A treatment developed by Regeneron and Roche was recently approved by Europe’s medical watchdog

Paul Reid to tell Oireachtas health committee that a ‘growing’ number of less urgent appointments were being cancelled as a result of a fourth wave of infections

Niamh O’Beirne has led the country’s contact tracing system since April 2020 and is confident she leaves behind a system that can cope with more Covid-19 surges

The HSE has ordered two million antigen tests under EU procurement

Some €1.47 million has been spent on the app which was launched 15 months ago

With Sláintecare hanging in the balance, the proposal to decentralise HSE structures remains a battleground issue but delaying change will only make things worse

The chief executive of Silver Stream Healthcare is full of praise for the Irish healthcare system, but believes the government made an error in separating community healthcare from acute hospital services

Tens of thousands of immunocompromised people need a third Covid vaccine dose, but the lack of a register makes identifying them difficult

Success of pilot project to encourage 1,700 school leavers with disabilities to continue education and training has led to it being made permanent

The government is failing in its duties to provide a working healthcare system

There are concerns that the deadline for the business case, which concerns regionalisation plans, will be missed unless the HSE agrees to take part

Downplaying and media management dominated the government’s response to the resignation of Laura Magahy and Tom Keane from the Sláintecare programme

More departures from the Sláintecare Implementation Advisory Council could ensue in the coming weeks, as members weigh up their next move

Executive leased conference centre for use as an overspill facility but never used the conference centre despite millions being spent making it habitable

HSE and the Department of Health are opposing the plan to devolve powers to six regional health hubs

Campaigners want the proportion of the health budget devoted to mental health to be increased from 5 to 10 per cent as pandemic leads to rise in demand for services

Conti criminal gang threatened to publish patient files if a ransom of €16m was not paid by government

MyMind is seeking to double its number of consultations over the next two years, with 90 per cent of sessions currently held online

To merely maintain existing levels of healthcare services, we will need to spend €750 million more than we did in 2019

Israel is rolling out a booster programme as Covid-19 cases spike, while outbreaks in nursing homes here are suggesting reduced vaccine efficacy