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The Irish Medical Times Blog: September 2007

Who actually believed this...

In a time when we are finding out everything causes cancer and disease (wine, any alcohol, the Pill, everything good in life) a recent report in an ad campaign about how tea can prevent heart disease was a welcome, if... Read more

The Barney with the Harney

Never mind 'The Rumble in the Jungle'. It's time for 'The Barney with Harney'. Dr James Reilly bounces into the reconvened Dáil, full of beans after being appointed Fine Gael spokesperson for health. The challenger for the ministerial title has... Read more

Consultants are 'overpaid as it is'

A poll on RTE's website asking people whether hospital consultants should be paid over 200,000 euro a year doesn't throw up any surprises.... Read more

For the last time, Prof Drumm got a BONUS, not a PAY RISE

Here's a lesson on when not to split hairs. Earlier this month, Irishhealth.com published a story about Prof Brendan Drumm seeking a pay rise. The reason this was big news, as everyone knows, is that the HSE has ordered a... Read more

Former patients can rest in peace

Seems like the Department of Health in the north hasn't grasped the concept of public consultation yet. In the Republic, public consultation on health issues frequently means the Department of Health or the Health Service Executive (HSE) decide what they... Read more

Patient refused autopsy

I have it on very good authority (okay, a friend sent them to me) that the following were actually recorded on patient charts in an unnamed hospital.... Read more

Nothing to see here...

You have to admire the sheer nerve (or maybe it's skill) of whoever it is in the Health Service Executive (HSE) putting a positive spin on the latest "Ooops, we made a huge mistake" story. This time it's about how... Read more

The Medical Council wants YOU

The Medical Council has flicked the lights and called last orders. Doctors - GPs specifically - have less than a month to volunteer for the Council's Professional Practice Review (PPR) pilot. The Council had high hopes for the pilot, but... Read more