Declan Fox, from O’Leary, Prince Edward Island, writes that the attitude to healthcare makes a big difference to the way patients are treated in Canada. It’s different out there…and it’s not just the language that’s different. You have to be a bit careful. Here I am, walking down what passes for the main drag of [...]
Dr Amin A. Muhammad writes about the woes and wonders of migration and the difficulties faced by people who leave their homeland. The tradition of migration is common to humans as well as animals. The fascinating sight of migrating birds is a joy for onlookers. The seasonal journeys are undertaken by birds of many species [...]
Reporter Niamh Mullen speaks to the HSE’s Assistant National Director of Estates and Capital about the roll out of primary care centres. By the end of 2009, the first nine dedicated primary care centres promised under the Primary Care Strategy eight years ago will open, but the target of having 200 by 2011 is ‘extremely [...]
Greg Baxter investigates how the Mater Private has effectively eliminated MRSA in its wards. I got to meet the ‘bug lady’ at the Mater Private Hospital – Ann Higgins, Assistant Director of Nursing Infection Control – a woman with an obsession for petri dishes who spends most of her free time reading every research paper [...]
Terence Cosgrave writes that although the IMO might be accused of defending ‘sectional interests’, its aim is to improve the health service Aquarter of a century is a long time for any organisation, and as the Irish Medical Organisation celebrates 25 years in existence, it is appropriate to reflect on the changes that have occurred [...]
Dear Editor, It was with great sadness that I read about the premature death of Dr Mary Grehan, the founder of the Association of General Practitioners (AGP). The news came as a great shock as I was unaware she had poor health or was ill in any fashion. For many years, I had constant contact [...]
Dear Sir, I was interested to see the reproduction of your first edition in today’s Irish Medical Times. Then, as now, difficulties between the profession and our political masters dominated your columns. The first time I ventured into print in your letters page was in the early 1970s, when I warned that any applicants for [...]
Caelen King writes about the globalisation of the healthcare market and what this means for both healthcare providers and for patients There are no shortage of articles telling us about the scale and staggering growth of the ‘medical tourism market’. Deloitte has valued it at $60 billion, while a Research and Markets report estimates it [...]
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent English High Court case in which it was argued that the sanction of suspension imposed on a consultant physician was unduly lenient Dr Vaneet Khanna is a consultant physician who specialised in the care of the elderly. On July 23, 2008, a Fitness to Practise Panel of the [...]
Dr Simon Mills writes that despite beliefs to the contrary, Irish doctors do not take the Hippocratic oath and even if they did, it doesn’t actually commit them to ‘do no harm’ Dr James Reilly said something curious at the start of his recent Ard Fheis speech. He began with the ringing declaration that “The [...]
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