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Life at the top

Life at the top

The breathtaking views at Courchevel keep millionaires, royalty and Beyoncé coming back, writes Susan Mitchell.

British health adviser no longer working for HSE

British health adviser no longer working for HSE

A former policy adviser appointed by minister James Reilly has stopped working for the health service.

How the Hepatitis C bill is soaring

How the Hepatitis C bill is soaring

Ireland's payouts completely off the scale compared to other countries'

‘Patients dying’ for lack of Hep C funding

‘Patients dying’ for lack of Hep C funding

Patients have developed liver cancer and others have seen their condition deteriorate enough to force them onto a liver transplant list.

Abortion: Medical concerns over new trend

Abortion: Medical concerns over new trend

In August, The Sunday Business Post highlighted the practice of women returning from Britain to Ireland mid-abortion. Below is an edited version of Susan Mitchell's report of August 24.

Education top earners increase by 300%

Education top earners increase by 300%

The number of top earners in the education sector has soared by almost 300 per cent since 2010, a major survey by this newspaper reveals.

Consultants still flout rules despite HSE ultimatum on private practice

Consultants still flout rules despite HSE ultimatum on private practice

Hospital consultants are continuing to breach the terms of their public contract at St Vincent's Hospital.

Doctors slam hard sell by high street laser eye surgery clinics

Doctors slam hard sell by high street laser eye surgery clinics

Nineteen legal cases have been taken against a single eye laser clinic since 2009, prompting serious concern about the hard-sell techniques being used.

Law to allow staggered negligence payouts on way

Law to allow staggered negligence payouts on way

The government will introduce new legislation that will facilitate staggered payments in medical negligence cases this year.

The abortion debate: UNANSWERED questions in a TROUBLING case

The abortion debate: UNANSWERED questions in a TROUBLING case

The interaction of the young pregnant woman with agencies and individuals remain at the heart of the latest abortion controversy.

More patients being given treatment without consent

More patients being given treatment without consent

More patients are being treated with electroconvulsive therapy without their consent, new figures show.

Varadkar urged to speed access to life-saving Sovaldi

Varadkar urged to speed access to life-saving Sovaldi

Patients infected with hepatitis C and their doctors are appealing to health minister Leo Varadkar to facilitate a rapid access programme to a new new life-saving drug, Sovaldi.

Consultants face massive hikes in indemnity cover

Consultants face massive hikes in indemnity cover

Hundreds more hospital consultants with public contracts are facing a major rise in the cost of their clinical indemnity.

GPs blast plan to base medical cards on medical need

GPs blast plan to base medical cards on medical need

Doctors say the impulse-driven' decision following the election hammering earlier this year will be fraught with difficulty and inequality, writes Susan Mitchell.

State blocks life extending breast cancer drugs

State blocks life extending breast cancer drugs

A drug that can extend the lives of women with advanced breast cancer by six months has been rejected for use in the public health system.