Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent High Court case in which Temple Street Hospital in Dublin sought an order sanctioning a blood transfusion for a baby boy against the wishes of his parents.
Cabinet Fever epidemic
January 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Dara Gantly brings you an update on the latest Cabinet Fever outbreak.
Ireland is not the ‘lousiest place to have a baby’
January 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Dear Editor, I am not of a cross disposition, but Dr Juliet Bressan’s article made me cross (‘Delivering her verdict on childbirth’, Irish Medical Times, January 21, 2011, http://www.imt.ie/opinion/2011/01/delivering-her-verdict-on-childbirth.html).
Putting the ‘boot’ into Boots
January 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Dr Ruairi Hanley rejects the professional concerns raised regarding the over-the-counter sale of the morning-after pill by Boots without a prescription.
Bye bye, Mary
January 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
In another extraordinary week in Irish politics, Dr Garrett FitzGerald reflects on the departure of Mary Harney and her predecessor in Hawkins House, Micheál Martin
Embrace modernity or go back to the Gladstone bag
January 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Dear Editor, Regarding Dr Ruairi Hanley’s piece ‘Slippery slope to State control’ (Irish Medical Times, January 14, 2011, http://www.imt.ie/opinion/2011/01/slippery-slope-to-state-control.html), I’m sure it was meant to be read tongue in cheek — otherwise, the man is paranoid.
A capacity crowd
January 26, 2011 By 1 Comment
With years of experience in Emergency Departments under his belt, Dr Mick Molloy believes our ‘trolley problem’ can only be solved by increasing bed capacity.
Promoting alternative dispute resolution methods
January 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
David Quinn, Beauchamps Solicitors, outlines the workings of alternative dispute resolution processes which aim to lessen the number of cases brought before the High Court.
GMC warning for doctor
January 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Ed Madden, BL, on a case in which a GMC Committee considered a complaint against a doctor who, having accepted a registrar post in Dublin, subsequently accepted a similar post in New Zealand.
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Of primary importance
Dara Gantly examines whether increased prescriptions are behind a rare good news story about the health service.