The progress implementing Sláintecare has been extremely slow due to a lack of funding and other...

Dr Muiris Houston takes a look at the new workforce report from the Medical Council and...

Doctors should be aware of what they can and can’t change for a happy and effective...

Dr Paul Heslin argues that society needs to find ways of moving forward to open up...

A life after cancer is still a gift, even though things will never be the same,...

The new Medical Workforce Intelligence Report, published by the Medical Council, confirmed trends that will come...

Dr Muiris Houston writes that Frasier is the perfect medical comedy, but adds that many representations...

The concept of a ‘settled science’ is flawed as it ignores the fact that the discipline...

Dr Christine O’Malley recounts the difficult experience of deciding upon a medical specialty and when she...

Over the past two issues of the Medical Independent, we have devoted significant coverage to the...

Dr James Lucas, Medico-legal Consultant at Medical Protection, explains the common dilemmas faced by doctors when...

Awareness weeks play an important role in increasing the public’s knowledge of a particular disease or...