A GP co-op has decided to challenge the Appeals Commissioners’ decision that it must deduct PAYE from doctors providing out-of-hours cover. MIDOC will contest the ruling — which was made by the Revenue Commissioners and upheld by the Appeals Commissioners — in the Circuit Court. No date has been set for the hearing, but it [...]
The HSE intends to use its performance information and improvement system, HealthStat, to sanction poorly performing hospitals and reward any well functioning facilities, Irish Medical Times has learned. HSE CEO Prof Brendan Drumm has requested that a form of incentive and sanction procedure be introduced to hospitals for some ‘key operational performance areas’ such as [...]
The IMO and the HSE have settled the long-running legal action initiated by the doctors’ union over implementation of a Labour Court recommendation and compliance with the European Working Time Directive (EWTD). The deal will see a new NCHD contract take effect from February 8, and maintains that NCHDs may be rostered to work up [...]
A leading consultant in palliative medicine believes patients expected to live for six months or less should be entitled to a medical card. In a personal submission to the Expert Group on Resource Allocation in the Health Sector, Dr Liam O’Siorain said it seemed short-sighted that this population of patients, who may be very close [...]
Many men and most women have attempted to lose weight over the past 12 months, a survey from the Nutrition and Health Foundation (NHF) has found. While 69 per cent of women and 49 per cent of men tried to lose weight, only 42 per cent of women and 29 per cent of men were [...]
Following the recent news that Brian Lenihan is fighting a serious illness, Mike Power reflects on the relationship between leadership and health “Uneasy is the head that wears a crown…” Henry IV, Part II. Deeply wired into our human nature is the desire to pay obeisance to one particular individual whom we all recognise as [...]
Abbott Laboratories Ireland has issued an important safety information notice to doctors on the suspension of marketing authorisations for sibutramine (Reductil), due to increased cardiovascular risk observed in the SCOUT trial. The notice from Abbott’s Medical Director Dr Michelle Costello-Smith advised prescribers that they should not issue any further prescriptions for the weight-loss medication, and [...]
Industrial action in the health sector and across the public service began on Monday. The initial phase of the action comprises a work-to-rule. IMPACT, the INMA, CPSU and SIPTU all served notice of industrial action as part of ICTU’s Public Service Committee’s campaign against pay cuts imposed in the Budget. The transformation agenda was discussed [...]
Mr Eugene Murray, Chief Executive of the Irish Hospice Foundation, has been appointed as Chair of the Consultant Applications Advisory Committee (CAAC) in place of Seán McGrath, National Director, HSE Human Resources. The group has met twice and is due to meet again shortly. The HSE has a number of statutory functions relating to the [...]
The number of people aged 75+ in Ireland is projected to reach almost one million by 2041, three times the number living now, a new report by the Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland (CARDI) shows. Even more dramatic is the change in the 85+ population, which will rise almost fivefold, from 74,000 [...]
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