'Health service falling short on patient safety'
As the fall-out from the Tallaght scandal grows, the Chief Medical Officer of the Department of Health has admitted that our health service has some way to go on guaranteeing patient safety.
Chronic disease timebomb
The number of people with serious long-term medical problems in Ireland is set to grow by 40% over the next decade with serious consequences for our health services,economy and society.
Back Pain
Back pain is a chronic condition affecting tens of thousands of people in Ireland. In the case of Minister Martin Cullen, it has forced him to quit politics altogether
'Health staff morale at all-time low'
HSE management is trying to break the will of health workers, according to IMO President Dr John Morris
Tallaght - the same old story
The Tallaght x-ray scandal shows us that the health authorities have learned little or nothing from previous hospital scandals, writes Niall Hunter
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