North Dublin GP Dr Marcus de Brun believes the current ruling establishment has breached the Constitution so many times that it is high time they were replaced I would like to propose a solution to the present economic, social and health crisis that the Irish State presently finds itself in. The solution may appear radical [...]
Dear Editor, I was heartened by Dr Mary Favier’s call (Irish Medical Times, September 24, see www.imt.ie/opinion/2010/09/abortion-should-be-part-of-best-practice-in-medicine.html) for a rational discussion of the abortion question, but then deeply disappointed with the autocratic and entirely irrational manner in which she lays down terms of reference for such a discussion. It seems from the letter that we [...]
Our UK columnist Dr Dermot J Ward discovers that NHS dentists have become as scarce as hens’ teeth As I lay back (not laid back you understand) peering up at a square of opaque intense light, I heard the voice. “If only more patients took care of their teeth like Dr Ward the world… etc”. [...]
Dear Editor, I’d like to echo Dr Ruairi Hanley’s call for a referendum on the introduction of abortion facilities in Ireland, broadly similar to those in the UK (‘Addressing the great taboo’, IMT, September 10, see www.imt.ie/opinion/2010/09/addressing-the-great-taboo.html). This would make a big difference to the rising problem of illegal abortion in Ireland. It would also [...]
Was the HSE’s co-op review really that bad, asks Dara Gantly “Facile, inaccurate and analytically weak.” No, not Brian Cowen’s performance on Morning Ireland last week, but a description of the HSE’s national review of GP out-of-hours services, according to GP members of K Doc. On first glance, the 30-page report, ‘What we do, and [...]
Fed up with the hysteria surrounding ‘Gargle Gate’, Dr Ruairi Hanley believes it’s time to tackle the relentless negativity that characterises our national discourse Like many other people, I heard the infamous Brian Cowen radio interview on my way to work. To me, he sounded like a man who had been up drinking pints until [...]
Dear Editor, It was with surprise that I read Dr Ruairi Hanley’s article ‘Addressing the great taboo’ (IMT September 10, 2010). He claims that it has taken him six years to summon up the courage to address the subject of abortion; he goes on to describe it as “the most contentious subject in Irish medicine”. [...]
Dr Stephen McWilliams recounts the life and work of physician, writer and quintessential Renaissance man Francois Rabelais The book is a very old invention indeed. As early as the seventh century, the Chinese were using ink on carved wooden blocks to print images onto paper; by the 14th century, the earliest paper mills were springing [...]
Kealan Flynn reports that the latest 1,100-page tome from the Comptroller & Auditor General offers little assurance that the HSE’s vast property estate and budget is always well managed This year’s trilogy from public spending watchdog, the Comptroller & Auditor General (C&AG), provides a salutary reminder of just how far the country’s fortunes have fallen. [...]
Dear Editor, I refer to Gary Culliton’s piece on symphysiotomy (IMT, August 20), which refers to statements made by the Minister for Health and the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (IOG). Neither the Minister nor the IOG could be considered to be reliable on this subject. Both parties are haunted — the former by the [...]
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