The results of Ireland’s first ever National Patient Experience Survey are expected to be published by the end of the year. National, Hospital Group,...
Only 40 per cent of the eligible population are taking part in the free bowel screening programme, despite early detection providing the best chance...
A total of 280 organ transplants were carried out in Ireland last year.
This marks the second highest yearly performance achieved, with an average rate...
Legislation for the standardised packaging of tobacco is to come into force in September 2017.
This follows the signing of the commencement order by Minister...
The, mental health organisation Aware has called for increased education, awareness and advocacy against the social stigma of mental health conditions, in particular bipolar...
Discussions are understood to be underway on the introduction of a paediatric heart transplant programme in Ireland.
The three to five children who need a...
The Minister of State for Disabilities, Finian McGrath T.D., today opened the Praxis Care Day Service in Clongriffin, North Dublin. The Service will help...
The Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2017 which will allow the Minister for Health to issue a licence, with conditions, to operate...
Approximately 9,800 children who receive a Domiciliary Care Allowance, and who did not previously qualify for a medical card, are expected to receive one...
Ireland is to work with other EU Countries to secure affordable access to new medicines for Irish patients.
The Valletta Declaration, signed this month by...
A new online education resource to help families of gender diverse children and transgender young people has been researched and designed by academics in...
It seemed like a good idea at the time. Appoint a committee of Oireachtas members and ask them, within a defined time period, to come up with a cross party approach to reforming our health services over the coming ten years. That could only happen successfully by adopting a ‘new politics’ approach, writes Denis Doherty.
A crisis in leadership exists at all levels in the Irish health service and there has been a lack of support for leadership development, according to “Towards 2026,” a major report on the future direction of Irish healthcare. Maureen Browne reports.
From a longer term perspective, it was clear that a new way of paying for Ireland’s health services would have to be developed and implemented, according to the Deloitte 2017 Global Health Care Outlook, “Taking Ireland’s Pulse.” Maureen Browne reports.
Exciting innovations were being introduced in the Irish ambulance service, with more planned, to provide services for the radically altered society we could expect by 2030, Dr. Cathal O’Donnell, Medical Director of the National Ambulance Service told a meeting of HMI South in the Erinville Hospital, Cork last Wednesday. Maureen Browne reports.
There is now major uncertainty over whether the State – which is planning to spend in the region of €1.3 bn on building the new maternity and the new children’s hospital and its satellite units – will receive any money from the multi million sale of the existing hospital sites at Crumlin, Temple Street and Holles Street. Maureen Browne reports.