Lloyd Mudiwa reports on the reactions from the health sector to the ESRI projections that a big rise in the Irish population, particularly those older than 85, will put extra strain on the health service
Neither the Exchequer nor families could bear the considerable additional cost of Universal Health Insurance (UHI), in terms of subsidies or increased insurance premia, Gary Culliton reports.
Early Supported Discharge (ESD) should be the preferred rehabilitation option for patients with mild to moderate disability after stroke, a new report published by the Economic and Social Research Institute of Ireland (ESRI) and the Irish Heart Foundation has recommended.
By Lloyd Mudiwa.
The rate of emergency Caesarean section in Irish mothers is twice that of Eastern European women who give birth in Ireland, according to a study from UCD and the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).
By Gary Culliton.
By Dara Gantly.
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