Editorial

Healthcare Awards highlight and celebrate the positive things taking place across the health service

Disenchantment among GPs led to successful pre-Election RPA deal

Building a culture of patient safety is a lot like space flight, in that key lessons can be learnt from disasters, writes Lloyd Mudiwa From the beginning of their training, doctors are taught that errors are unacceptable: no diagnosis, allergy or previous medical problem can be missed, every test must be tracked down, every medication dose exactly right.

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.

Dara Gantly runs the rule over a disappointing Budget for doctors

Dara Gantly on the tendency to take outstanding IR matters to the High Court

Dara Gantly on the merits of having the European Investment Bank open shop in Ireland

Has Ireland unwittingly and belatedly found a political champion to lead the way in the implementation of initiatives to combat overweight and obesity? Lloyd Mudiwa examines the case

Dara Gantly (43) wonders if this obsession with our politicians’ health is good for the body politic

Dara Gantly on yet more reasons for Minister Michael Noonan to back a sugar tax in the upcoming Budget