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Why every life counts

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...given a great deal of thought to the current management of so-called fatal foetal abnormality (a medically inaccurate but politically convenient term used by pro-abortion activists). However, having heard the...

Examining the future of healthcare

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...The Dáil recently formed a special all-party Committee to ‘devise cross-party agreement on a single long-term vision for health care and direction of health policy in Ireland’. Amongst its tasks...

Mild oxygen deficits at birth impact long-term IQ

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...result in children having lower IQ than their peers at the age of five and increased rates of overall disability. The research, which was recently published by the American Academy...

The rationing behaviour of doctors

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...decided, so as to “convey the concept of clinician-mediated rationing without using the term ‘rationing,’ in order to minimise any potential social desirability influence on responses”. MRI was among the...

‘No-fry zone’ amendment backed by IHF/RCPI

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...presents an opportunity for Wicklow County Council to reiterate its commitment to safeguarding the health of the children and young people in Wicklow, and to the long-term health and wellbeing...

Stress-proofing your practice

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...to support staff and service users. This introduction to mindfulness will describe the background, research and techniques of mindfulness, and explore how making connections to one’s experience, one’s work, one’s...

HSE is costing upgrading of GP systems

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...are going to benefit from such approaches,” said Prof McDonald. “The cash crunch is in the day-to-day running of the health service. Long-term solutions need support and I believe policymakers...

DoH wants public involvement in clinical guidelines

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...€40,000 for the project. Now in its second term of membership, the National Clinical Effectiveness Committee (NCEC), set up in 2010, has since published 14 NCGs, all of which focus...