The information was released to RTE, and details of payments totalling €540 million were widely disseminated in other media
‘Buck-passing’ in approval process is denying patients life-saving drugs, says group
Rosarii Mannion wrote to hospital chiefs warning that failure to heed HSE regulations on consultant recruitment could result in ‘significant implications for the delivery of consultant services’
Professor Michael Barry heads up the agency
The campaign is being supported by David Hall, of New Beginnings; Dr Rory Hearne, of NUI Maynooth; and Niamh Randall, of the Simon Community
Patients can no longer assume that consultants have completed specialist training, as the HSE quietly hires doctors to fill top consultant posts at a range of hospitals
The HSE said 65 non-specialist doctors had been appointed to consultant posts in recent years, but there are concerns the real figure could be higher
The NAGP is seeking a meeting on concerns over the way the regulator handles complaints against doctors
We are spending €5,276 each on health, yet Irish healthcare is in crisis. One hospital group shows there is a better way
Economist Paul Gorecki has found that the state’s deal with major medicine suppliers will generate just €290m in real savings
The IMO said it was 'concerned' about the slow progress
Susan Mitchell visits the diverse island of Sri Lanka and discovers a largely unexplored paradise island that offers great food, yoga and more
They warned that the system involved “an inevitable reduction in efficiency, efficacy, patient safety, and an increased and undetermined cost”
Obstetricians have repeatedly expressed concern about the lack of access to ultrasound
A new study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) has found that many pharmaceutical companies are still far from transparent
