It could take up to 15 years for bullying of trainees to significantly reduce

A new group of leading Irish clinicians has called for the introduction of mandatory assessment with appropriate thromboprophylaxis of all patients on admittance to hospital and possible fines for non-compliance, in an effort to reduce preventable deaths from hospital-associated venous thromboembolism (VTE).

A new GP out-of-hours co-op called North East Wicklow Doctor On Call (NEW DOC) is due to commence early in the new year, Irish Medical Times reports.

No agreement has been reached on the number of proposed changes to the HSE’s Primary Childhood Immunisation Scheme (PCIS), which require negotiation with the IMO under the Framework Agreement, the Organisation has indicated.

A total of 64 per cent of health and social care shift workers skip meals on work days and just 52 per cent agree that they get adequate breaks, an overview of reported health behaviours has revealed.

Dara Gantly on why doctors may not be ready to prescribe 150 minutes of exercise If you were told that a pill could lower your risk of heart disease, various cancer, diabetes, obesity and osteoporosis, you would certainly read the literature and consider taking it.

The IMO has informed the Taoiseach that the HSE, Department of Health (DoH) and Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) were the reason a vacant consultant cardiologist post essential for the treatment of patients with congenital heart defects in the Mater Hospital remained unfilled years later, by alienating hospital medical specialists.

HIQA is set to commence, on a phased basis, medication usage inspections in public acute hospitals to improve patient safety next month.

Ireland received a total of 4,599 requests from people seeking information about accessing treatment under the EU Cross Border Healthcare Directive in 2015, according to the results of a new report from the EU Commission on the use of the Directive, putting us towards the top of the EU league table.

Dr Sonya McCullough, Medico-legal Adviser at Medical Protection, on what medical practitioners need to know about volunteering abroad.