By Lloyd Mudiwa lloyd.

Severe injury to the oesophagus can occur after a child swallows a disc battery, according to a new study.

Gary Culliton speaks with HSE West Regional Director of Operations John Hennessy about plans to curb the region’s budget deficit The HSE West has launched an initiative to accelerate the collection of funds from insurance companies before the end of the year, the West’s Regional Director of Operations (RDO) has told Irish Medical Times.

By Aoife Connors Not putting the clocks back this weekend could improve our health status, a UK academic has suggested, although continuing to put them forward in the spring would be a simple and effective way to vastly improve our health and well-being.

Aoife Connors examines a new virtualised disaster recovery solution for the IT infrastructure at St Luke’s Hospital in Dublin Staff at St Luke’s Hospital in Rathgar are quickly becoming leaders on the use of advanced information technology (IT) within Irish hospitals.

Aisling Gannon, Beauchamps Solicitors, examines some important cases where defendant hospitals or doctors have claimed prejudice as a result of delays in court proceedings A number of applications have come before the courts in recent years where defendant hospitals or doctors have claimed that they are prejudiced by a plaintiff’s delay in progressing court proceedings.

The fully centralised medical card programme will go live in the first quarter of next year, following agreement on a 17-point protocol between the HSE and the IMO, the Head of the Primary Care Reimbursement Service (PCRS) Mr Paddy Burke told the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health earlier this month.

NTPF rejects finding of C&AG By Gary Culliton gary.

Employers have a responsibility to protect and maintain the health of their workers, delegates at a conference at the Convention Centre Dublin were told last week by health experts.

By Lloyd Mudiwa lloyd.