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Junior Doctors

# junior-doctors - Tuesday 14 May, 2013

The 5 at 5: Tuesday

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

Government wants another year to reduce junior doctors’ hours

The IMO says the public pay talks are now dealing with proposals to impose the Working Time Directive by the end of 2014.

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# junior-doctors - Tuesday 5 March, 2013

Oireachtas agenda: Junior doctors, property tax and health insurance

The working hours of Irish junior doctors will be discussed by the Health committee today.

# junior-doctors - Wednesday 20 February, 2013

Doctors’ pay must be cut in order to limit working times: Reilly

The Minister for Health says Ireland can only follow EU rules on working hours for doctors if they’re paid less.

# junior-doctors - Monday 21 January, 2013

The 9 at 9: Monday

Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.

Column: Working conditions in hospitals are so bad that sometimes I get no sleep at all

Writing under the condition of anonymity, one junior doctor describes a typical work week in a busy Dublin hospital.

# junior-doctors - Friday 30 November, 2012

Junior doctors warn Health Minister they will emigrate

Over 800 junior doctors have warned James Reilly that the agenda to portray the medical profession as though it is driven by greed is creating “deep unease”.

# junior-doctors - Tuesday 17 July, 2012

The 5 at 5: Tuesday

5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock…

Survey: Majority of medical students plan to leave Ireland after internships

A Fine Gael senator says we need a national debate to figure out why young trainee doctors are so keen to emigrate.

# junior-doctors - Tuesday 17 January, 2012

The 9 at 9: Tuesday

Nine things to know this morning…

# junior-doctors - Wednesday 21 September, 2011

HSE spends €80,000 housing Asian doctors – but many cannot work

Almost half the junior doctors recruited in India and Pakistan earlier this year have not been able to join hospital teams.

# junior-doctors - Wednesday 7 September, 2011

Health service ‘reaching breaking point’ over doctor shortages

The warning comes as it emerged just 60 of nearly 300 doctors recruited from India and Pakistan have been registered to begin working.

The 9 at 9: Wednesday

Nine things you should know this morning…

# junior-doctors - Saturday 3 September, 2011

The 9 at 9: Saturday

Nine things you need to know: IMF’s kind words as it offers more bailout funds, Anglo staff told to “party!” months before takeover, Cloyne response “imminent”, and time after AD…

# junior-doctors - Friday 26 August, 2011

HSE spent €100,000 on ten-day trip to South Asia HSE

HSE spent €100,000 on ten-day trip to South Asia

The last-minute trip to find junior doctors in India and Pakistan cost more than €10,000 a day.

# junior-doctors - Thursday 11 August, 2011

Dirty doctors to lose parking privileges

Junior doctors at one Dublin hospital will lose their car parking spaces if they don’t attend hygiene classes.

# junior-doctors - Thursday 4 August, 2011

HSE is now €208 million over budget HSE

HSE is now €208 million over budget

The latest HSE performance report shows the extent of the overspend for the first six months of the year.

# junior-doctors - Tuesday 12 July, 2011

The 9 at 9: Tuesday

In today’s 9 at 9: Rioting in Belfast, a crackdown for legal highs on the way, Anonymous reveals its latest attack, and good news for Ireland’s interest rate?

# junior-doctors - Saturday 9 July, 2011

President signs emergency laws to tackle shortage of junior doctors

President McAleese signed the Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Act, passing it into law, late last night.

# junior-doctors - Wednesday 6 July, 2011

Opposition TDs condemn last-minute Medical Practitioners bill

The first Bill being rushed through the Oireachtas this term was signalled last week, but only published today.

# junior-doctors - Saturday 2 July, 2011

Protest at Tallaght hospital in solidarity with staff

Demonstrators say the facility is seriously under resourced. Meanwhile a protest about Roscommon County Hospital is planned for Leinster House for Wednesday.

# junior-doctors - Friday 1 July, 2011

Take 5: Friday

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.

Column: ‘I once worked an 80-hour shift’ – a junior doctor’s story

One young medic describes the sometimes nightmarish world of hospital staff shortages to TheJournal.ie.

Junior doctor shortage looming in ten days’ time, warns Minister

Dr James Reilly said more than 200 posts are still unfilled as he revealed plans to shut down A&E services at one hospital.

# junior-doctors - Monday 27 June, 2011

Anger over Roscommon hospital downgrade

The Taoiseach has confirmed that the hospital’s emergency department will no longer be 24/7.

# junior-doctors - Tuesday 21 June, 2011

Portlaoise hospital cuts services to cut costs

A memo sent to staff at Midlands Regional Hospital indicates that the out-patient and in-patient departments will be affected.

Minister for Health warns of shortage of junior doctors

The shortage of doctors will become more obvious from 11 July, when junior doctors are rotated between posts.

# junior-doctors - Sunday 19 June, 2011

Health cuts could hit A&Es in Limerick and Drogheda

It comes as there were warnings about accident and emergency services in Dublin and Laois earlier this week.

# junior-doctors - Friday 17 June, 2011

Portlaoise A&E next for the chop?

It’s claimed the department will be unable to cope by mid July because of doctor shortages.