The government will have to decide where it is going to get the testing capacity from and who is going to pay for it

The phoney war masks the real problem: a board structure that makes the new facility look like a subsidiary of St Vincent's Healthcare Group

The newly published proposed Sláintecare consultant contract has led to yet another major row between the department and the very people on whom it relies for high-quality treatment outcomes

The end of Covid-19 is finally in sight but for our battered and beleaguered health service, a fresh round of problems is only beginning

Our collective understanding of the value of the health service has been transformed over the last 12 months. Now is the time for Stephen Donnelly to grab the initiative and push through meaningful reforms

The government’s reopening plan comes with the knowledge that the vaccine programme here needs to be substantially completed if its gains are to mean anything

The government needs to follow Britain’s example on border health measures, and to face down disgruntled EU states

Grandstanding backbenchers and the shrill indignation of professional groups must be ignored if the most vulnerable are to be protected as rapidly as possible and the vaccine rollout simplified and speeded up

The new challenge is to find a way to do business while meeting the changed needs of your staff, your customers and your enterprise

The coalition‘s communication strategy is a shambles, with the constant dripping of speculation from the top, and our wellbeing is suffering

Mass travel, from the influx of Italian fans after a cancelled rugby match, to Cheltenham, to holiday makers returning from Spain and the ‘meaningful Christmas’ shows a leadership that has been unwilling to learn from cruel experience

Even in a normal year, the Department of Health would be under strain – and this is the polar opposite of a normal year

Vaccinating the population is a huge and tricky task: giving someone full authority over the enterprise would be a good start

The top civil servant is likely to be a game-changer in the role

An all-island strategy to contain the virus is desperately needed, but parochial political concerns are dictating otherwise

The public don’t trust the pharma sector, but this could change when the Covid-19 vaccine rolls out

A mere €1m in funding for public sector innovation isn’t going to cut it: the government has to step up to the plate

Stephen Donnelly needs to act on a meaningful, updated plan for implementing the healthcare reform envisioned in the report

The government must be cured of the idea that it understands business sectors better than those who run them

Analysis: Without an all-island agreed coronavirus strategy, it is stupid and unforgivably negligent to leave the border uncontrolled