By Gary Culliton. The number of patients waiting on trolleys in the Mater Hospital’s Emergency Department (ED) in the first three months of this year grew by almost two-thirds compared to 2011’s first quarter, following the reconfiguration of St Mary’s Hospital, Phoenix Park, figures seen by Irish Medical Times reveal.
By Muiris Houston in Galway. There has been little progress in the development of primary care teams across the country since last November, the Chief Executive of the Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP) has said.
By Muiris Houston in Galway. Home Blood Pressure Monitoring (HBPM) is now an acceptable alternative to ambulatory blood pressure management, family doctors attending the ICGP annual meeting have been told.
Ten per cent of patients with severe mental illness (SMI) presenting to Irish general practice have suffered a documented heart event, new data have revealed.
The Minister for Health Dr James Reilly brought the attention of GPs attending last weekend’s ICGP AGM in Galway to a new medical syndrome, which he said led to a rise in general well-being and reduced blood pressure.
By Pat Kelly. The President of the College of Psychiatry of Ireland (CPsychI) has lamented how “we so often do not, and will not, have the space and time to really engage with or listen to our patients in the manner they deserve”.
By Lloyd Mudiwa. A majority of patients surveyed feel practices should receive remuneration for consultations conducted over the telephone.
By Lloyd Mudiwa. The Irish organisation established by health professionals to promote the environment has said civil society has to act en masse in order to make any progress in relation to saving the world from global warming.
By Lloyd Mudiwa. The Irish Doctors’ Environmental Association (IDEA) has taken a positive view of the global environmental situation, seeing threats to our planet as an opportunity for a “rebirth”.
By Lloyd Mudiwa. The HSE has turned down on ethical grounds a proposal for research into chemical levels in children in an area in the midlands where aquatic wildlife have shown the adverse effects on endocrine disruption, Irish Medical Times has learned.
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