‘I’m not just a health minister but a parent’: Carroll MacNeill shares experience of State Claims process The Journal‘My…
Pharmacists will soon be able to prescribe for common conditions like shingles and cold sores
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Hospitals’ wait-time performance ‘a concern’ says Minister as flu pressure mounts – The Irish Times
Success rates in reducing congestion in hospitals since the start of November are a “concern”, the Minister for…