Catherine Reilly

Dublin

News Editor at The Medical Independent

News Editor, Medical Independent. @med_indonews Email: [email protected] Views own/RTs+likes are not necessarily endorsement

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Articles

Time to address hospital capacity deficit

1 week ago | medicalindependent.ie | Catherine Reilly

Credit: istock.com/Bevan Goldswain The scale of the capacity deficit within Irish acute healthcare has been laid bare in yet another report. The previous official capacity review was undertaken in 2018.
Evolving approaches in cervical screening

1 week ago | medicalindependent.ie | Catherine Reilly

Self-sampling for human papillomavirus (HPV) and triage options in cervical screening are areas being closely examined by CervicalCheck, according to Clinical Director Prof Nóirín Russell. The “continuous” assessment of the evolving evidence in screening is a key commitment of Ireland’s Cervical Cancer Elimination Action Plan 2025-2030. CervicalCheck was an early adopter of primary HPV screening in March 2020.
WRC dismisses co-op doctor’s claim for employment rights

1 week ago | medicalindependent.ie | Catherine Reilly

Credit: istock.com/SolStock An out-of-hours GP’s claim for employment rights has been rejected by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). The WRC ruled it had “no jurisdiction to hear the substantive complaint” under the Terms of Employment (Information) Act 1994 because there was no contract of employment in place. The doctor, who represented himself, had worked on an after-hours roster at Caredoc, typically covering 100 hours per year. He said he was paid an hourly rate for treating...
Opening of Bons is on HR risk register in HSE Mid West

1 week ago | medicalindependent.ie | Catherine Reilly

Credit: iStock.com/tommy The imminent opening of Bon Secours Limerick is recorded on the human resources (HR) risk register in HSE Mid West, the Medical Independent has learned. However, a HSE Mid West spokesperson said “the volume of candidates” applying for vacancies in new developments at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) had “not presented any challenges”. The spokesperson said a new 96-bed block and second 16-bed block at UHL were “progressing at pace” and are due to open in 2025. This...
HSE implementing NRFit connectors to reduce administration risks

1 week ago | medicalindependent.ie | Catherine Reilly

Credit:iStock.com/Anna Bliokh The HSE has begun implementing NRFit connectors and devices in all public hospitals to reduce the risk of wrong route administration of medication, the Medical Independent understands. Four public hospitals have transitioned to using NRFit connectors and compatible devices. At least two other hospitals are in the process of transitioning. A similar process has been ongoing within the NHS in recent years. Between 2018 and 2024, some 20 incidents were reported...
TB: Ensuring patient-centred care amid growing incidence

1 week ago | medicalindependent.ie | Catherine Reilly

Credit: iStock.com/Flash-vector Video-observed therapy (VOT) is among the measures needed to enhance tuberculosis (TB) care in Ireland, heard the National TB Conference at St James’s Hospital, Dublin. The rising incidence of TB nationally was highlighted at the meeting on 23 May. TB cases in 2025 are expected to exceed the 289 reported last year. Ms Lorraine Dolan, candidate-Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) in TB, presented on the work of the National TB Centre at St James’s Hospital. One of...
HSE TB strategy remains unfunded despite rising cases

1 week ago | medicalindependent.ie | Catherine Reilly

iStock.com/utah778 The HSE’s tuberculosis (TB) strategy has received no dedicated funding despite an ongoing increase in diagnoses. The strategy, published in March 2024, seeks to address the social determinants of TB and enhance prevention, detection, and care. Last year TB cases rose to 289, the highest number since 2018. Cases are expected to surpass 300 in 2025. The majority of affected people were born overseas – particularly in high-incidence countries. A HSE spokesperson told the...
AI Archives - Medical Independent

1 week ago | medicalindependent.ie | David Lynch |Alan Moran |Neasa Conneally |Catherine Reilly

Pictured L-to-R at the Mater Hospital are Ms Siobhan Killeen, Radiographer; Dr Edward McDermott, Specialist Registrar in Radiology; and Mr Paul Banahan, Senior AI Research Fellow The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital (MMUH) in Dublin has become the first hospital in Ireland to establish a Centre for AI and Digital Health. The new hub, which will be based at the Pillar Centre for Transformative Healthcare, will utilise artificial intelligence (AI) to solve clinical problems across the...
‘Potential financial irregularities’ at another public hospital – NTPF - Medical Independent

2 weeks ago | medicalindependent.ie | Catherine Reilly

The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) has stated it is “deeply concerned” at potential financial irregularities in a public hospitalThe revelation comes in a statement confirming that it is to recommence insourcing work, effective immediately, with Children’s Health Ireland (CHI). The decision was made after a review of the assurances given by CHI in relation to its ongoing compliance with existing NTPF protocols and procedures.
rent Archives - Medical Independent

2 weeks ago | medicalindependent.ie | Catherine Reilly |David Lynch |Alan Moran |Neasa Conneally

The IHCA has warned that the Government’s rental sector measures could negatively impact on essential healthcare workers such as NCHDs, who are required to relocate frequently throughout their training. The IHCA acknowledged the need for rental sector reform. However, it believed the proposal to allow landlords to reset rents at market price for new leases could have the unintended consequence of making accommodation even more inaccessible for frontline medical staff.