Hospitals say insufficient funding is affecting patient services – The Irish Times
The vast bulk of the non Health Service Executive-run public hospitals believe they have insufficient funding and that…
About 150 women turned away for private care by National Maternity Hospital consultants – The Irish Times
About 150 women have been turned away for private care by consultants at the National Maternity Hospital (NMH)…
‘I felt nobody had my back’: What the Rotunda row says about public v private maternity care – The Irish Times
During her first pregnancy Maria would spend a long time waiting for her appointments at the Rotunda, one…
Private healthcare and public hospitals – The Irish Times
Sir,- the Department of Health released a statement during the Rotunda controversy which included a comment that the…
‘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…
Readers on private and public maternity care: ‘Women should have a choice until standards go up’
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Even before conception, intending parents can boost a baby’s health – The Irish Times
Thinking of trying for a baby? Stopping the use of contraception might appear to be the first step,…
Dublin’s Rotunda Hospital transferring women as far as Drogheda due to bed shortage – The Irish Times
It was a Monday evening in mid-December and a woman was in labour in the Rotunda Hospital when…
HSE apologises to couple wrongfully advised of fatal foetal abnormality – The Irish Times
HSE chief executive Bernard Gloster has provided an “unequivocal” apology on behalf of the health service to a…
Should every midlife woman be on HRT
Suzanne Noonan, a mother of three children, struggled for months with debilitating anxiety, hot flushes and poor sleep…
Final maternity hospital due to switch entirely to electronic records by end of year – The Irish Times
All maternity hospitals in the State will have electronic health records by the end of the year, the…