Dr Aideen Henry writes about the growing medical specialty of sports and exercise medicine and outlines the undergraduate and postgraduate study programmes in NUI Galway Sports and exercise medicine has become a rapidly growing medical specialty around the world, as it is realised that the practice of sports and exercise medicine requires the application of [...]
A decision by An Bord Pleanála over the proposed 185-bed co-located private hospital at the Cork University Hospital is expected this week, Irish Medical Times has learned. This follows its decision earlier this week to grant permission to Beacon Medical Group for a 183-bed, six-theatre co-located hospital on grounds leased from the Mid-West Regional Hospital, [...]
Public health doctors (PHDs) had until Wednesday last, May 27 to return their ballots to the IMO on a proposed new out-of-hours service. The ballots were sent out last week without a recommendation from the IMO PHD Committee. “It was felt that people should be free to make up their own minds on the issue,” [...]
DOCTORS’ addresses have been removed from the Medical Council’s website after concern was expressed that they could have become targets for break-ins and harassment. There were also fears that registration numbers, names and addresses, could have been used to write prescriptions for controlled substances. In documents released to Irish Medical Times under the Freedom of [...]
‘Palliative Care Services: A Five-Year Development Framework 2009-2013’, which has still to be published by Health Minister Harney, says 272 extra full-time staff and 203 new specialist inpatient beds are ‘urgently’ needed to care for dying patients. The plan will require €308.8m–€237.3m for new capital projects and €71.5m in extra current spending until 2013, but [...]
The Department of Health is reviewing the eligibility criteria for medical cards in the context of ‘financial, medical and social’ needs. Health Minister Mary Harney said a Steering Group had been formed, which would report in the coming months. “I will then consider the course of action to take as regards income thresholds for medical [...]
Spending on the health services now accounts for 40 per cent of the tax revenue which the Government collects. The HSE today published its 2008 Annual Report and Annual Financial Statements. Spending on Demand Led Schemes (e.g. primary care and medical card schemes) which increased by €325 million or 11% year-on-year. Drugs and medicines expenditure [...]
The Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) had discussions with Health Minister Harney last Wednesday, regarding payment of a first-phase increase under the consultant contract. The contract increases are due to be paid in instalments and the IHCA’s first priority is to get an initial phase of the contract paid. This has not happened as yet [...]
FOLLOWING the success of last year’s Irish Healthcare Awards, Irish Medical Times is pleased to announce this year’s ceremony will take place on October 15. Once again, the prestigious event will take place at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, and RTE newsreader Bryan Dobson will once again be MC. Last year’s black-tie event sold out, [...]
Talks between the HSE and the IMO on meeting the 48-hour week for NCHDs failed to reach agreement at the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) last Friday and the matter was referred to the Labour Court for further negotiations. Issues surrounding rostering and working hours dominated the first round of talks, chaired by LRC Chief Executive [...]
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