Dear Editor, It is distressing that seven hospitals are now closed to visitors because of the norovirus infection (winter vomiting bug), but the complacency with which this news is greeted is even more distressing. The presence of this infection in Irish hospitals at all seasons of the year is a proof — if we needed [...]
Dear Editor, I saw your news item, ‘Health literacy won’t wait’ at http://www.imt.ie/news/2009/01/health_literacy_wont_wait.html. It’s wonderful that you are recognising health literacy initiatives, such as those you listed in the article. I would be interested in seeing the results of your awards. If you know of organisations that recognise the same good work here across the [...]
Dr Mick Molloy says there is no point in dealing with averages — the HSE must consider the worst-case scenario when it comes to acute admissions. Another week, another report. Those who thought the New Year was going to start off slowly and without controversy got a shock, to put it mildly. Resolutions have been [...]
Dr Garrett FitzGerald writes that the Vatican’s new crack teams, which will be sent out to investigate claims of religious apparitions, will be tasked with some very peculiar duties. In preparation for this learned treatise, I flew to London to meet with the recently appointed chairperson of the Royal College of Psychiatrists Committee for Investigation [...]
Dr Nuala O’Farrell writes that sometimes, doctors need to be patients too and that every doctor really needs their own general practitioner. Being a patient, even temporarily, can be a humbling experience for a doctor. I recently had a bad back (a disc prolapse) — a condition that is so common, we see it every [...]
Dr Paul Heslin writes that carers must realise the effect that neglecting their own health can have on others around them. Mary was very stressed due to family issues. Her baby picked up on this distress and became irritable. Mum came to the doctor, worried about the baby’s irritability. Could the irritability be meningitis, she [...]
Terence Cosgrave says we face several crises but do not have the leadership to tackle them. We can’t even have an honest debate as we have mangled the truth for so many years, we do not know what it is anymore. By the time you read this, there will be a new President of the [...]
Dan Danaher speaks to Dr Paul Burke, who has responsibility for implementing the reconfiguration of hospitals in the mid-west region. The project director of the implementation team delivering the reconfiguration of hospital services in the mid-west, Dr Paul Burke, outlines his views on the radical changes proposed in an interview with Irish Medical Times. DD: [...]
Gary Culliton examines a new paper that indicates that medicine prices in Ireland are amongst the highest in Europe, and also demonstrates that generic prescribing rates have fallen significantly over the past decade. Medicine prices in Ireland are amongst the highest in the European Union, a new paper shows. Dr Michael Barry — who has [...]
The recent establishment of a truly national body representing Irish psychiatrists — the College of Psychiatrists in Ireland — replaces the British-based Irish Division of the Royal College, which in recent years had adopted, confusingly and inappropriately, the title ‘Irish College of Psychiatry’. This establishment is of such importance as to deserve a historical review [...]
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