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Microbiologists call for pause in MedLIS roll-out

A group of consultant clinical microbiologists have formally requested the HSE to pause the national roll-out of...

By - John Reynolds - 27th Oct 2025

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NDTP advocates for increase in intern posts

By - Catherine Reilly - 27th Oct 2025
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Substantial rise in radiology intake required by 2028

By - David Lynch - 27th Oct 2025

Funding request for medical equipment replacement

The HSE’s national equipment replacement programme (NERP) has requested an increase in its funding allocation...

By - David Lynch - 11th Oct 2025

Prospect of service reduction raised at TUH due to finances

Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) may “have to review the services it provides” as a result of...

By - Paul Mulholland - 11th Oct 2025

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HIQA finds 41 per cent of standards on re-inspection in 2024 showed ‘improvements’

By - Reporter - 07th Nov 2025
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Medical Council condemns racial abuse of healthcare workers

By - Mindo - 06th Nov 2025
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HSE expands BowelScreen to people aged 58

By - Reporter - 03rd Nov 2025

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Another record allocation for health but detail awaited

By - Paul Mulholland - 27th Oct 2025

Medico-Legal

Working with AI scribing tools

By - Dr James Thorpe - Medico-legal Consultant, Medical Protection - 27th Oct 2025

Reminders of human cruelty

By - Dr Lucia Gannon - 27th Oct 2025

Rediscovering the joys of exercise

By - Dr Pat Harrold - 27th Oct 2025

Editorial

Government must act on HIQA Mid-West report

By - Paul Mulholland - 13th Oct 2025

Rethinking ‘did not attend’

By - Dr Sarah Fitzgibbon - 12th Oct 2025

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Reforms promise to improve complaints process

By - Mr Liam Heffernan - 13th Oct 2025

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When caution becomes harm

By - Dr Azrin Muslim - 13th Oct 2025

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Assessing the first stage of regionalisation

A recent HSE conference focused on integrated care, in light of the health service’s new regionalised structure. David Lynch reports...

By - David Lynch - 11th Oct 2025

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International insights on assisted dying

Bette Browne examines the laws around assisted dying in other...

By - Bette Browne - 27th Oct 2025
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From medicine to the borderlands

Novelist and Consultant Medical Oncologist Dr Austin Duffy talks to...

By - David Lynch - 01st Sep 2025

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Pressure to expand out-of-hours palliative care as need grows

Niamh Cahill examines national plans to provide more comprehensive palliative...

By - Niamh Cahill - 27th Oct 2025
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Debating the nursing home model

Bette Browne speaks to Prof James Bernard Walsh about how...

By - Bette Browne - 01st Sep 2025

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Complex post-traumatic stress disorder: Diagnosis and treatment

An overview of post-traumatic stress disorder, the diagnostic criteria, options for management, and the challenges with accessing the necessary resources...

By - Prof Brendan Kelly, Professor of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin - 27th Oct 2025

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Autism in focus

Supporting people with autism requires a tailored approach focusing on...

By - Dr Arunava Guha & Dr Stephen McWilliams - 27th Oct 2025
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By - Priscilla Lynch - 13th Oct 2025

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The presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of opioid dependence

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