South Dublin hospital gifted to State with plans for new HSE facility on site – The Irish Times
A south Dublin hospital with 12 acres of land has been gifted to the State, with plans to…
HSE fined €645,000 after rotting medical records found amid animal droppings and rubble – The Irish Times
The Health Service Executive (HSE) has been fined €645,000 after an inquiry found medical records had been destroyed…
Limerick hospital management to meet family of dementia patient following social media video – The Irish Times
Management at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) is to meet the family of an 83-year-old dementia patient who video…
CUH consultants seek independent staffing assessment over patient safety fears – The Irish Times
An independent assessor is required to determine appropriate staffing levels at Cork University Hospital, consultants have urged. In…
New €30m Dublin nursing home lies empty as owners await law change – The Irish Times
Just off Garville Avenue in Rathgar, south Dublin, a five-storey white-painted building that should be home to scores…
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…
Mentally ill woman’s advanced healthcare directive ruled invalid by High Court – The Irish Times
A mentally ill woman’s advanced healthcare directive opposing any treatment with psychotropic drugs even if that put her…
HSE decision ‘could add 4,000 patients per month’ to waiting lists – The Irish Times
Up to 4,000 additional patients per month could be placed on a regional waiting list to see a…
Head of HSE gender healthcare to step down at end of year after drafting new model of care – The Irish Times
The Health Service Executive is to open a recruitment process for a new clinical lead for gender healthcare…
What is folic acid and why does the Government want to put it in our flour? – The Irish Times
The Department of Health announced on Tuesday that it was launching a consultation on the mandatory fortification of…
Family launches four lawsuits over death of daughter (18) at UHL – The Irish Times
The family an 18-year-old Limerick woman who died after sustaining massive blood loss and an injury to her…
Surgeries needing heart-lung machines at risk of cancellation as perfusionists to strike – The Irish Times
Surgeries requiring heart-lung machines may have to be cancelled next week if the country’s 25 perfusionists, who monitor…