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# imo - Sunday 29 March, 2020
Doctors concerned patients with chronic illnesses are delaying seeking medical care because of virus outbreak
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
GPs will now facilitate people who are not registered with practice and have Covid-19 symptoms
There are now a total of 292 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland.
# imo - Friday 13 March, 2020
Almost 560,000 patients waiting for their first outpatient hospital appointment last month
The figures come at a time when the coronavirus is putting pressure on the public health system.
# imo - Tuesday 17 December, 2019
'Enough is enough': 94% of IMO consultants and doctors vote for industrial action
The IMO said its key demand is an end to the “unjustifiable pay inequality” faced by consultants.
# imo - Monday 2 December, 2019
'We are at breaking point': Hospital doctors to be balloted for industrial action
The Irish Medical Organisation warned of the potential for an “escalating campaign of industrial action”.
# imo - Sunday 10 November, 2019
'Overly cautious' reading of smear tests would be damaging and bring an end to screening programmes
The comments come following a Supreme Court hearing into Ruth Morrissey’s High Court ruling earlier this year.
Spotlight
The 33rd Dáil
Week One: Ructions over the geographical spread of ministries and party in-fighting.
Government's patient safety legislation blasted by doctors and patients
Dr Rhona Mahony, former master of the National Maternity Hospital said the system pits doctors against patients.
# imo - Thursday 7 November, 2019
Doctors to vote on taking industrial action over pay for consultants
“This vote emphasises the frustration and anger that consultants and NCHDs face.”
# imo - Thursday 17 October, 2019
Hospital consultants to ballot for industrial action if govt doesn't provide 'concrete proposals'
The IMO said it is setting a 21-day deadline for the receipt of serious proposals.
# imo - Saturday 12 October, 2019
Doctors warn that extending free GP care to under-8s is 'putting pressure on a timebomb'
The IMO has warned that many GP clinics are already at capacity and cannot take on new patients.
# imo - Wednesday 3 July, 2019
Over 40% of trainee and intern doctors say they have been bullied or harassed in the workplace
That’s according to a new report by the Medical Council.
# imo - Monday 26 November, 2018
Hospital consultants threaten industrial action next year over unequal pay
Some consultants earn up to €55,000 a year less than some of their colleagues.
# imo - Tuesday 30 October, 2018
'Perfect storm' will see over 1,000 people on trolleys this winter
The IMO has said the situation won’t be due to a “flu crisis”, rather a “failure of policy”.
# imo - Wednesday 18 July, 2018
Doctors say emergency departments are 'death zones' due to overcrowding
The Irish Medical Organisation has said that additional resources are needed immediately.
# imo - Friday 15 June, 2018
Thousands of consultants to get pay rises in €200 million deal
Paschal Donohoe said “absolutely gigantic” amounts of money were involved in the case.
# imo - Monday 9 April, 2018
Doctors want to bring in alcohol tests for pregnant women
The aim of the tests would be to reduce instances of foetal alcohol spectrum disorders in Ireland.
# imo - Sunday 8 April, 2018
Poll: Should GPs start charging for some medical card services?
The annual meeting of the Irish Medical Organisation has heard that many general practices are struggling to survive.
# imo - Saturday 7 April, 2018
Patients at A&E should be either admitted or discharged within six hours, not 14 - IMO chief
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
'We are not the HSE's dumping ground' - after 48 years, is the State finally set to update its contract with GPs?
The current General Medical Services agreement between the government and GPs dates from 1970.
# imo - Thursday 4 January, 2018
'This isn't a trolley crisis - It's a system in meltdown': Minister's commitments 'worthless' say doctors
The Taoiseach apologised for the current crisis today, while Minister Simon Harris called it “unacceptable”.
# imo - Friday 8 December, 2017
One in five women doctors in Ireland claim to have been sexually harassed
Bully and sexual harassment remain common in Ireland’s medical workplaces, according to the IMO.
