Health Service Executive in the news

The Health Service Executive deducted ‘100,000 from the autism charity Autism a Chara in 2019 due to financial governance issues.

The Health Service Executive has confirmed it will recruit all DkIT 2026 nursing graduates seeking full-time employment within the Louth Meath Integrated Healthcare Area.

A new permanent ambulance base will be established in Gorey, Co. Wexford, with the HSE submitting a planning application.

Midlands Hospice project faces a •12 million funding gap and no construction start date from the HSE.

Car parking charges at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital increased by —114,000 in five years, sparking concerns from Louth TD Joanna Byrne, as the Health Service Executive (HSE) reassesses the pricing structure.

Retired HSE staff in Mayo are experiencing significant delays in receiving their pension payments, leading to financial hardship and criticism from local councillors.

A new  90 million surgical hub at Cork University Hospital aims to reduce patient waiting times and improve access to care through same-day procedures and dedicated elective surgical capacity.

HSE dentists will strike on October 14 over planned restructuring of public dental services and a public service pay dispute.

University Hospital Galway has spent over 2.2 million euros since 2019 on bariatric surgeries for 154 morbidly obese patients, with costs and procedures increasing significantly.

Dentists employed by Health Service Executive are threatening industrial action over planned restructuring and staff shortages, potentially disrupting services for children and people with special needs.

A C&AG report found that the Health Service Executive's current mental health bed management practices are costly and inefficient, recommending a comprehensive and regular bed census to improve service planning.

Car park income at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital has significantly increased, prompting concerns about the financial burden on patients and a review of parking charges by the Health Service Executive.

Ireland's Health Service Executive faces significant financial challenges with a …681 million deficit by August, exacerbated by unmet savings from the previous year and surging demand.

A new surgical hub opened at Cork University Hospital amidst ministerial confidence in hospital safety, despite staff shortage warnings from the hospital's CEO.

A new HSE surgical hub in Cork has opened to significantly increase capacity for day-case procedures and outpatient consultations, with more hubs planned across Ireland.

The new HSE Surgical Hub in Cork has been officially opened to provide thousands of day-case procedures, minor operations, and outpatient consultations for the South West Health Region, aiming to reduce waiting times and improve patient care.

The Health Service Executive approved only seven of 172 priority staff posts requested by Cork University Hospital, despite the hospital's CEO warning of patient safety risks due to understaffing.

The Public Accounts Committee scrutinized the Health Service Executive's 2025 financial statements, raising concerns about the lack of detailed breakdowns for top earner's pay, significant overpayments, and substantial expenditure on expired vaccines and obsolete PPE amid a ‡1 billion deficit.

The Health Service Executive in Galway is spending over €10 million on Ozempic and similar weight-loss medications for medical card holders and other scheme patients, with costs rising significantly.

Internal audits revealed the Health Service Executive made €3.89 million in duplicate payments to GPs and that community care waiting lists have significantly worsened.