The National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI) aims to have an eye clinic liaison officer (ECLO) embedded across…

The issue of redundancy payments for staff in single-handed rural GP practices is becoming a big concern. David Lynch reports …

Activity-based funding was intended to create a stronger link between the resourcing of hospitals and their activity levels. However, the…

The arrival of large institutional investors with a long-term investment horizon has contributed to the older person care sector in…

‘A History of the Irish Thoracic Society’ was recently published. This is an extract from the publication,charting the rise of…

The recent delisting of four Irish medical schools by Singaporean authorities for the purposes of basic medical registration has underscored…

With the planned extension of free GP care, pressure in out-of-hours services and big changes in GP politics, David Lynch…

A recent statement from the Medical Council warned doctors of possible sanction if they over-prescribed certain medications. Catherine Reilly reports…

In recent years an increasing number of doctors have published medical memoirs and non-fiction books. David Lynch charts this phenomenon…

The effects of climate change on health are many and require urgent action A medical student recently asked me why…

US health agencies are investigating a number of suspected vaping-related deaths and illnesses and have warned people to stop vaping…

Paul Mulholland reports on this year’s dotMD conference, which largely focused on the value of storytelling Ask anyone who has…