The number of outpatients seen in hospitals per consultant has fallen by close to 30 per cent since 2016, according to figures released by Minister for...
:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/SF26GM3OKNHUHKXBEDD44PDF4A.jpg "Several food businesses and Dublin creche ordered to close in June for breaches relating to rodents and flies")
Seven enforcement orders were served on food businesses in the month of June for breaches of food safety legislation, forcing some businesses to fully or partially...
:quality(70):focal(3180x1978:3190x1988)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/SRCJ5ZTGONDVNJLQP6FXWKLYTE.JPG "‘This isn’t working. We have to shout stop’: Inspector of mental health services says standards not being met")
The State’s inspector of mental services, Prof Jim Lucey, is speaking about taxation and learning to drive. It would not be good enough, he says, to...
:quality(70):focal(2438x910:2448x920)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/Q5DK43JA45H6XD63FMMJAHZROM.JPG "Patients in mental distress safer in community than in most specialised treatment centres, watchdog says")
Patients in acute mental distress are safer in the community than in most specialised mental health treatment centres due to the dilapidated state of the facilities,...
:quality(70):focal(1413x2097:1423x2107)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/VFA7ZVPFSFE2ZIKQM4LFZ4JPNY.jpg "Large public hospitals warn they could have to curtail or close services as deficits exceed €340m")
Voluntary hospitals, including some of the largest in the country, are warning they may be forced to “restrict, delay or potentially close services” as a result...
:quality(70):focal(1985x1415:1995x1425)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/YJGPJ5VD47G5B7UUHLC6PQVZKY.jpg "HSE warns against illegal benzodiazepine tablets following cluster of overdoses across Ireland")
The Health Service Executive (HSE) has strongly warned those who take drugs to avoid benzodiazepine tablets following a cluster of overdoses in Dublin, Galway and the...
:quality(70):focal(2758x1153:2768x1163)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/XPO4JZCG3ZG55GNIPVJR4RPGJE.jpg "Provisional liquidators appointed by High Court to Dublin nursing home operator")
The High Court has appointed provisional liquidators to the operator of two Co Dublin based nursing homes. On Wednesday Mr Justice Mark Sanfey appointed Dessie Morrow...
:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/F6US375XNRGCTHN4L7AVAF3V7U.jpg "Almost 3,000 new inpatient hospital beds to be delivered by 2031, says Donnelly")
The planned delivery of more than 3,000 hospital beds by 2031 is the equivalent of six new hospitals, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said, but representatives...