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Doctors

All time
Medical Council
Over 40% of trainee and intern doctors say they have been bullied or harassed in the workplace
3 Jul 2019
10.8k
19
Vincent Lambert
Doctors begin switching off life support in hugely controversial French case
20 May 2019
65.6k
30
challenging times
UHL doctors write open letter outlining challenges they face treating patients
18 Apr 2019
17.7k
20
SIPO
Consultants at Cork and Galway hospitals failed to provide evidence of tax compliance
22 Mar 2019
25.4k
suspended strikes
'Think of us as you tuck into your turkey': Letters reveal nurses' fury at Varadkar over annual leave comments
12 Feb 2019
48.0k
60
Health
'Slow drive' Dublin protest as young GPs say 'they will not stay in the country' under current contract
Updated 6 Feb 2019
43.5k
120
doctors and nurses
'No one would choose to work on Christmas Day, but we're all in it together'
25 Dec 2018
21.8k
30
ImAtWorkLeo
#WeAreWorking: Doctors and nurses remind Leo of their sacrifices over the Christmas period
24 Dec 2018
44.9k
68
Termination
Guidelines published for GPs who will provide abortion services
19 Dec 2018
11.0k
54
Abortion Services
Taoiseach says abortion services may not be available in every hospital in January
10 Dec 2018
9.2k
51
Italy
Two doctors probed over footballer Astori's death
10 Dec 2018
37.0k
6
Doctors
Hospital consultants threaten industrial action next year over unequal pay
26 Nov 2018
11.5k
27
termination of pregnancy bill
Abortion legislation to be reviewed in three years time, instead of five
20 Nov 2018
9.9k
48
peak demand
Varadkar doubles down on comments about medics not taking holidays over new year period
7 Nov 2018
30.4k
133
duty of care
'Patient safety takes priority': Calls to make flu jab mandatory for frontline health workers
18 Oct 2018
10.7k
34
Safe sex
Giving women free access to the pill will require a change in the law
27 Sep 2018
14.5k
57
Medical Council
Doctor not returning calls to patient waiting on test results among 356 complaints received last year
27 Jun 2018
11.7k
17
hospital staff
HSE spends nearly €1m a day paying agency nurses and doctors
26 Jun 2018
12.6k
47
Hospitals
Ireland spends €20 billion per year on healthcare, here's where the money goes
23 Jun 2018
29.1k
1
breach of contracts
Thousands of consultants to get pay rises in €200 million deal
Updated 15 Jun 2018
23.2k
105
Eighth Amendment
GPs group calls on Harris to ensure doctors must 'opt in' to provide abortion services
Updated 9 Jun 2018
25.2k
87
Abortion Pills
GPs to hold emergency meeting to discuss referendum result
27 May 2018
26.9k
100
gp conference
So many people are dying from alcohol-related deaths it's like 'planes going down without survivors'
25 May 2018
28.6k
56
Irish Patients Association
Breakdown: Average number of public patients per GPs across the country
22 Apr 2018
23.7k
25
Dr Ali Selim
Muslim spokesman criticised for saying it's acceptable for girls to undergo FGM
10 Feb 2018
52.3k
324
Research
This video game helps doctors perform better in severe trauma situations
17 Dec 2017
9.3k
2
patient safety
Majority of patients wait longer than six hours in an emergency department to be seen by a doctor
11 Dec 2017
12.9k
56
irish hospitals
One in five women doctors in Ireland claim to have been sexually harassed
8 Dec 2017
10.9k
38
warning
Doctors say more babies are getting potentially fatal whooping cough
27 Nov 2017
22.1k
15
Courts
Judge questions credibility of claimant and holds him half-responsible for his injury
25 Nov 2017
24.0k
gp contract
Health minister says the €60 price tag to see a GP is too expensive
13 Nov 2017
38.4k
104
Research
Doctors in Irish hospitals sharing sensitive patient data on Whatsapp
30 Oct 2017
30.7k
57
public pay commission
Why aren't people taking up jobs as nurses, doctors and soldiers? The government plans to find out
22 Oct 2017
21.9k
131
crisis point
Doctors say health budget will do little to improve 'overcrowded death zone' hospitals
10 Oct 2017
7.9k
43
what you preach
Poll: Would you ask your doctor if they had gotten the flu vaccine?
3 Oct 2017
16.3k
76
RSCI
'A chronic haemorrhage': Just one in five trainee doctors plan to definitely stay in Ireland to work
26 Sep 2017
22.7k
87
Strike
Simon Harris: 'Patients should not be used as pawns in doctors' pay dispute'
5 Sep 2017
9.9k
39
painkillers
Two million people are addicted to opioid drugs in US, with 90 dying every day
13 Aug 2017
11.6k
Recruitment
'Risk to the public': 128 doctors working as consultants not on the required specialist register
25 Jun 2017
21.2k
38
Brain Drain
As doctors continue to emigrate, Ireland is becoming more reliant on foreign-trained staff
22 Jun 2017
29.2k
58
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