ICGP Chairman Dr John Delap tells Lloyd Mudiwa the College is gearing up for a period of unprecedented change in general practice.
Seeing the errors of our ways
May 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Gary Culliton talks to Prof David Williams about a high-profile RCPI symposium on rational and safe prescribing.
Twenty ‘responsible’ for outstanding €9.7m
May 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Gary Culliton examines the issues that are having an influence on the latest HSE figures on private health insurance claims awaiting consultant action.
Phase 1 of Mater development opens
May 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
By Gary Culliton. The first phase of the new €284 million Mater Campus Hospital development was opened on April 27 by the Minister for Health, Dr James Reilly. The facility includes 12 new operating theatres, 120 one-bed en suite rooms, new emergency and outpatients departments and a 444-space underground car park.
Caring for patients and practice
May 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Valerie Ryan reports from the recent IMT Practice Management Seminar at the Aviva Stadium on some of the most pressing issues facing general practice.
Mastering the magic of tapering
May 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In the sixth and final article in a series on running ahead of the inaugural Pinewood National Medical Half Marathon Championships in Mayo on May 12, Ballina GP Dr Scott Walkin focuses on the benefits of tapering.
Building a lean, mean health machine
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Jane Bishop talks to Dara Gantly about what the Irish health service could learn from Canada’s embracement of all things ‘Lean’.
Crystal clear about smoking dangers
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Lloyd Mudiwa talks to Dr Fenton Howell about the HSE QUIT campaign, which is just one of 15 shortlisted projects recognised for their outstanding efforts to communicate in a crystal clear way.
New standards for ethics committees
April 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The publication of the long-awaited Health Information Bill, now due by the end of the year, promises much, including recommendations on electronic health records, a long-awaited unique health identifier, and guidance on population registers.
Vatican advisor backs adult stem cells
April 27, 2012 By 1 Comment
Gary Culliton speaks with the Vatican’s advisor on stem cells about the use of umbilical cord blood as a stem-cell source for future treatments.
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