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HSE CEO satisfied with voluntary hospitals’ response to transparency requirements

The HSE CEO has said he is “much more satisfied” with the response from voluntary hospitals over...

By - Paul Mulholland - 22nd Apr 2024

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Saolta embarks on reform project due to capacity deficits

Saolta University Health Care Group has acknowledged significant capacity constraints within its...

By - Paul Mulholland - 22nd Apr 2024

Potential development of data system for probable suicide in community mental health

A HSE and Mental Health Commission (MHC) project aims to improve access to suicide data in...

By - David Lynch - 22nd Apr 2024

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By - Reporter - 24th Apr 2024
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By - Paul Mulholland - 21st Apr 2024

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By - Dr Emma Davies AND Dr Ellen Walshe, Medico-Legal Consultants, Medical Protection - 21st Apr 2024

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By - Mindo - 25th Mar 2024

In this episode we interview Prof Dominic A. Hegarty, Consultant in Pain...
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RCPI occupational medicine trainees highlight ‘demoralising’ lack of recognition

The lack of consultant status for occupational medicine is hampering the specialty, according to trainees...

By - Catherine Reilly - 21st Apr 2024

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The devastation of Sudan’s ‘forgotten war’

Catherine Reilly speaks to Sudanese doctors based in Ireland about...

By - Catherine Reilly - 02nd Apr 2024
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Paul Mulholland speaks to obesity specialist Dr Michael Crotty about...

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Neuropathic pain is one of the most incapacitating pains and represents a significant unmet medical need...

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