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The agreement would see staff rostered over seven days, as opposed to five (Stock image)

HSE says agreement reached on weekend rosters

The Health Service Executive has said agreement has been reached with health unions on the introduction of an extended working day and week in the HSE and HSE funded agencies.

Health • 17 mins

The European Health Insurance Card provides access to public healthcare in other EU countries on the same basis as local citizens (Stock image)

Travel smart: EHIC gives access to public healthcare

The European Health Insurance Card is a valuable resource for Irish people planning to holiday in Europe this summer.

Business • 15 Jun

Dr Alan Watts said Ireland is behind its OECD colleagues when it comes to bed capacity

Patients will suffer without increased bed capacity, Dr

One of the country's leading emergency medicine consultants has warned that patients will continue to suffer waiting on trolleys for an acute bed unless the capacity issue in our hospitals is addressed.

Health • 11 Feb

Hospitals have seen a rapid increase in patients with flu (Stock image)

Number of flu cases in hospital 'increasing rapidly'

The number of people in hospitals with flu has increased rapidly, with a total of 869 cases admitted as of this morning, the HSE has said.

Health • 29 Dec 24

Enhanced vaccines contain higher doses and extra ingredients to boost their effectiveness (Stock image)

Enhanced flu jab may be more effective for over-65s

Two types of enhanced flu vaccines may be more effective than the standard flu vaccines in preventing cases of flu or flu-related hospitalisation in people aged 65 years and older, according to a HIQA study.

Health • 08 Oct 24

Concerns were raised about governance and management (Stock image)

HSE to take charge of Co Kerry nursing home

A 35-bed nursing home in Co Kerry is to be taken over by the Health Service Executive next week over concerns about the governance and management of the facility.

Munster • 07 Sep 24

People going north for cataract surgery get ready to board the bus to Belfast in Cork city

Cataract surgery reimbursement cuts slammed as 'shameful'

The Health Service Executive is to cut prices from tomorrow that it pays to reimburse people who travel to Northern Ireland for cataract surgery.

Ireland • 30 Aug 24

The family of the victim has called for the man, who is also a resident at the care home, to be removed from the facility (stock pic)

Safeguarding failures at HSE-run care home, review finds

A review by the Health Service Executive has found that there was a failure to implement safeguarding measures at a HSE-run facility where one resident touched the breast of another resident who is immobile.

Health • 21 Aug 24

Bernard Gloster said the additional €1.5bn is permanent money that goes into 'the base of the health service'

HSE recruitment freeze to end tomorrow - Gloster

A recruitment freeze at the Health Service Executive is to end tomorrow, according to CEO Bernard Gloster.

Health • 14 Jul 24

Waiting list for scans such as MRIs, X-rays, ultrasounds and CTs is at 20,000

Funding stream for vital scans almost used up for 2024

A funding stream used by consultants to process vital diagnostic scans - such as for patients who may have cancer - has almost run out for 2024.

Health • 05 Jun 24

It has been three years since a major ransomware attack caused widespread disruption across the HSE (stock image)

More than 470 legal actions against HSE over cyberattack

A total of 473 legal proceedings have been taken against the Health Service Executive arising from the 2021 cyberattack.

Ireland • 14 May 24

Unions say the delayed publication of a HSE 'pay and numbers' strategy is disrupting health services

Unions criticise delayed publication of HSE strategy

Health unions have said that the delayed publication of a Health Service Executive (HSE) "pay and numbers" strategy is disrupting health services.

Business • 01 May 24

INMO says UHL is the worst affected by overcrowding today (Stock image)

667 patients waiting for hospital bed - INMO

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has said there are 667 admitted patients waiting for a bed at hospitals around the country.

Health • 08 Apr 24

INMO said the recruitment freeze cannot continue

INMO brings HSE recruitment freeze to WRC

The Workplace Relations' Commission is due to hold a conciliation conference tomorrow on the Health Service Executive recruitment freeze.

Ireland • 27 Mar 24

Families of residents at Cherry Orchard Hospital pictured protesting outside the hospital last November

Families call for 'examination' into HSE nursing home

The group representing families of residents at Cherry Orchard Hospital has called for an independent examination into a HSE decision to move those living in two units on the campus to other accommodation.

Dublin • 27 Feb 24

A cancer survivor who was ordered to work full-time in a health service kitchen when Covid struck has won €5,000 for disability discrimination at the WRC

Cancer survivor wins €5k after HSE kept her in kitchen

A cancer survivor who was ordered to work full-time in a health service kitchen when the Covid-19 pandemic struck, despite a promise to assign her office work because of chemotherapy-induced nerve damage, has won €5,000 for disability discrimination.

Business • 20 Feb 24

The HSE has been allocated a budget of €23.5 billion for 2024, which represents an increase of 4.6% on last year's funding.

HSE warns it will need extra funding this year

The Health Service Executive has warned in its National Service Plan that it will require extra funding this year and it has outlined plans to cut spending on agency staff.

Business • 14 Feb 24

The case is one of 54 reports published by the Child Law Project today (stock image)

Girl kept in dark room off ED for two months - report

A report by the Child Law Project says a teenager with a disability resulting in behavioural problems was held in a room off a hospital emergency department for two months in 2021.

Ireland • 15 Jan 24

Families have been protesting outside Cherry Orchard Hospital since early November

Families fight to keep residents in HSE nursing home

Families of residents living in a nursing home in Cherry Orchard Hospital in Dublin, have reiterated calls on the HSE not to move their loved ones to a private nursing home facility in Clondalkin.

Dublin • 27 Feb 24

IMO said the hiring embargo breaches the terms of an agreement to reduce working hours for NCHDs

NCHDs may be balloted for action over hiring freeze

Non-consultant hospital doctors, formerly known as junior doctors, are expected to be balloted for industrial action in the new year.

Ireland • 18 Dec 23

INMO described today's figures as 'truly shocking' (File image)

INMO urges action as 747 patients wait for hospital bed

The INMO has called on the Health Service Executive to take urgent action as its figures showed that 747 admitted patients, including 32 children, were waiting for a hospital bed this morning.

Health • 11 Dec 23

Fórsa says a unilateral hiring pause is a breach of its collective agreements with the HSE

HSE staff protest over recruitment freeze

Clerical and administrative staff in the HSE - who are members of the Fórsa trade union - have held protests at hospitals around the country.

Health • 06 Dec 23

The recruitment freeze will not apply to consultants, doctors in training and 2023 graduate nurses and midwives

HSE extends recruitment freeze to almost all categories

The Health Service Executive is to extend a recruitment freeze to all categories of staff, with the exception of consultants, doctors in training and 2023 graduate nurses and midwives.

Health • 10 Nov 23

Bernard Gloster was speaking at the Oireachtas Committee on Health

HSE cost overrun to be €1.1bn by end of year - Gloster

The Health Service Executive will need more than €1 billion by the end of the year, its chief executive has told the Oireachtas Committee on Health.

Politics • 27 Sep 23

The new contract was introduced in March by the Government (stock image)

418 hospital consultants sign new public-only contract

More than 400 consultants have signed up to the new public only contract, according to new figures obtained by RTÉ News.

Health • 29 Aug 23