Opinion :: Irish Medical Times

Trekking through a storm of snowflakes

Dr Ruairi Hanley gives credit where credit is due, and puts popular television show Star Trek: Discovery through the snowflake test Regular readers of this column will be aware that I am not a fan of the HSE or the current government. ...
The positive face of electroconvulsive therapy
Millions still dying from lack of anaesthesia

Languishing in the Pays d’Oc

Described as ‘vigilante vignerons’, the winegrowers from the Languedoc region in France are revolting against
In camera and the Medical Council

Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent High Court case that examined the law regarding
Book Review: Mental Health in Ireland: The Complete Guide for Patients, Families, Health Care Professionals and Everyone Who Wants To Be Well

Book Review Mental Health in Ireland: The Complete Guide for Patients, Families, Health Care Professionals
Prime Time is the right time

Dr Ruairi Hanley challenges what he sees as the unrealistic ideology of ‘free’ GP care for all — and says a fond farewell to IMT's editor
Editorial: A nudge is as good as a wink

IMT's editor Dara Gantly with some departing words of wisdom on cracking the Health nut
Primary Care Home – a model for Ireland?

Dr Lucia Gannon, NAGP National Council, reports on a fact-finding mission to see a new healthcare model in action in England

Dr Dermot J Ward

The positive face of electroconvulsive therapy

Dr Dermot J Ward explores the controversial area of electroconvulsive therapy, and applauds one journalist’s
Who regulates the regulator?

Dr Dermot Ward continues his GMC odyssey with a morale victory for a former colleague
My GMC Odyssey, Part 2: The Formal Complaint

Alleged transcript contains gross, puzzling inaccuracies, which are at odds with the hearing's true picture

The good old days…

The idyllic childhood of fighting, stone-throwing and general dysfunction had to end
Against all the odds

The authorities have been making the same mistakes with increasing confidence for three decades
The jingle-jangle morning

The Donald is to march into the sunset with his auld pal, Vlad Putin

Is there a doctor on board?

Dr Muiris Houston wonders if doctors should always press the in-flight button when asked to assist a fellow passenger
Entering the third era in preventative cardiology

Breakthrough study shows lowering inflammation independent of cholesterol reduction cuts cardiovascular risk
Play hard, work harder

Dr Muiris Houston wonders why more people do not realise the benefits of time off

Trekking through a storm of snowflakes

Dr Ruairi Hanley gives credit where credit is due, and puts popular television show Star
Better late than never

Dr Ruairi Hanley welcomes the IMO's late show of support for his stance that the IMC should not name doctors unless they are found guilty of serious professional misconduct
Striking resemblance to past stitch-up

Dr Ruairi Hanley laments the lack of outrage over the attack on locum doctors’ pay

In camera and the Medical Council

Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent High Court case that examined the law regarding
Hospital lab tender process ‘flawed’

Ed Madden, BL, looks at a High Court case in which the Court dealt with
An abuse of the court’s process

Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent England and Wales High Court case in which a health professional appealed against decisions of the Health and Care Professions Council

Editorial: A nudge is as good as a wink

IMT's editor Dara Gantly with some departing words of wisdom on cracking the Health nut
What’s the big idea?

Dara Gantly on why HIQA is not giving up on commissioning just yet
Your full cooperation is appreciated

Dara Gantly wonders what surprises the HSE’s second review of GP out-of-hours co-ops may have

Languishing in the Pays d’Oc

Described as ‘vigilante vignerons’, the winegrowers from the Languedoc region in France are revolting against
The mystery of the Malvasia Nera

Giovanni Morelli dons his best deerstalker to become our super sleuth on the trail of
What a wonderful wine this would be

Giovanni Morelli on a world of wine waiting to be discovered, like Chianti Classico from Buondonno

Millions still dying from lack of anaesthesia

CAI is supporting the #CountMeIn! campaign to promote improved global access to safe anaesthesia
Book Review: Mental Health in Ireland: The Complete Guide for Patients, Families, Health Care Professionals and Everyone Who Wants To Be Well

Book Review Mental Health in Ireland: The Complete Guide for Patients, Families, Health Care Professionals
The capacity to care for us all

Dr Ann Hogan, President of the IMO, lists some of the measures needed to address

Passage of Alcohol Bill is now essential

Dear Editor, Our politicians have a unique opportunity in the coming weeks to adopt public
Delays for both NCHD and GPs on monies owed

Pattern of indifference is part of the reason that practices are being left vacant
Letter: GPs should take over HPV vaccinations

Why not contract out HPV vaccination to the GP? The advantages are obvious

Enda survives to tell another tale

I have been known to have a pint or two in the same joint that
World’s hardest exam

The applicant’s exam to All Souls College, Oxford University, is generally considered the most difficult
War in commuterland and human privacy

The arrival of the Clongriffin Dart station has been a welcome and transformative experience for