The lives of 200 babies in Ireland each year could be saved or better cared for if newborn screening services were expanded, a group advocating for patients with rare conditions has said. Rare Diseases Ireland have launched a new campaign calling for the urgent expansion… The post 200 babies each year would benefit from expanded newborn screening appeared first on Irish Medical Times ..read more

CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST - STUDENT HEALTH UNIT. University of Galway Permanent Part Time Position (0.4 WTE) Applications are invited for the post of part time consultant psychiatrist, in a 0.4 WTE role, working at the Student Health Unit in the University of Galway. We are looking… The post Consultant Psychiatrist – University of Galway appeared first on Irish Medical Times ..read more

Almost three-in-four people in Ireland (73 per cent) live within 300 metres of a liquor licence, with the growth of off-licences offsetting a fall in the number of pubs, a new report has found. The Health Research Board study on alcohol described Ireland as an… The post Three-quarters of population live within 300 metres of a liquor licence appeared first on Irish Medical Times ..read more

The Government has re-instated a special scheme of paid leave for public health service staff suffering from Long Covid. The temporary scheme, which was initially introduced in July 2022, had been paused after the most recent extension to the programme concluded on March 31. However,… The post Government re-instates Long Covid scheme for healthcare workers appeared first on Irish Medical Times ..read more

Paper is a joint venture between the Mid-West Specialist Training Scheme in General Practice and the University of Limerick School of Medicine The post Irish scientific paper wins award in London appeared first on Irish Medical Times ..read more

Dr Ray O’Connor takes a look at the latest clinical studies on Back Pain The post Medically, you might be interested in…Back Pain appeared first on Irish Medical Times ..read more

The Cabinet has approved the drafting of new legislative amendments in relation to pharmacists prescribing and the expansion of further responsibilities to pharmacists. The Expert Taskforce on Pharmacy was established last July to review the scope of pharmacists in Ireland and where changes could be… The post Government approves further expansion of role of pharmacists  appeared first on Irish Medical Times ..read more

Open letter to Taoiseach calls for reversal of decision to not fund National Cancer Strategy this year The post Cancer outcomes ‘at risk of going backwards’, clinicians warn appeared first on Irish Medical Times ..read more

Average length of patient stay increased by 12 per cent between 2016 and 2022 The post Patients staying longer in majority of acute hospitals – report appeared first on Irish Medical Times ..read more

Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent High Court case in which a cosmetic clinic sought discovery of documentation from the Medical Council in the course of judicial review proceedings. The post Clinic sought discovery of documentation from Medical Council appeared first on Irish Medical Times ..read more