Mulranny GP Dr Jerry Cowley could send a political dynasty crashing to the ground and cost a high-flying junior minister his Dáil seat, writes Kealan Flynn The Labour Party continues to consolidate its stellar performance nationally, even catching falling stars from the now-defunct Progressive Democrats. However, only twice in its history has Labour won a [...]
Dr Dermot Ward reports from the UK on the health of the British body politic and how the upcoming election may shape the NHS On April 15 just gone, I witnessed a small piece of British history. For an uninterrupted one and a half hours on ITV tele-vision, the leaders of the two main political [...]
A European Commission decision adopted this week will oblige all EU countries to use, as of next year, a European databank for medical device. At present, data which are key to the safety of medical devices – such as conformity certificates, data on clinical investigations – are being collected only at the national level. This [...]
An immediate expansion of GP training places to a minimum of 150 is needed if the target of having 542 primary care teams (PCT) operating by the end of 2011 is to be reached, according to a new report. Published this week (February 10) by the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children, the report on [...]
Fine Gael Health Spokesman, Dr James Reilly TD, has called for an explanation from the HSE, following the release of figures showing that more than twice as many discretionary medical cards are held by people in the south than by people living in the HSE’s Dublin/North East region – which covers north Dublin, as well [...]
It will be illegal for doctors to practise medicine in Ireland without insurance if a Bill proposed by Fine Gael health spokesperson Dr James Reilly and backed by Health Minister Mary Harney becomes law. Dr Reilly’s proposal means medical insurance would be compulsory for all practising doctors. The Medical Council would have the power to [...]
The Green Party has totally surrendered control of health policy to Health Minister Mary Harney in the revised Programme for Government. That is the claim of Labour Party health spokesperson Jan O’Sullivan. “We do not know if Minister Harney was directly involved in the negotiations for the Revised Programme, but her stamp is very evident [...]
Dr Seán Callan recalls a close encounter he had with the recently deceased Ted Kennedy and wonders if much has changed over the years in American politics The only time I saw Senator Ted Kennedy in person was more than 30 years ago when I witnessed him in action. I was visiting Washington DC and [...]
Dr Dermot Walsh reports on Lord Darzi — who studied for medicine in Ireland — and who was, until recently, prominent in drawing up a constitution for the National Health Service in the UK The recent resignation of Ara Darzi from the British Government of Gordon Brown, where he held the health ministry, should not [...]
Dr Seán Callan looks at the healthcare reform options that US President Barack Obama may seek to enact and examines the barriers that he faces in the process It is likely that the United States will enact some sort of healthcare reform by the end of 2009. That is the general consensus among American political [...]
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