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Opinion: Ilona Duffy
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Doctors will continue to demand access & equity
Dr Illona Duffy | 08 October 2009
Dr Illona Duffy responds to a recent letter in Irish Medical Times and says that she and other doctors will continue to 'ruffle a few feathers'... Read more
Let down yet again by 'improvements'
Dr Illona Duffy | 10 September 2009
Dr Illona Duffy airs some grievances that she has been nursing regarding the cervical screening programme and cancer 'centres of excellence'... Read more
Professor Drumm has turned to the dark side
Illona Duffy | 20 March 2009
Dr Illona Duffy writes that when it comes to our healthcare system, the poacher has become the gamekeeper and GPs must make a stand. GP colleagues, prepare to unite! The knives are being sharpened and scapegoats prepared by the HSE... Read more
Medics cannot stand by in silence for any longer
Dr Illona Duffy | 28 November 2008
Dr Illona Duffy writes that if doctors are willing to stand by and watch the downgrading of safe, local hospitals, then they must also be prepared to accept the consequences. I had a lovely ‘happy clappy’ piece written. Instead of... Read more
Harney should now do the honourable thing
Dr Illona Duffy | 12 November 2008
Just when you think there can’t be any more damage done to our health service, it moves closer to meltdown. Even as I write this, I can’t help wondering if it sounds a bit melodramatic. Then I look at today’s... Read more
Drumm and Harney must be accountable for actions
Dr Illona Duffy | 24 September 2008
Dr Illona Duffy writes that Minister Harney and Prof Drumm must now take public responsibility for their decisions and should entr into real debate with the ntional media. Because of my husband’s fondness for the Daily Telegraph newspaper, I now... Read more
Protect yourself by charging for services
14 September 2008
Illona Duffy writes that it makes sense for GPs to look at the services they provide and restructure them as premium services — with a charge. We in General Practice know what the problems are, and we are slowly realising... Read more
Truth is the only cure for health spin exposure
Illona Duffy | 24 April 2008
Dr Illona Duffy on the need to cure an illness affecting doctors — the deadly 'HSE' or Health Spin Exposure. I’ve been having funny symptoms for a while now — dizziness and a feeling of being an extra in Alice... Read more
When a day’s work is never done
Dr Illona Duffy | 14 February 2008
With changing trends in antenatal care, Dr Illona Duffy warns of the business cost of accepting an extra screening workload It’s February and the chocolate stores are diminishing, leading to reduced serotonin levels, so I think it’s fair enough to... Read more
Rewards and challenges of GPs
Dr Ilona Duffy | 06 February 2008
Dr Illona Duffy says that while general practice can be very rewarding, GPs need to listen to their more difficult patients for clues to their real health concerns Just in case anybody thought I had decided to give up sharing... Read more