# imo - Thursday 14 January, 2021
# Doctor Strike
# Doctor Strike
They were due to strike today.
# imo - Monday 4 January, 2021
# Escalating Situation
# Escalating Situation
The Irish Medical Organisation has said the decision was taken in light of the “rapid and escalating incidence of Covid-19 in Ireland”.
# imo - Thursday 3 December, 2020
# Mental Health
# Mental Health
An Oireachtas committee has heard that fear of infection has heightened anxiety among doctors’ patients.
# imo - Monday 30 November, 2020
# IMO
# IMO
The IMO has expressed disappointment at “no meaningful engagement” from the Department of Health for five months.
# imo - Friday 27 November, 2020
# Public Health
# Public Health
The IMO says the issue involves only 60 public health doctors.
# imo - Tuesday 3 November, 2020
# Under Pressure
# Under Pressure
The Fine Gael leader is facing growing pressure to explain his actions.
# imo - Monday 2 November, 2020
# NAGP
# NAGP
The association had a colourful history before going into liquidation last year.
# Not Best Practice
# Not Best Practice
The Taoiseach said it was not best practice and was inappropriate to share a document of this kind in that way with the NAGP.
# imo - Saturday 31 October, 2020
# Tánaiste
# Tánaiste
Allegations that Varadkar breached a number of laws were made in a story by the Village magazine.
# imo - Friday 30 October, 2020
# Consultants
# Consultants
The IMO has backed plans by public health specialists to ballot for industrial action in a row over consultant contracts.
# imo - Thursday 29 October, 2020
# Children's Health
# Children's Health
The flu vaccine has been made available for free to children between the ages of 2 and 12.
# imo - Friday 16 October, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
If the current trajectory of the disease continues, there will be 1,800-2,200 cases a day, with 400 Covid-19 patients hospitalised.
# imo - Monday 31 August, 2020
# Doctors
# Doctors
Concerns have been raised by GPs about major difficulties in accessing hospital services.
# imo - Friday 24 July, 2020
# Domestic Abuse
# Domestic Abuse
Doctors have been urged to “be vigilant in terms of identifying and supporting victims of domestic abuse”.
# imo - Sunday 29 March, 2020
# Covid19
# Covid19
The IMO said it is important to remember the pandemic does not prevent other diseases from occurring or patients becoming unwell from other infections.
# imo - Wednesday 18 March, 2020
# Doctors
# Doctors
There are now a total of 292 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland.
# imo - Friday 13 March, 2020
# Waiting Lists
# Waiting Lists
The figures come at a time when the coronavirus is putting pressure on the public health system.
# imo - Tuesday 17 December, 2019
# Waiting Lists
# Waiting Lists
The IMO said its key demand is an end to the “unjustifiable pay inequality” faced by consultants.
# imo - Monday 2 December, 2019
# IMO
# IMO
The Irish Medical Organisation warned of the potential for an “escalating campaign of industrial action”.
# imo - Sunday 10 November, 2019
# CervicalCheck
# CervicalCheck
The comments come following a Supreme Court hearing into Ruth Morrissey’s High Court ruling earlier this year.
# Medical Negligence
# Medical Negligence
Dr Rhona Mahony, former master of the National Maternity Hospital said the system pits doctors against patients.
# imo - Thursday 7 November, 2019
# IMO
# IMO
“This vote emphasises the frustration and anger that consultants and NCHDs face.”
# imo - Thursday 17 October, 2019
# Industrial Action
# Industrial Action
The IMO said it is setting a 21-day deadline for the receipt of serious proposals.
# imo - Saturday 12 October, 2019
# Extra Visits
# Extra Visits
The IMO has warned that many GP clinics are already at capacity and cannot take on new patients.
# imo - Wednesday 3 July, 2019
# Medical Council
# Medical Council
That’s according to a new report by the Medical Council.
# imo - Monday 26 November, 2018
# Doctors
# Doctors
Some consultants earn up to €55,000 a year less than some of their colleagues.
# imo - Tuesday 30 October, 2018
# Warning
# Warning
The IMO has said the situation won’t be due to a “flu crisis”, rather a “failure of policy”.
# imo - Wednesday 18 July, 2018
# Reform Needed
# Reform Needed
The Irish Medical Organisation has said that additional resources are needed immediately.
# imo - Friday 15 June, 2018
# Breach Of Contracts
# Breach Of Contracts
Paschal Donohoe said “absolutely gigantic” amounts of money were involved in the case.
# imo - Monday 9 April, 2018
# Intervention
# Intervention
The aim of the tests would be to reduce instances of foetal alcohol spectrum disorders in Ireland.
# imo - Sunday 8 April, 2018
The annual meeting of the Irish Medical Organisation has heard that many general practices are struggling to survive.
# imo - Saturday 7 April, 2018
# Waiting Times
# Waiting Times
Peadar Gilligan made his inaugural address as president of the Irish Medical Organisation at the group’s AGM in Killarney this evening.
# imo - Saturday 31 March, 2018
# Contract Negotiations
# Contract Negotiations
The current General Medical Services agreement between the government and GPs dates from 1970.
# imo - Thursday 4 January, 2018
# Trolley Crisis
# Trolley Crisis
The Taoiseach apologised for the current crisis today, while Minister Simon Harris called it “unacceptable”.
# imo - Friday 8 December, 2017
# Irish Hospitals
# Irish Hospitals
Bully and sexual harassment remain common in Ireland’s medical workplaces, according to the IMO .
# imo - Monday 27 November, 2017
# Warning
# Warning
The condition can have fatal consequences for babies up to three months of age.
# imo - Tuesday 10 October, 2017
# Crisis Point
# Crisis Point
Paschal Donohoe said health spending is already at record levels but is being increased because the area “needs improvement”.
# imo - Friday 1 September, 2017
# Mental Health
# Mental Health
Reacting to the figures, the IMO ’s Dr Ray Walley said “we need our mental health services improved and we need it now”.
# imo - Sunday 23 April, 2017
# Scaremongering
# Scaremongering
Simon Harris was addressing doctors at the Irish Medical Organisation AGM yesterday.
# imo - Saturday 22 April, 2017
# Injection Centres
# Injection Centres
Injection centres, medicinal cannabis and investment were on the agenda at the IMO ’s annual conference.
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