Mental health watchdog withdraws legal action over ‘unprecedented’ failings at Cork unit – The Irish Times
The Mental Health Commission (MHC) has withdrawn a legal case against Cork University Hospital over what the watchdog…
Best and worst hospitals rated for staff handwashing as winter season illnesses loom
Some hospitals have gone backwards in the hygiene marker since the pandemic. Stock photo: Getty The hospitals with…
Minister urged to intercede over regulator row in psychotherapy sector – The Irish Times
One of the big psychotherapy bodies is calling on Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to intervene in…
Dozens of Drogheda hospital patients had pre-cancerous cells miscategorised – The Irish Times
A number of patients treated at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda are being told this week…
From virtual reality for pain to digital diagnostic systems – The Irish Times
The recently revealed controversy of insourcing in public hospitals – where hospital equipment and HSE staff were co-opted…
Revealed: Counties with highest number of patients receiving free Ozempic jab for diabetes
Galway and north Dublin have the highest number of patients receiving the Ozempic jab for free to treat…
More than 50 consultants urge State to stop using Israeli medicines where ‘viable alternatives’ exist – The Irish Times
More than 50 consultants at Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) have called on the State to stop using medicines…
Father of Harvey Morrison Sherratt says his son was ‘abandoned’ by disability services – The Irish Times
The father of nine-year-old Harvey Morrison Sherratt, who died following a sudden deterioration in his health three weeks…
Smokers in Ireland will lose almost 5m years of life and cost health system €20bn, study finds – The Irish Times
Current smokers in Ireland will collectively lose almost five million years of life and 2.5 million years of…
5,500 patients have stayed in Irish hospitals longer than medically necessary this year – The Irish Times
More than 5,500 patients have been in hospital for longer than medically necessary so far this year, with…
‘Any nurse getting ready to come here will now be warned’ – The Irish Times
The current heightened awareness of racist attacks on Indian nationals in Ireland may be more attributable to increased…
Sharp increase in prescription painkiller use in Ireland · TheJournal.ie
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