Dear Editor, General practice is increasingly finding itself fighting battles on many fronts with dwindling resources. Reduced pay, an ageing workforce, not enough graduates, increasing workloads and increasing numbers of GPs working part-time are just some of the current challenges.
Open Letter to Caroline Spillane, Chief Executive, Medical Council. Dear Ms Spillane, As an Irish-trained and registered doctor working overseas, I would like to maintain my Irish registration. However, I just can’t justify paying €490 on an ongoing annual basis, while also paying a registration fee in another country and not earning in Ireland. I [...]
Dear Editor, There has been much news recently regarding the fate of 200-plus doctors from India and Pakistan who arrived in 2011 to bolster the health service after a projected shortage of doctors. These doctors have been serving this system for more than 18 months now without much ado.
Dear Editor, I find it inappropriate that in an age where alcohol abuse is rampant in this country to read the recent article in Irish Medical Times by Giovanni Morelli’s (‘A ‘Cono Sur’ of the Singapore Sling’ (IMT, 26.04.13, http://bit.ly/13yTvW8). Quotes such as “penicillin cures, but your wine makes you happy” (Alexander Fleming) and describing [...]
Dear Editor, A number of doctors have written to you recently about the new IMO GP waiting rooms notices. Two highly-respected GPs have now criticised the notices in your publication. Could I respectfully take an opposing view and support the notices?
Dear Editor, Doctors fund the Medical Council to provide their profession with a ‘police/judicial’ function, but are they getting what they expect? Are they getting value for money?
Dear Editor, Thank you for your synopsis on the talk on ‘Medical Ethical Issues from the Beginning to the End of Life’ by Master of the Rotunda Dr Sam Coulter-Smith and barrister Dr Simon Mills, at this year’s IMO AGM in Killarney (Irish Medical Times, April 12, 2013).
Dear Editor, Why not have three- to five-year Medical Council registration for those who wish so, with lower admin costs, therefore lower costs per annum for the doctor.
Dear Editor, I note with interest the responses from various doctors in IMT of April 5, 2013 (‘Objections to wait room poster’, http://bit.ly/17RIuz0), to the IMO-produced poster explaining the fees paid to GMS doctors on a monthly basis and the services not covered by these fees. I have to say that having attended the Croke [...]
Dear Editor, We have noted a recent report in Irish Medical Times (‘VAT reduction sought on NRT patches’, April 12, 2013, http://bit.ly/11jTq6c) indicating that the cost of nicotine replacement therapy was raised at the recent IMO AGM.
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