The HSE has welcomed last night’s agreement with the unions, which ‘in principle’ enables an 8 a.

Ed Madden, BL, on a recent Information Commissioner case in which a former patient of Cork University Hospital challenged a decision to charge him for copies of x-rays {openx:269} On November 11, 2008, Shane (not his real name), through his solicitors, sought copies of x-rays taken when he was a patient in Cork University Hospital, following his involvement in a

INFLUENZA SPECIAL: In a series of special reports, Dara Gantly visited the IZSVe institute in Italy to hear how the European Commission is financing the many research strands connected with the influenza virus {openx:269} It is reassuring to hear that another spring/summer pandemic wave in Europe is unlikely, unless the virus changes and becomes more transmissible.

INFLUENZA SPECIAL: The Deputy Head for Infectious Diseases at the Research Directorate-General of the European Commission has suggested her department may involve itself in examining how the Commission can best address both behavioural and communications aspects associated with pandemic influenza outbreaks.

INFLUENZA SPECIAL: The statistics are striking.

INFLUENZA SPECIAL: New research has led to the development of a safely attenuated live influenza vaccine produced in cell culture and applied through a nasal spray, which could be available on the market by 2012.

INFLUENZA SPECIAL: The 2009 H1N1 pandemic has focussed attention worldwide on the urgent need for effective anti-influenza drug options when the public is not protected by vaccination.

Dr Anna Datta and Justin Frewen believe that there is a clear economic as well as medical imperative to invest more funding into our mental health services, even in the midst of a recession {openx:269} In discussing mental health, we tend to focus on issues such as the distress and suffering of mental health service users as well as the

Madeleine Delaney, Beauchamps Solicitors, looks at the legal situation in Ireland regarding the protection of members of the public who go to the aid of another person {openx:269} There is no ‘good Samaritan’ law in Ireland (a common law jurisdiction)to protect members of the public who go to the aid of another person.

Aoife Connors looks at the sensitive issues surrounding the Human Tissues Bill and consent for the donation of organs after death for transplantation {openx:269} Ireland has no paediatric, liver, heart or lung transplant programme.