Covid-19: Tracking who has been vaccinated can require ‘four phone calls’
Absence of unique patient electronic ID record highlighted at IMO conference told
Doctors say additional beds provided in new winter plan are ‘insufficient’
Medical and nursing bodies argue staffing will be criticial to implement new measures
Doctors seek investment of ‘historic proportions’ after Covid-19 crisis
IMO services must never again be left so underfunded and under-staffed
Doctors seek 2,000 additional hospital beds and investment in GPs
IMO wants new beds to be provided within next two years
Health funding: ‘Not realistic’ to extend free GP care to under-13s
IMO chief warns GP services already ‘at breaking point in day-time and out-of-hours service’
Medical negligence payments cost over €265m in first nine months of year
Doctors call for reforms of existing system of resolving negligence claims
Organ donor list: Department and charity clash over approach
Donor group says creating an opt-out-only register is a ‘huge missed opportunity’
Hospital consultants to ballot for industrial action unless talks convened
IMO warns patients could face “chaotic” winter amid dispute over two-tier pay
Harris targets free GP care for children under eight by mid-2020
Doctors’ representative cautions that outcome of negotiations ‘should not be assumed’
GPs back €210 million deal to reverse cuts and reform patient management
Irish Medical Organisation members voted by 95 per cent in favour of the deal
Harris set to propose process to tackle two-tier pay for hospital consultants
Government wants to increase number of medical specialists in public hospitals
Medical consultants claim pay concerns require ‘unique’ action
Cross-public-service approach to two-tier remuneration a ‘non-runner’, says IMO
One general practice in Dublin received €1.1m from State last year
IMO says release of earnings figures are ‘misleading and unhelpful’
Agreement paves way for abortion services to begin in January
Doctors will be paid €450 for three visits and will not be compelled to participate
Number on trolleys could pass 1,000 this winter, IMO event told
IMO president Dr Peadar Gilligan tells conference health service is not ‘a black hole’
Sláintecare: Heath plan ‘won’t work’ if not properly funded
Doctor group says Sláintecare will flounder without investment
The doctor will see you (online) now: how safe are online medical services?
Seeing a doctor online is quick and convenient, and often cheaper but is it bad for your health?
GPs to provide repeat smear tests free of charge
Multimillion euro agreement follows ‘horrific week’ for women in Ireland
GPs reject pharmacists’ free contraception service proposal
Service would undermine efforts to provide comprehensive sexual healthcare, says IMO
GPs will not get funding restored ‘for nothing’, says Varadkar
Taoiseach says Fempi restoration could cost €120m but GPs argue the sector is in crisis
GPs warn new community services not possible unless cuts reversed
Simon Harris to unveil €810m investment in primary care facilities over next 10 years
Plan for 40,000 carers to get free GP card a ‘vote-buying exercise’
Harris criticised by doctors over plan after acknowledging existing capacity shortage
Exclusion of doctors’ group from GP contract talks ‘nuts’
GP association warns Oireachtas health committee of ‘monumental’ manpower crisis
Will a new contract with GPs ease hospital overcrowding?
Government, HSE and Irish Medical Organisation to begin talks within next fortnight
At least 1,000 extra hospital beds ‘needed immediately’
Seven people have died from flu so far this winter, latest figures show
Ageing Ireland: Living longer and cleaner brings its own problems
Healthcare under even more strain as plus-65s expected to jump by 20,000 every year
Potential for hundreds of beds to ease trolley crisis, organisation says
Nursing Homes Ireland identifies at least 742 beds in impromptu poll of member homes
HSE pays €53m to 100 GP practices, co-operatives
Highest-earning individually named GP earns in excess of €820,000 in fees
Government agrees to extend vaccination scheme for babies
Department of Health agrees to provide GPs with extra €80 a year to administer vaccines
New GP services for medical card patients delayed
A 24-hour blood pressure and contraceptive service was due to start next week
Investigate level of doctors failing to meet CPD standards, says IMO
Padraig McGarry wants to determine level of non-compliance before sanctions considered
Varadkar disappointed at rejection of rural GP proposals
Dr Pádraig McGarry says €160m has been taken from rural GP services in recent years
IMO rejects Varadkar plans to encourage GPs to work in rural areas
Minister proposed changes aimed at retaining doctors outside of towns and cities
Opinion: If you think the health service is bad now, stick around for another 10years
An aging population and underfunded GP system does not bode well for the future
Chronic diseases creating Irish ‘healthcare tsunami’, GPs say
IMO says extra €5bn a year will soon be needed unless doctors given more resources
Rural GP position in Bansha, Co Tipperary, advertised again
The outcome of this week’s meeting in Clare will influence whether a group of doctors will run a general election candidate.
Plan for free GP care for children under 12 faces potential delays
IMO says it will not enter talks on plan until overall new contract for GPs introduced
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