Fergal Bowers

A shingles vaccination programme is expected to start next year on a phased basis, firstly for over-65s, starting with those who are immunocompromised.

The HSE flu vaccines are being delivered on a phased basis, and it expects to have free vaccines for everyone in the recommended groups despite delays.

Irish public hospital waiting lists have surpassed one million patients for the first time. They have increased by almost 5,000 in a month to break the 1m figure.

The HSE has said that a number of applications have been made for it to cover several weight-loss drugs, known as GLP-1 medications, and these are being considered within the HSE's drug reimbursement process.

Doctors who are members of the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) are starting a work to rule, over delays in agreeing a new public sector pay deal.

An assessment for the HSE of the weight-loss drug Wegovy has found that it is cost-effective and value for money, and should be made available to certain public patients, despite the high budget impact.

An assessment for the HSE of the weight-loss drug Wegovy has found that it is cost-effective and value for money, and should be made available to certain public patients, despite the high budget impact.

The Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) has criticised the Minister for Health, for what it claims is a failure to engage on issues for the past 20 months.

More than 70,100 people did not wait, or left before completing their treatment, in emergency departments during the first seven months of this year, new figures show.

Irish patients on waiting lists here who have sought treatment in hospitals abroad, under an EU Scheme, have been left waiting six months or more in some cases to get their money back from the HSE.