# imo - Monday 27 November, 2017
Doctors say more babies are getting potentially fatal whooping cough
The condition can have fatal consequences for babies up to three months of age.
# imo - Tuesday 10 October, 2017
Doctors say health budget will do little to improve 'overcrowded death zone' hospitals
Paschal Donohoe said health spending is already at record levels but is being increased because the area “needs improvement”.
# imo - Friday 1 September, 2017
'This is a wake-up call': Number of medical card holders on anti-depressants rose by 50,000 in five years
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
'If you want to give medical advice on vaccinations, become a doctor. If not, get out of the way'
Simon Harris was addressing doctors at the Irish Medical Organisation AGM yesterday.
# imo - Saturday 22 April, 2017
Drug dealing happens in mental health facilities across the country, doctor says
Injection centres, medicinal cannabis and investment were on the agenda at the IMO’s annual conference.
# imo - Friday 21 April, 2017
Doctor: People end up in foster care and jail because of drinking during pregnancy
Some 40,000 people are living with foetal alcohol syndrome in Ireland.
Should drink drivers get an automatic ban? Doctors will be debating that today
The Irish Medical Organisation’s AGM is happening in Galway.
# imo - Saturday 14 January, 2017
'Sick and tired': Why Ireland's' nurses are leaving in their droves
‘Recruitment freezes, a lack of respect and better options elsewhere’.
# imo - Wednesday 11 January, 2017
Hundreds of surgeries cancelled nationwide as overcrowding crisis grips health system
Some patients will have to wait twice as long to be seen following cancellations due to overcrowding.
# imo - Monday 14 November, 2016
"A disgrace" - Doctors warn that vaccines to protect newborns will not be introduced by deadline
The IMO warns that a 1 December deadline will be missed.
# imo - Saturday 5 November, 2016
Trouble and strike: Junior doctors are the latest group to threaten strike action
It’s part of a dispute over a ‘living out allowance’.
# imo - Thursday 27 October, 2016
Over 500 schools to close today kicking off a season of strikes
Teachers are not the only group set to strike over the coming weeks.
# imo - Sunday 29 May, 2016
Will there be a summer of strikes? There's trouble brewing on several fronts
2016 has not been a good year for industrial relations.
# imo - Sunday 17 April, 2016
Irish parents are stopping their children from getting a cervical cancer vaccine - but why?
Public health professionals are blaming recent negative media coverage for the drop in uptake.
# imo - Wednesday 13 January, 2016
Think the health service is bad now? Doctors say it's going to get worse
Because people are living longer.
# imo - Friday 8 January, 2016
‘Sensible people are putting their health at risk’ – Patients going to GPs when they need emergency treatment
Meanwhile, doctors are being balloted on industrial action at University Hospital Limerick.
# imo - Monday 22 June, 2015
Do the GPs objecting to free care for the under-sixes have a point?
The Minister for Health is delighted that 40,000 children are now registered for free medical care, but Irish doctors are not so impressed.
Leo tells GPs to "cop on" in heated exchange over under-sixes
The minister was accused of stroke politics and he was having none of that.
# imo - Friday 5 June, 2015
Forget about it: Doctors next group to turn down public sector pay deal
The Irish Medical Organisation does not feel the new agreement will do enough to stop doctors leaving the country.
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Poll: Will you be attending a pub or restaurant this weekend?
THIS IS THE first weekend since pubs and restaurants reopened for businesses on Monday.
There are strict guidelines in place for the businesses due to Covid-19 restrictions, with a time limits in place for patrons and a requirement to buy a meal if people are consuming alcohol.
TheJournal.ie visited some pubs earlier in the week to see what the ‘new normal’ is like, but will you?
Today’s poll: Will you be attending a pub or restaurant this weekend?
Poll Results:
I won't be going to either (10540)
Yes, I'll be heading to a restaurant (1937)
Yes, I'll be heading to a pub (1458)
I've no bookings made but I might (1054)
I hope to go to both (564)
I've made several bookings (144)
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