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Opinion
Injury to woman went undetected
Ed Madden, BL | 16 March 2010
Ed Madden, BL, on an Irish High Court case in which a woman sued the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street when an injury which she suffered during labour went undetected... Read more
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Michael Corry, 1948-2010
Basil Miller | 16 March 2010
Dr Michael Corry died at his home in Clara Vale, Wicklow, on February 22, 2010 after a short illness.... Read more
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Is the Primary Care Strategy still viable?
Dr Jack Nagle | 16 March 2010
Dr Jack Nagle argues that not only does the Primary Care Strategy still have merit, but now might be a better time than ever to get onboard... Read more
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Preparation is key to making presentations — and so is a sober head
Dr Pat Harrold | 16 March 2010
Dr Pat Harrold gives GPs some helpful 'dos and don'ts' to keep in mind when making presentations to colleagues... Read more
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Trinity Medical School prepares for tercentenary
Dr John Wallace | 16 March 2010
Dr John Wallace looks at the history of the School of Medicine at Trinity, starting with the 1592 establishment of the 'College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth, near Dublin'... Read more
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Functional foods fight back against bad press
Aoife Connors | 16 March 2010
Aoife Connors reports from a recent conference that examined whether so-called 'pharma foods' deserve their public reputation of having health-promoting properties... Read more
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Delving deep into the mind of a good doctor
Mike Power | 16 March 2010
Mike Power looks at the psychology of those who enter the medical profession and examines what determines their choices and how they cope with the stresses of the job... Read more
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Ireland left behind in disease research
Laura Finn | 16 March 2010
Laura Finn reports that Ireland has potential as a centre of research for rare diseases, but we have been left behind in terms of diagnosis and treatment... Read more
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FOI requests: minors' records
Aisling Gannon | 16 March 2010
Aisling Gannon, Partner and Head of Healthcare at Beauchamps Solicitors, deals with the sensitive issue of releasing a minor's medical records to a parent or guardian... Read more
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Consent issue may scupper records
16 March 2010
Most doctors see electronic patient records as holding great potential. So why do UK medics want their roll out to be suspended, asks Dara Gantly... Read more
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Revenue paying increased attention to pay for locums
Aoife Connors | 16 March 2010
Aoife Connors spoke to medical accounting specialist David McCaffrey, who will speak at the upcoming IMT Seminar on managing a GP practice... Read more
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It hasn't gone away, you know
Mary Anne Kenny | 12 March 2010
Mary Anne Kenny argues that, with regard to the swine flu, the HSE had to make assumptions where predictions were impossible... Read more
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Vigilance is vital in the risky business of healthcare
Gary Culliton | 12 March 2010
Gary Culliton examines the issues that arise when healthcare staff are exposed to blood-borne illnesses during the course of their work... Read more
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Increase in GP training places to meet needs
Aoife Connors | 12 March 2010
Aoife Connors talks to the ICGP and HSE about the plan to increase the number of GP training places... Read more
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Centralisation is cause for ire
Gary Culliton | 12 March 2010
Gary Culliton reports on the problems that have arisen following the HSE's decision to centralise medical card administration in Finglas... Read more
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