Catherine Reilly

1 week ago | medicalindependent.ie | Catherine Reilly

istock.com/mi-viri Irish Society of Gastroenterology, Summer Meeting, Hotel Kilkenny, Co Kilkenny, 22-23 May 2025 Prof Orla Crosbie, President of the Irish Society of Gastroenterology, speaks to Catherine Reilly about the Society’s imminent Summer Meeting Palliative care, quality improvement in hepatology, and medico-legal matters, are among the more novel topics on the agenda at the Irish Society of Gastroenterology (ISG) Summer Meeting. The eagerly anticipated meeting takes place in...

1 week ago | medicalindependent.ie | Catherine Reilly

As usual, a wide variety of issues were discussed at the IMO AGM, which took place at the end of last month in the Europe Hotel in Killarney. Panel discussions covered topics such as health inequalities and the role of pornography in fuelling gender-based violence.

1 week ago | medicalindependent.ie | Catherine Reilly

iStock.com/skynesher Irish Medical Organisation, Annual General Meeting, The Europe Hotel and Resort, Killarney, Co Kerry, 24-26 April 2025 Critical views on Sláintecare were expressed during the first general motions session at the IMO AGM. The discussion was in relation to a motion proposed by the Organisation’s NCHD committee, which called on the Government to confirm its plans for the continued development and roll-out of the health policy. Chair of the committee Dr Rachel McNamara, who...

1 week ago | medicalindependent.ie | Catherine Reilly |David Lynch

iStock.com/Sezeryadigar The HSE CEO has ruled out any evaluation of weekend rostering for consultants before such arrangements are rolled out across the health service. At the IMO AGM, the Organisation’s national consultant committee voted for a “comprehensive review” into the advantages, feasibility, and expected consequences of increased rostering of consultant staff over weekends. When asked by the Medical Independent (MI) about the motion, Mr Bernard Gloster said: “I’m certainly not in...

1 week ago | medicalindependent.ie | Catherine Reilly

One in four NCHDs have expressed a preference for working less than full-time (LTFT) in their future permanent post. According to a survey of NCHDs, commissioned by National Doctors Training and Planning (NDTP) in summer 2024, 7 per cent of NCHDs are currently working LTFT, while half of respondents indicated they would be likely to opt for LTFT working if it were readily available. Some 90 per cent of trainees want their future permanent post to be in Ireland.