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3 days ago | 
irishpharmacist.ie | Pat Kelly
iStock.com/Marco VDM Welcome to your June issue of Irish Pharmacist, which we hope will entertain and inform you with a mix of news, opinion, and clinical content. In this issue, Eamonn Brady takes a deep-dive into the ongoing problem of medicine shortages in Ireland. Eamonn goes into detail on how this is also an international problem, and the reasons are like untangling a ball of string. The myriad causes include and ageing and larger population and issues with overseas manufacturers, among...
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5 days ago | 
medicalindependent.ie | Pat Kelly
The retention of consultant psychiatrists remains “a problem” due to poor working conditions, lack of multi-disciplinary teams, and inadequate IT, the President of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland has told the Medical Independent (MI). At the College’s recent Spring Conference, Dr Lorcan Martin also voiced strong concerns about underfunding of mental health services and planned legislative changes affecting mental healthcare.
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1 week ago | 
medicalindependent.ie | Pat Kelly
Credit: iStock.com/SewcreamStudio This year’s College of Psychiatrists of Ireland Spring Conference featured a diverse and engaging array of presentations.
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1 week ago | 
medicalindependent.ie | Pat Kelly
Credit: iStock.com/bmanzurova The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland Spring Conference featured a number of fascinating parallel sessions that encompassed a variety of ‘hot’ clinical topics.
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1 week ago | 
medicalindependent.ie | Pat Kelly
Credit: iStock.com/GrafikLab The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland Spring Conference featured a talk by Prof Belinda Lennox of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford, UK.
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1 week ago | 
medicalindependent.ie | Pat Kelly
Credit:iStock.com/akindo In his address at this year’s College of Psychiatrists of Ireland (CPsychI) Spring Conference, CPsychI President Dr Lorcan Martin expressed frustration about the failure of policymakers to address the ongoing challenges in psychiatry. “Our profession still looks over a landscape where challenges and obstacles meet up for an unfortunate [encounter] with bureaucracy,” said Dr Martin. “No one takes up medicine for an easy life, but it can be disheartening when we are...
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1 week ago | 
medicalindependent.ie | Pat Kelly
The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland was formed in 2009. It is the professional body for psychiatrists in the Republic of Ireland. The Mission of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland is to promote excellence in the practice of psychiatry. The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland is not a regulatory or disciplinary body.
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2 weeks ago | 
irishpharmacist.ie | Pat Kelly
Applications are now open for membership to the PSI’s Disciplinary Committees for Chairs/Acting Chairs and for Registered Pharmacists who are Pharmacy Owners. As part of its role to protect the public, the PSI is responsible for handling complaints about registered pharmacists and pharmacies. The complaints process is set out in legislation in Part 6 of the Pharmacy Act 2007.
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2 weeks ago | 
medicalindependent.ie | Niamh Cahill |Catherine Reilly |David Lynch |Pat Kelly
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3 weeks ago | 
irishpharmacist.ie | Pat Kelly
Shot of a young pharmacist assisting a mature woman in a chemist Strong support for expanded pharmacy role in Irish healthcare — new survey The Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) has welcomed new research released this week, confirming overwhelming public support for expanding pharmacy services, but has also warned that the profession cannot deliver without action to address a 17-year State fee freeze and severe resourcing challenges. The Pharmacy Index 2025 by IPSOS B&A, based on a survey of over...
