In this edition, Niamh Cahill reports that applications for GP training have continued to increase. Since 2020,...

The HSE is not recruiting any further physician associates/assistants (PAs) pending the conclusion of an independent...

‘Productivity’ is the HSE’s theme for 2025. The word is used throughout its National Service Plan...

In recent weeks the HSE released preliminary figures for organ donation and transplantation in 2024. 241 transplantations...

Irish Nephrology Society President Prof Donal Reddan speaks to Catherine Reilly about the topical agenda for...

The HSE National Medication Safety Programme has advocated for the introduction of a prescribing competence assessment...

The Department of Health (DoH) has not yet established national committees for either strategic planning of...

The HSE National Medication Safety Programme has asked the Medical Council to consider requiring medical students...

In November 2024, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended the licensing of lecanemab (Leqembi) for early...

The investigation of gene therapy for brain tumour-related epilepsy (BTRE) was among the topics discussed at...

On 3 December, the Irish Medical Council released a position statement on physician associates (PAs). The...

The latest specialty reports from HSE National Doctors Training and Planning (NDTP) have underscored the need...