By Gary Culliton. All professional home carers should be registered and a register made available for public examination, according to a Law Reform Commission report on regulating private companies who provide professional homecare services.
Alcohol advertising ban is backed
February 8, 2012 By 1 Comment
By Gary Culliton. An outright ban on selling alcohol in outlets alongside groceries, confectionery and food should be considered, a report on alcohol and drug misuse published by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health has concluded.
3,334 drug deaths in just six years
February 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
By Lloyd Mudiwa. The annual number of drug-related deaths recorded in 2009 in the National Drug-Related Deaths Index (NDRDI) fell slightly to 638, compared to 641 in 2008, although the 2009 figure is likely to be revised upwards when new data become available.
Chlamydia is leading STI in South East
February 7, 2012 By 1 Comment
By Lloyd Mudiwa. Chlamydia trachomatis infection is the most commonly-diagnosed STI in the South East, accounting for 83 per cent of laboratory-confirmed STIs in 2010.
Cardiac screening is advised for all young Irish athletes
February 7, 2012 By 1 Comment
By Mary Anne Kenny. Everyone of school-going age who is involved in sport should have access to screening facilities to lessen the incidence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (sudden cardiac deaths) in Ireland, according to Consultant Cardiologist Dr Rory O’Hanlon.
Doctors don’t want to oversee inadequate healthcare service
February 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
By Lloyd Mudiwa. Doctors are “very concerned” over the impact the impending retirements in the public sector will have on the health service and do not want to oversee a health system that is not supporting patients, the IMO has said.
Irish consultant set to head top European organisation
February 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Mr Peter Barry, Consultant Ophthalmologist at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital and St Vincent’s University Hospital, is the new President of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS).
World News
February 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Gary Culliton brings you a round-up of the healthcare-related news making the headlines around the world.
EC seeks meeting on EWTD
February 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
By Lloyd Mudiwa. The European Commission is to seek a meeting with the Government regarding Ireland’s failure to comply with the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) for NCHDs, Irish Medical Times has established.
HSE delays stymie return of NCHDs — IMO
February 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
By Dara Gantly. The irish medical Organisation (IMO) has warned that Irish NCHDs working abroad are being denied the opportunity to return to Ireland due to prolonged recruitment processes within the HSE.
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