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Failings highlighted during Aoife Johnston inquest are an indictment of the health service

Tragic death of 16-year-old Aoife Johnston by medical misadventure comes amid other concerning cases and warnings from campaigners

Nenagh , North-tipperary , Ireland , Limerick-city , Irish , James-gray , Simon-harris , Frank-clarke , Patrick-stapleton , Aoife-johnston , Midwive-organisation , Limerick-coroner-court

More than 100k children denied school screening dental appointments

Urgent need for additional resources as figures show only 50% of eligible schoolchildren were screened by dentists last year

Ireland , Irish , Irish-dental-association , Hildrens-health , Hse , Organisation-irish-dental-association ,

Revealed: Cancer patients face postcode lottery, with survival rate lower in poorer areas

Where you live can signal if you are more likely to die of cancer, as new figures show five-year survival rates in the most deprived areas are still just 59pc – 9pc lower than in affluent parts of the country.

Ireland , Belfast , United-kingdom , Dublin , Farmleigh , Laois , Irish , Mark-lawler , Queen-university-belfast , European-cancer-organisation , National-cancer-strategy , American-forum-on-cancer-at-farmleigh-house

HSE launch 'better balance' programme in Mayo

The aim of the ‘Staying Fit for the Future: Better Balance’ initiative is to enhancing strength and balance in older adults

Belmullet , Mayo , Ireland , Alison-laredo , Edelo-malley , Dave-mcgrath , Edel-omalley , Ailish-houlihan , Division-in-community-healthcare , Community-healthcare-network , Cork-sports-partnership , Activity-for-health