Health service spent €250m more on ‘higher-cost’ agency staff than budgeted for – The Irish Times
The health service spent more than €250 million on higher-cost temporary staff provided through agencies than the amount…
Consultants’ private healthcare in public settings has ‘ceased’, HSE review finds – The Irish Times
Consultants carrying out private healthcare in public settings has “ceased” in line with the rules of their new…
‘Scale of our waiting lists remains extraordinary’, Oireachtas health committee told – The Irish Times
The health system continues to be “a cause for scandal”, with the “spectacle of vulnerable and sick people…
Maternity in figures: How much private care costs – and why some mothers decide to pay
Ella (not her real name) was on holiday in Greece with her partner when she had…
Time for a conversation about healthcare – The Irish Times
Sir, – Recent articles on the funding crisis at Cork University Hospital remind me of the huge amount…
GP numbers rise by just 185 in five years despite healthcare needs of growing population – The Irish Times
The number of GPs and doctors with public contracts practising in Ireland has risen by just 185 in…
More than 600 extra university places to train nurses, doctors and other key medics – The Irish Times
A record number of places on third-level healthcare courses are to be offered from next year in an…
Sláintecare is meant to move us towards universal healthcare, so why has this not happened? – The Irish Times
A number of women were shocked to discover earlier this year that they would be unable to obtain…
A close look at one of the new surgical hubs in Ireland: ‘Low complexity, high volume’ – The Irish Times
Brand new everything, everywhere you look, makes the HSE Dublin and North East Surgical Hub seem a world…
Patients wait 13½ years for community healthcare appointments – The Irish Times
Some patients are waiting up to 13½ years for community healthcare appointments, as pressure continues to mount on…
Sláintecare and the loss of income from private patients – The Irish Times
Sir, – Sam Coulter-Smith (Letters, June 24th) suspects that one of the unintended consequences of Sláintecare is that…
Private patient income loss among Slaintecare’s unintended consequences – The Irish Times
Sir, – In Martin Wall’s recent article he explained that politicians on the PAC expressed concern about potential…