Ireland’s diabetes care was ranked ninth in Europe in the first Euro Consumer Diabetes Index. Denmark led the Index followed by the UK, France and the Netherlands. The Diabetes Index compares care systems around Europe from a consumer point of view. In five categories, covering 26 performance indicators, Ireland scored 733 points from a potential [...]
The Minister for Older People, Máire Hoctor TD, last week launched the report, ‘Social Space, Equal Place: The Social Club Model of Dementia Care.’ The report, which was undertaken by the Alzheimer Society of Ireland, explores the impact of a dementia-friendly social network on both the person and their carer/partner. The strategy will involve, for [...]
Six nurse prescribers are prescribing medication this week at Cork University Hospital (CUH), following completion of the Nurse/Midwife Prescribing Programme in conjunction with University College Cork (UCC). This is the first time that nurses have prescribed drugs in Cork, following their graduation in Cork University Hospital on Friday, September 26. Under the Medicinal Products (Prescription [...]
Irish Medical Times has combined with univadis®, the unique online medical portal, to provide Irish doctors with access to the latest in Irish medical news stories via a news feed. The IMT news feed will allow doctors to keep up-to-date with Irish medical news stories at their own convenience. ‘Univadis is now recognised as one [...]
Dr Jerome Manuceau has told Irish Medical Times that he will appeal a move to strike him off the Medical Register to the High Court, in a bid to have the decision reversed. Dr Manuceau attended the Medical Council hearings on June 4 and July 15 without a solicitor, as he says he did not [...]
The judging of the Irish Healthcare Awards place has now taken place. The judges met last week at the Shelbourne Hotel to consider the merits of the record number of entries submitted this year for the Awards, which have grown every year since their inauguration. The 90 entries across 13 categories were assessed by the [...]
The Irish Medical Organisation is attempting to clarify whether the recently negotiated national partnership agreement will allow it to collectively represent general practitioners in negotiations. Under the agreement, the Government promised to exempt certain self-employed groups from competition law, although GPs were not specifically mentioned. Legislation currently prevents unions from collectively representing such groups. When [...]
The HSE delayed taking action when it became apparent in 2007 that it was going to run over budget, the Comptroller and Auditor General’s latest annual report has said. The HSE was eventually €245 million over budget at the end of 2007 and Mr John Buckley’s report concluded: “There was considerable delay in addressing the [...]
The chairman of the South Inner City Local Drugs Task Force, Cllr Dermot Lacey, has warned that any attempt by Government to break free of its partnership with the drugs services sector will be met with resistance. The former Lord Mayor of Dublin said budgetary cutbacks were a real threat to drug addiction services. The [...]
Interested parties wishing to submit their views on HIQA’s draft National Quality Standards: Residential Settings for People with Disabilities can do so until the end of next month. The standards will provide a national framework to set out what a quality, safe service for people with disabilities in a residential service in Ireland should be. [...]
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