PAIME — the Spanish sick doctor scheme — has treated more than 1,800 doctors with mental health or substance misuse problems since 1998, many in the Galatea Clinic in Barcelona. Catherine Reilly reports.
Integrating ‘mHealth’ into hospitals
May 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Catherine Reilly spoke with the Director of ICT at King’s College Hospital in London, Colin Sweeney, about the challenges of introducing mobile technology into a modern hospital and the fear that doctors and nurses may in future need ‘utility belts’ for all their devices.
The slow pace of health reform
May 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
In an AGM preview interview, ICGP CEO Kieran Ryan speaks to Lloyd Mudiwa about the latest issues impacting on general practice, including the frustratingly slow pace of reforms and the vital need for funding to expand services.
Outside-the-box service promotion is key
May 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Gary Culliton looks at some of the healthcare communications initiatives that have been shortlisted for the upcoming Crystal Clear MSD Health Literacy Awards.
Upwardly mobile future for GPs
May 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Doctors at the recent IMT GP Practice Management Seminar heard how smartphone apps could usher in a brave new world for general practice.
U-turns on recruitment drives
May 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
That none of the parties, including those hired, are happy with the HSE recruitment drive in Asia two years ago may signify the need for the health authority to pursue other avenues. Lloyd Mudiwa reports.
‘Nothing beats stress better than a shopping spree for clothes’
May 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
In the latest in IMT’s ‘On the Couch’ series, RTÉ’s Operation Transformation weight loss expert Dr Eva Orsmond shares her thoughts on obesity, acrophobia and making it through ‘Hell and Back’.
Pounding the Boston asphalt
May 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Catherine Reilly interviews Cavan General Hospital’s Diana Hogan-Murphy, who was emerging from the medical tent at the Boston Marathon when the first terrorist bomb exploded in the Massachusetts capital.
Volunteering with VSO: good for Ethiopia
May 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment
VSO Ireland’s Donnacha Maguire examines how Irish volunteers can begin ‘The Ripple Effect’, whereby local communities can upskill and end their dependence on external assistance.
Alcohol sports sponsors in doctors’ crosshairs
May 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Since 1990 there have been 11 committees and 15 reports giving advice on how to tackle alcohol-related harm, reports Gary Culliton, but to little effect.
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