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The genetic data harvesting company posted the results as calls were made for the Irish government to appoint a genomics medicine guru
The genetic data harvesting company posted the results as calls were made for the Irish government to appoint a genomics medicine guru
The HSE has a funding crisis. Unless it is solved, the Sláintecare health reform programme cannot be implemented
As we celebrate the year of the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, Susan Kent explores Florence Nightingale’s impact on healthcare – and the lessons modern Irish health policy could take from her approach
Fresh delays and new concerns around the budget of the project were discussed in private meetings between senior civil servants and HSE chiefs
The three main parties’ election manifestos are big on promises but short on details when it comes to reforming health, and it’s sure to cause headaches for any incoming government
Board earmarked funds to enhance claims management and save money over life of project
Breast screening is fallible, and with potential extra costs due to legal actions, questions about the viability of the programme are invevitable
Inquest report calls for 24-hour consultant cover after delay in treatment led to death of Wexford patient
Successive health ministers have failed to put a dent in the healthcare problems in this country. It is time for the politicians to listen to those who actually run the health service
Anti-abortion activists have no right to pose a threat to women seeking medical care, and that is what their protests outside maternity hospitals and GP surgeries are intended to do
Minister for Health Simon Harris is criticised for ‘hands-off approach’ to project
Some new treatments cost well over €100,000 per patient, but there are effective ways to rein in expenditure
The state pays out €600m a year on the payment, which is worth €203 a week
The Minister for Health engaged in an ill-informed and ill-advised exercise in finger-pointing, instead of taking responsibility for his government‘s failure to solve the trolley crisis
Tight regulations mean Ireland could be excluded from European health research projects
Recommendation comes from unpublished expert group report on BreastCheck screening programme
Clause stipulated ‘tender inflation’ instead of ‘construction input cost inflation’
Critics claim that payouts in medical negligence cases are far higher in Ireland than in many other countries. While some believe this is necessary to take care of catastrophically injured patients, others say the current system, which pits patients against doctors, needs a radical rethink
The software, purchased from a Chinese company, was acquired at huge cost and may be impossible to use under GDPR law