Concern as 43,000 young people in Ireland now living with alcohol dependency amid ‘surge’ in youth drinking
Alcohol Action Ireland has called on the Government to take meaningful action The report found one in three…
‘It made me go, God, these are stories people don’t hear’ – The Irish Times
Coping with mental health issues from early teenage years fuelled Marysia Pachowicz’s long-held dream of becoming a clinical…
Irish Life boss can’t answer the big question: when will wave of health insurance hikes end?
Ann Marie Nestor says younger clients and corporate customers are needed for the sector to survive Ann Marie…
Shingles vaccine should not just be for ‘rich people’, says pharmacist
Former TD calls for nationwide roll-out A medic administering a vaccine. Stock photo: Getty The Government should cover…
Two-thirds of healthcare workers ‘actively’ considering leaving role, study finds – The Irish Times
Three-quarters of healthcare workers regularly consider leaving their role, and 67 per cent are “actively” considering leaving, new…
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill on the health year ahead – The Irish Times
“I wish BAM would just give me the hospital,” Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says when discussing…
Cork and Galway hospitals have ‘persistent’ overcrowding issue, says Minister – The Irish Times
Cork and Galway hospitals have “persistent difficulty” with overcrowding and are behind the other hospitals in improving the…
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…
Women to face curbs on private maternity care access from next week – The Irish Times
Expectant mothers face increasing restrictions on accessing private maternity services from next week as new rules that aim…
‘Acute shortage’ of care workers amid ageing demographics, official analysis finds – The Irish Times
There is an “acute shortage” of care workers against a background of rising demand for care, new analysis…
More than 1,000 people expected in hospital with peak projected for Christmas week – The Irish Times
Most people are expecting presents this week as the Christmas festivities kick off. For the health system, however,…
Galway’s Anne O’Connor to head up the HSE
Galwaywoman Anne O’Connor is set to return to the heart of Ireland’s public health system, taking up the…