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RCSI to invest €80 million in new medical education facility
The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) is to invest €80 million in the development of a new medical education facility in Dublin. The development, which is in the planning process, will create...
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Muiris Houston: Patients better served when bedside evaluation is linked to...
In his book, The Creative Destruction of Medicine: How the digital revolution will create better health care, Eric Topol, a former professor at the University of Michigan and Case Western Reserve...
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Martin Cormican, Professor of Bacteriology: Too many healthcare staff are...
The flip-side of all of this is that many doctors undervalue mundane repetitive tasks that require attention to detail but do not pose a technical challenge. Even when we know such things are...
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Doctors from abroad need more support, says Medical Council chief
Doctors from abroad, who account for a disproportionate number of Medical Councilfitness-to-practise hearings, need additional support from the Health Service Executive to help them work successfully...
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Brain drain warning over work conditions for consultants
Hospital consultants have warned of a medical brain drain created by deteriorating hospital working conditions and “unrelenting” budget cuts. The Irish Hospital Consultants’ Association says these...
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Indian doctors ‘quit hospital’ in row over training register
Two Indian doctors resigned from Waterford Regional Hospital last week following a refusal to allow them join the Medical Council’s training register, the Dáil was told. Independent TD John Halligan...
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Plastic surgeons operating without training
There has also been a growth in private clinics using “fly in, fly out” surgeons, which can leave patients with little comeback should anything go wrong. The Irish Association of Plastic Surgeons...
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Medical Council to introduce new training for foreign doctors
The council, which regulates the more than 18,000 doctors at all levels of the profession practising in Ireland, has indicated that tackling the issue will be one of its priorities for 2014. In 2012...
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Neil Barrett on medical entry test
In addition to the ridiculous notion that a written test done at 18 years can measure your future ability to communicate and empathise with a patient at the toughest time in their life, the concerns...
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Fergus O’Kelly: “The first time we have failed to recruit sufficient suitable...
Sir, – I have been involved in GP training for the last 36 years and this is the first time we have failed to recruit sufficient suitable candidates. Young graduate doctors are leaving, voting with...
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