Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent case in England in which a nurse appealed against his conviction for the murder of four elderly female patients and the attempted murder of another On March 3, 2008 at the Crown Court in Newcastle upon Tyne, after a trial lasting five months, Colin Norris was convicted of [...]
Dr Brendan Kelly writes that removing the possibility of involuntary electro-convulsive therapy for patients with severe mental illness may be a violation of their rights to medical care — and even their right to life Mental illness is a growing global challenge. The World Health Organization reports that depression, alcohol disorders, schizophrenia and bipolar affective [...]
Paul Murray of the Irish Hospice Foundation reports on the ongoing findings from the national audit on end-of-life care How we deal with death and dying has been described by Bono as ‘a measure of our humanity’. The word ‘measure’ indeed indicates what the Irish Hospice Foundation has been doing. It has been finding out [...]
Niamh Mullen speaks to Vhi Healthcare medical director Dr Bernadette Carr about two new services for members More healthcare is being delivered outside hospitals and Vhi Healthcare is responding by offering innovative new services to members. Its diabetes screening programme saw 4,000 people last year and will be extended to two more centres this year [...]
Dr Amin A. Muhammad considers the benefits of introducing the Canadian mentorship programme in psychiatry in Ireland Innovative methods in training and education have been adopted in different centres of the world. Mentorship programmes are one such method that has gaining popularity in psychiatric training. In North America, the introduction of a formal mentorship programme [...]
Dara Gantly believes the Government should follow the Scottish lead in colorectal cancer and screen all those between 50 and 74 years of age Some of you might have come across the screaming headline last week that adults in Scotland are drinking the equivalent of 46 bottles of vodka each in a year. The startling [...]
Dara Gantly reports on the disposal and reinvestment of mental health assets ahead of the Government’s expected announcement of a new five-year capital programme The Minister of State for Mental Health John Moloney is set to unveil over the coming weeks the Government’s plan to sell off psychiatric hospital lands and buildings across the country [...]
Gary Culliton on Mary Harney’s announcement last week about a number of cancer initiatives Health Minister Mary Harney has announced a dramatic turnaround on potentially life-saving care for young women, reintroducing the abandoned cervical cancer vaccine for first-year students. She said that the Government is now in a position to provide the human papillomavirus (HPV) [...]
The Government should introduce a French-style logo on alcohol products warning of the dangers of drinking during pregnancy, reports Dara Gantly The Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) has petitioned the Government to introduce explicit health warnings on alcohol pro-ducts. The doctors’ union believes the labels should include alcohol gram content rather than the traditional units of [...]
With research confirming that aerobic exercise-training increases brain volume in the elderly, Dr Garrett FitzGerald fears a new race of geriatric long-distance runners with 200-watt heads Are there any colleagues out there who can stretch the skull a bit? There may be need of you soon. The winter, you see, hasn’t been kind to the [...]
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