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2 months ago | 
medicalindependent.ie | David Lynch |- Mindo |- Catherine Reilly |- Paul Mulholland
A recent IHCA symposium discussed opportunities to champion sustainability in the health service. David Lynch reportsThe crucial role played by consultants and other healthcare workers (HCWs) in improving sustainability in the health service was emphasised at a recent symposium organised by the IHCA. The well-attended event, held in Dublin on 11 January, focused on the theme of “implementing sustainable healthcare solutions”.
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2 months ago | 
medicalindependent.ie | - Catherine Reilly |- Paul Mulholland |- David Lynch |Catherine Reilly
While progress has been made in developing HSE eating disorder services, significant deficits remain. Niamh Cahill examines current provisionIn January 2018, a national plan for eating disorder services was launched by the HSE. The Eating Disorder Services HSE Model of Care for Ireland set out a strategic vision for provision of eating disorder services in Ireland in the future. More inpatient beds were promised. Community outpatient teams would be launched.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
medicalindependent.ie | Bette Browne |- Catherine Reilly |- Paul Mulholland |- David Lynch
What will a second Trump presidency mean for abortion care in the US? Bette Browne reportsDonald Trump’s first term as US President laid the groundwork for seismic changes in reproductive healthcare when the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to abortion. Judicial appointments made by Mr Trump helped to form the court’s majority verdict overturning the 1973 Roe v Wade decision. The ruling in June 2022 was the biggest sea-change in US healthcare in half a century.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
medicalindependent.ie | Catherine Reilly |- Paul Mulholland |- David Lynch |- Catherine Reilly
The HSE National Medication Safety Programme has advocated for the introduction of a prescribing competence assessment for doctors entering practice in Ireland. Catherine Reilly reportsThe HSE National Medication Safety Programme has asked the Medical Council to consider requiring medical students and/or interns to pass the prescribing safety assessment (PSA), the Medical Independent (MI) has learned. It would also need to be available or required at other points to ensure full coverage.
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May 26, 2024 | 
medicalindependent.ie | Danielle Barron |Catherine Reilly |- Paul Mulholland |- David Lynch
The pressing and escalating issue of antimicrobial resistance was the subject of a recent multidisciplinary webinarThe dramatic impact of antibiotics on modern medicine, since the discovery of penicillin almost a century ago, cannot be understated. In a world without effective antibiotics, life expectancy would be significantly reduced as common surgeries would become too risky to perform and everyday infections would have the potential to kill.
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May 26, 2024 | 
medicalindependent.ie | Catherine Reilly |- Paul Mulholland |- David Lynch
The President of the Irish Society of Medical Oncology (ISMO) has said medical oncologists are experiencing delays in receiving the results of some tumour subtyping tests for their patients. Speaking on the general experiences of medical oncologists, Prof Michaela Higgins told the Medical Independent routine processing of diagnostic specimens takes about a week, but further molecular subtyping of tumours, which may be done in-house or as ‘send-out’ tests, can take several further weeks.
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May 26, 2024 | 
medicalindependent.ie | Bette Browne |Catherine Reilly |- Paul Mulholland |- David Lynch
As the US presidential election campaign heats up, the battle lines are increasingly being drawn around abortion, fertility services, and other healthcare issues. Bette Browne reportsTHe Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn the 1973 Roe v Wade decision seemed like a significant victory for the Republican Party and its campaign to end the constitutional right to abortion.
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Jun 25, 2023 | 
medicalindependent.ie | Niamh Cahill |- David Lynch |Catherine Reilly |- Paul Mulholland
As the Mental Health Commission launches its strategic plan and rolls out the decision-making support service, Niamh Cahill examines the challenges facing mental health servicesThe Mental Health Commission (MHC) was established just over 20 years ago under the Mental Health Act 2001. While improvements in mental health services have been made since that time, MHC Chief Executive Mr John Farrelly told the Medical Independent (MI) further developments are essential.
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Jun 11, 2023 | 
medicalindependent.ie | Bette Browne |- David Lynch |Catherine Reilly |- Paul Mulholland
Bette Browne examines the reasons why US medical professionals are leaving the profession in alarming numbersThe Irish health service is not the only one facing a recruitment and retention crisis. Staffing challenges exist in healthcare services across many countries. In the US, for instance, medical professionals are leaving the profession in their thousands.
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May 28, 2023 | 
medicalindependent.ie | David Lynch |Catherine Reilly |- Paul Mulholland |- David Lynch
A recent conference in Dublin heard speakers highlight the importance of public health in promoting climate action. David Lynch reports “We need to figure out how to give glory to prevention again.” That was the central message of Dr Maria Neira, Director of the Department of Public Health, Environment and Social Determinants of Health at the World Health Organisation (WHO), who addressed a recent conference in Dublin.
