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Patients to face further X-ray delays on fresh waiting lists

Saturday March 13 2010

Patients whose referral letters were left to gather dust in Tallaght Hospital for up to seven years will be forced to endure delays of another four months before seeing a specialist, it emerged last night.

Junior doctors to accept new contracts

Monday January 25 2010

THE country's 4,500 junior doctors are this week expected to vote in favour of a new contract -- despite losing out on a claim for €90m in compensation for lost overtime.

Hospice patients very 'distressed' by picket

Monday November 30 2009

PICKETS on a hospice caused distress to seriously ill patients during the public sector day of protest last Tuesday, it emerged last night.

Prescription levy a dangerous idea

Friday November 27 2009

MAY I reply to the unsigned letter headed "Prescription charge will help cut waste" (Letters, November 26 ) on the basis that it represents a very dangerous approach to a perceived problem. Aside from the unclear motive behind the letter, it contains a serious inaccuracy where it suggests that a charge is levied in the UK but fails to point out that this charge is waived in the vast majority of cases.

Switching to generic drugs can cut monthly bills by €50

Saturday November 21 2009

Patients can make savings of nearly €50 a month by switching from branded to generic versions of some drugs, new figures reveal.

Fees. . . AIB arrogance. . . Subsidy. . . TG4 games

Thursday November 19 2009

  • i notice the Irish Medical Organisation is against the proposed prescription charge.

Patients will pay more for branded medicine

Tuesday November 17 2009

PRIVATE patients will be hit with a new cash-saving measure next year which could see them paying more for drugs if they choose expensive branded medicines.

Generic drugs could ease health bill ills

Tuesday November 17 2009

IT IS generally reckoned that around 10pc of all drugs prescribed to patients are wasted, ending up in a drawer or eventually being dumped.

Thousands of doctors demand payout of €20,000

Thursday November 12 2009

THOUSANDS of junior doctors are demanding €20,000 each in compensation money for loss of overtime earnings, the Irish Independent has learned.

EU safety law behind working time constraints

Thursday November 12 2009

The European Working Time Directive was a health and safety law that the European Commission introduced in the 1990s.