Higher proportions of women eligible for breast conservation surgery (BCS) are undergoing mastectomy, breast reconstruction and bilateral mastectomy, with large increases seen in women with lymph node-negative and in situ disease, according to a report published online by JAMA Surgery.

How close you are to fast-food outlets may be linked to your risk of type 2 diabetes and obesity, a new study led by the University of Leicester has discovered.

GPs have shown that by working together they can be a powerful voice, delegates attending this year’s ICGP Winter Meeting held last weekend were told.

The HSE is to procure a secure medical information system to support the established Counselling in Primary Care (CIPC) service countrywide.

The IMO is not setting any timelines for the introduction of a new under-sixes or a replacement GMS contract, describing such deadlines as “unhelpful” to the negotiation process.

As a priority, the Government must introduce a new Bill that clearly defines tort of clinical negligence as part of a suite of urgent measures to arrest the rapidly deteriorating claims environment in Ireland, the Medical Protection Society (MPS) has recommended.

The use of locum and agency staff generates “challenges” in providing care that is of a “consistent high standard” and in providing “continuity of care as patients return for ongoing care and treatment”, the HSE has accepted.

The number of delayed discharges across the HSE stood at 746 at the end of September, confirming again the upward trend in figures since January.

The number of patients waiting in excess of 12 months in September for an outpatient appointment has increased from 41,604 to 46,642.

Net HSE expenditure in the year to September was €9.