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…
Two-thirds of public hospitals have unsafe bed-occupancy levels in first half of 2025 – The Irish Times
More than two-thirds of public hospitals were operating at unsafe levels of bed occupancy in the first six…
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…
Number of children on community healthcare waiting lists rises to 42,000 – The Irish Times
More than 42,000 children have been waiting more than a year for vital healthcare in the community, according…
Health officials want to know what screening services the public want to access
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Consultant at centre of review in Drogheda’s Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital has left country – The Irish Times
The consultant at the centre of a review into the miscategorisation of pre-cancerous cells at Our Lady of…
National children’s hospital developer BAM’s claims ‘not credible’, says Minister – The Irish Times
The Minister for Health has accused the builders of the overdue and over-budget national children’s hospital of making…
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…
Health minister: 'No point' in promising extra hospital staff to tackle chemo treatment delays – The Journal
Health minister: ‘No point’ in promising extra hospital staff to tackle chemo treatment delays The Journal Only 13% of…
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…
Michael Collins’ legacy honoured by sending Irish troops on peacekeeping missions, says Carroll MacNeill – The Irish Times
Ireland must remove its so-called triple lock mechanism so it can send Irish troops on UN peacekeeping missions…
‘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…