By Aoife Connors. GPs working within the NEDoc out-of-hours co-op are looking at the changing Westdoc situation on the grounds of Roscommon Hospital with interest, Irish Medical Times has learned.
Roscommon Westdoc cell changed to neutral venue
July 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
By Aoife Connors. The HSE has agreed that GPs in the new Roscommon Town cell of Westdoc will provide the out-of-hours service at a neutral venue in the town and not on the Roscommon Hospital campus.
Other co-ops will face similar woes — NEDOC
May 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
By Lloyd Mudiwa. Reeling from massive reductions in funding and rostering, NEDOC has warned that problems facing the GP out-of-hours service “are coming to a co-op near you”.
Working out legality of working time under the EU Directive
April 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Dear Editor, I read with interest Dr Illona Duffy’s recent opinion article (‘The stress of out-of-hours work is out of order for GPs’, Irish Medical Times, March 25, 2011, http://www.imt.ie/opinion/2011/03/the-stress-of-out-of-hours-work-is-out-of-order-for-gps.html) and Dr Shane Corr’s recent correspondence regarding 24-hour, 365-day on-call cover liability (‘Reconfigured NEDOC is unsafe for both GPs and patients alike’, IMT, April 8, [...]
Putting out-of-hours on a solid footing
April 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
IMO PHD Committee Chairman Dr Paul McKeown tells Lloyd Mudiwa of the efforts being made to put public health medicine and out-of-hours services on a more formal basis.
Mayo GPs threaten to pull out of PCTs and out-of-hours
April 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
By Dara Gantly. GPs in Mayo have threatened to withdraw from primary care teams and have called on the IMO to give notice of withdrawal from the out-of-hours service, Irish Medical Times has learned.
ICU deaths are more common out-of-hours
March 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Elective surgery patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) in Australia after hours or on weekends are more likely to die than similar patients admitted at other times, a large retrospective study shows.
The stress of out-of-hours work is out of order for GPs
March 23, 2011 By 12 Comments
With the out-of-hours system failing, Dr Illona Duffy believes it is time GPs walked away from their 24-hour commitment.
Co-op costs may increase by 50%
July 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The cost of providing an out-of-hours service by the MIDOC GP co-op could increase by up to 50 per cent, following a recent ruling by the Revenue Commissioners. Revenue ruled that all self-employed locums must become employees of the co-op with PAYE deducted, regardless of whether they were providing short-term holiday or emergency cover. “This [...]
Out-of-hours service for discussion
July 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A meeting was due to take place this Thursday (July 1) between the IMO and the HSE Employers Agency (HSEEA) to discuss progress on the Saunders report into a public health doctors’ out-of-hours service. Dr Charles Saunders — the current Chairman of the BMA’s Scottish Consultants Committee — was chosen by the HSE and IMO [...]
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