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May 19, 2013

Welcome to the jungle

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Dara Gantly on two years of broken promises in primary care.

Clarity and some chiaroscuro

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Dara Gantly shines a light on the role of doctors in limited terminations.

An unclean bill of health

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Dara Gantly on the risks to patient care from breaches in hygiene standards.

Lessons from Mid Staffordshire

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Dara Gantly on what Ireland can learn from the Mid Staffordshire inquiry.

Say ‘HI’ and wave goodbye to health inequalities?

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Dara Gantly hopes the Government’s new national framework document Healthy Ireland overcomes its slightly ‘tainted’ first steps into the world and builds a lasting ‘love’ affair with the nation and its health.

Reform from the bottom up

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Dara Gantly on an IMO AGM where the leadership’s renewal programme was accompanied by a grass-roots reform agenda.

Your e-vote counts

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Dara Gantly examines what lessons might be learned from the Medical Council’s first venture into e-voting.

A Dickensian tale of two Houses

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Against a backdrop of accusations regarding ‘planted’ questions in the names of backbenchers, Dara Gantly weighs up whether last week’s health-related activity in the Houses of the Oireachtas resulted in a week of wisdom or foolishness.

Cigarettes, but not alcohol

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Dara Gantly on calling closing time on our flawed regulation of alcohol promotion.

The green button of democracy

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Dara Gantly explores the merits of the Council’s decision to embrace e-voting.

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