Even in a busy practice, there should always be time to take a breath and reflect...

Ms Sile O’Dowd outlines the role of the doctor in the process and key preparation steps...

Comprehensive training is the core foundation to navigating your early career as a consultant It is...

What does compassionate leadership in healthcare look like? Clearly, healthcare professionals should seek to be compassionate...

The use of chaperones for intimate examinations can present ethical and practical dilemmas. I can recall...

The 2025 child wellbeing report, published by the United Nations (UN) last month, found that Ireland’s...

Is swearing really just rude, or can it actually help us cope? Am I the only...

Putting clothes out to dry is a means of connecting with all the women who went...

patriarchy. Simon chose a specialty where part-time working was ‘acceptable’. Simon and I studied medicine together...

The Health Minister will be kept busy with many existing issues and doubtless some new challenges...

The need to decarbonise healthcare is growing ever more urgent Climate change is the greatest threat...

From training to retirement, retention of our doctors must be a focus   This summer I’m heading...