Direct action – but will it work?

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

Patient advocates are unhappy with the latest report on the national cervical screening programme and want further reviews, but some medical experts say resources would be better used elsewhere

Britain’s so-called ‘election of a generation’ is as muddled and confused as the Brexit debate that preceded it. On the ground in a number of constituencies, it proves difficult to take the temperature of this strangest of political contests