Gary Culliton reports on the Irish Hospital Consultants Association’s pre-Budget submission to the Minister for Health {openx:269} The cuts of the early 1990s should be avoided in the forthcoming budget, the President of the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA), Dr Paul Oslizlok, has urged.

Collisions in the scrum do not appear to cause long-term damage to the cervical spine of rugby players, an Irish study has found.

The National Council for Hypnotherapy in the UK has challenged BNP leader Nick Griffin to see if hypnotherapy can ‘cure’ his ‘racism’.

The Medical Council has found a doctor guilty of professional misconduct for falsifying his surgical experience gained in Nigeria before taking up a post in Ireland.

Uncertainty still exists over the future direction of a number of healthcare facilities that fall under the umbrella of the high-profile Harlequin Healthcare/Mount Carmel Health Group.

Figures released to the Fine Gael Health Spokesperson, Dr James Reilly TD, show there are 147 health service employees on paid leave for more than six months, 127 of whom are on long term sick leave.

The HSE has taken the first official step in contracting out diagnostic imaging services such as MRI, CT and PET CT scans to the private sector.

Prof Tom Keane says the symptomatic breast cancer service is getting too many unnecessary referrals.

Dr Garrett FitzGerald was once sent many patients who suffered from chronic fatigue.

Dr Mick Molloy argues that a reduction in bed capacity should not come before an improved health service is in place.