Patients can bypass GPs with prescription-only medicines from pharmacists for common ailments
Common Conditions Service will be available next year for a range of illnesses and consultancy fee can be…
DOH program offers support, resources for youth experiencing psychosis
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The Hawaii Department of Health’s (DOH) “OnTrack Hawaii” program has launched a new campaign recognizing…
Minister for Health will not attend hospital consultants’ annual conference – The Irish Times
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill will not attend next month’s hospital consultants conference. Sources close to the…
10 things we learnt from the Government’s medium-term spending plan
From children to construction workers, school meals to social welfare, here are 10 key takeaways from the 90-page…
Curbs on external firms in hospitals will have ‘some impact’ on patient care, HSE warns – The Irish Times
New restrictions on hospitals engaging external companies that use public-service staff and facilities after normal hours to reduce…
Why is there an inquiry into the use of epilepsy drug sodium valproate? – The Irish Times
I heard recently there’s an inquiry into sodium valproate, what’s this about? The inquiry relates to the historical…
Doubts grow that planned State elective hospitals will be built before 2030s – The Irish Times
There are growing doubts about whether long-planned new State hospitals designed to provide care exclusively for elective or…
Suzanne Crowe: Lack of proper IT system is a data protection risk for HSE
Medical staff are entrusted with patients’ sensitive personal information and both paper and digital records must be kept…
New plan aims to improve diagnosis and care for people with rare diseases – The Irish Times
A new strategy to improve the lives of the estimated 300,000 people living with rare diseases emphasises early…
Máire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh: Every delay in BreastCheck and other services has the potential for a late diagnosis
Our hospitals need better IT systems to support already-overworked nurses and doctors Doctors don’t have the time to…
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…
‘We need to see a change within children’s healthcare’ – Families speak out at rally for Harvey Sherratt Morrison
‘Our son was robbed of childhood’ say parents of boy who waited 33 months for operation Harvey Morrison…