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May 23, 2012

Equal quality treatment for patients with rare diseases

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Dear Editor, A successful first All-Ireland Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) and Fabry disease conference was held recently in Templepatrick, Co Antrim and was attended by many families affected by Fabry disease and MPS, as well as specialists from Ireland and the UK working in this area.

Ensuring a balanced approach to reforms

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You wait for years for any significant reports to come along about how to bring about reform of the health service, and then two come along together, says Dara Gantly

IMO rejects CA view of negotiating entitlements

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The IMO believes the CA is incorrect regarding its negotiating powers, writes Aoife Connors

Recognising one’s right to privacy

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Dr Ruairi Hanley believes doctors need to be more forceful when it comes to protecting their personal privacy while off duty in the community

A different Dear John letter

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Dr Paul Heslin writes an open letter to Minister John Gormley suggesting a very simple solution that could save money, the precious time of emergency care workers and many lives

Non-medical musings missed

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Dear Editor, I thought I’d drop a line to say that I used to enjoy the totally non-medical musings of Berna Cox that intermittently graced your pages. I note that I haven’t seen any offering from her in quite some time. Is she retired or has she been retired due to lack of interest?

Health executive wins appeal

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Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent Court of Appeal case in the UK, in which the Court allowed an appeal by a former senior health executive against a decision of the High Court that her severance package was unreasonably generous

Tax status of locums

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With changes emerging as to how Revenue focuses on locums, tax expert Geraldine Corcoran looks at the continued uncertainty over the issue facing the medical profession

Hospitals breaking the habit

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Continuing our series on the Irish Healthcare Awards, Valerie Ryan looks back at how, for the first time in Ireland, an entire hospital campus was declared smoke-free

What to do when patients die

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In the first of a two-part series, Susan Delaney, Irish Hospice Foundation, offers some advice to GPs on how to deal sensitively with bereaved patients and help them through their loss

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