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New occupational health taskforce will discuss consultant status Consultant status for occupational health physicians (OHPs) will be examined as part of a new taskforce, according to the HSE. However, any progress will require “separate detailed negotiations” between the HSE and…
Recently, Dr Sarah Fitzgibbon developed the radical notion that most of us could limit ourselves to one or two alcoholic drinks at a time medicalindependent.ie/comment/opinio… @SarahFitzWiMIN @Drinkaware_ie #BeDrinkaware #ModerationMatters #DrinkResponsibly #AlcoholAwareness #HealthyChoices…
The introduction of a new tech tool into her practice has been a game changer for Dr Lucia Gannon medicalindependent.ie/comment/opinio… @LuciaGannon @ICGPnews #MedicalScribe
Dr Ola Løkken Nordrum on why hospitals should at the heart of ultra-low emission zones medicalindependent.ie/comment/opinio… @OlaLN @IrishDocsEnv @CamillaCarrol10 #cleanair #environment #ultralowemissions #GreenHospitals #HealthAndEnvironment #AirQualityMatters #EnvironmentalHealth
Analysis undertaken of increase in on-call allowances medicalindependent.ie/in-the-news/an… @IHCA_IE @IMO_IRL @roinnslainte @HSELive @Slaintecare #hse #slaintecare #Tallaght #TUH #Dublin
Our new editorial: Vital to speak up on Gaza It is easy to look at the horror unfolding in Gaza with a sense of helplessness. But speaking up is more important than ever. This is what Irish healthcare workers are increasingly doing. Last month, Irish Health Care Workers for…
IHCA alerts public about fraudulent social media advertisements medicalindependent.ie/in-the-news/br… #FraudAlert #SocialMediaSafety #ConsumerAwareness #DigitalFraud #ScamPrevention #OnlineSafety #FraudPrevention #StayInformed #SocialMediaTips #IHCA
Delay in #alcohol labelling a ‘serious threat’ to public health warns IMO medicalindependent.ie/in-the-news/br… @IMO_IRL @issphm @publichealthie @HealthyIreland @Slaintecare #publichealth #MedEd #slaintecare
The US’s loss could become Europe’s gain when it comes to attracting health researchers. Bette Browne reports medicalindependent.ie/in-the-news/ne… @EUScienceInnov @HorizonEU @DeptofFHed #healthresearch #scienceresearch #research
#CervicalCheck includes: - a programme team - 1,900 GP contract holders - over 4,000 registered sample takers - 2 screening laboratories - 15 colposcopy units - 12 histology laboratories Read how we're working together towards #CervicalCancerElimination: medicalindependent.ie/clinical-news/…
The Government is being urged by Irish healthcare workers to adopt a tougher position on Israel over the bloodshed in Gaza. David Lynch reports medicalindependent.ie/in-the-news/ne… @IrishhcwforPal @IMO_IRL @IHCA_IE @roinnslainte @HSELive @MSF_ireland #Gaza #Palestine
Expanded role of HSE AI and Automation centre medicalindependent.ie/in-the-news/ex… @eHealthIreland @HSELive @Slaintecare #ai #artificialintelligence #ehealth #gdpr #healthdata #digitalhealth #medtech #medEd #digitalhealth
Expenditure on ADHD medications rose by 30 per cent medicalindependent.ie/in-the-news/ex… @IrishPsychiatry @MHReform #ADHD #ADHDAwareness #IrishHealth #ADHDSupport #HealthPolicy #MentalHealthIreland #ADHDEducation
ED data will not be included in ABF budgets until 2028 medicalindependent.ie/in-the-news/ed… @HSELive @roinnslainte @AssocEmergMedIE #activitybasedfunding #HealthcareBudgeting #HSEUpdates #IrishHealthcare #HealthFinance #PublicHealth
Medical schools ‘receptive’ to prescribing assessment proposal medicalindependent.ie/in-the-news/me… @MedCouncilIRL @UCDMedicine @RCSI_Irl @TrinityMed1 @UCCMedHealth @uniofgalway @MedicineAtUL #medicationsafety #prescribingsafely
New occupational health taskforce will discuss consultant status Consultant status for occupational health physicians (OHPs) will be examined as part of a new taskforce, according to the HSE. However, any progress will require “separate detailed negotiations” between the HSE and…
Resignation ‘not arrived at easily’ – HSE CEO told Minister Mr Bernard Gloster’s decision to step down as CEO of the HSE “was not arrived at easily”, he wrote in an email to the Minister for Health and the Chair of the HSE Board. medicalindependent.ie/in-the-news/re… @roinnslainte @HSELive…
Health service’s cyber threat awareness is lacking – CISO medicalindependent.ie/in-the-news/he… @HSELive @HSETandT @DkIT_ie #CyberSecurity #HealthIT #CyberAwareness #HealthcareSecurity #InfoSec #DigitalHealth #CISO #CyberThreats #HealthService #MedicalSecurity
Medical Council launches new Strategic Plan medicalindependent.ie/in-the-news/br… #MedicalCouncil #HealthcareInnovation #HealthPolicy #PublicHealth #HealthStrategy #HealthcareReform #HealthInitiatives #HealthManagement
Irish College of Ophthalmologists Annual Conference: Retinal detachment outcomes dependent on timely surgery medicalindependent.ie/in-the-news/co… @eyedoctorsIRL #ophthalmology
Food for thought: Low calorie diets linked to depression risk medicalindependent.ie/life/the-dorsa… #MentalHealth #LowCalorieDiet #NutritionMatters #HealthyEating #DietAndMood #FoodForThought #MindfulEating #HealthyLifestyle #NutritionAwareness
