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Sunday 25 October 2020
If the current trajectory of the disease continues, there will be 1,800-2,200 cases a day, with 400 Covid-19 patients hospitalised.
Concerns have been raised by GPs about major difficulties in accessing hospital services.
Doctors have been urged to “be vigilant in terms of identifying and supporting victims of domestic abuse”.
The IMO said it is important to remember the pandemic does not prevent other diseases from occurring or patients becoming unwell from other infections.
There are now a total of 292 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland.
The figures come at a time when the coronavirus is putting pressure on the public health system.
The IMO said its key demand is an end to the “unjustifiable pay inequality” faced by consultants.
The Irish Medical Organisation warned of the potential for an “escalating campaign of industrial action”.
The comments come following a Supreme Court hearing into Ruth Morrissey’s High Court ruling earlier this year.
Dr Rhona Mahony, former master of the National Maternity Hospital said the system pits doctors against patients.
“This vote emphasises the frustration and anger that consultants and NCHDs face.”
The IMO said it is setting a 21-day deadline for the receipt of serious proposals.
The IMO has warned that many GP clinics are already at capacity and cannot take on new patients.
That’s according to a new report by the Medical Council.
Some consultants earn up to €55,000 a year less than some of their colleagues.
The IMO has said the situation won’t be due to a “flu crisis”, rather a “failure of policy”.
The Irish Medical Organisation has said that additional resources are needed immediately.
Paschal Donohoe said “absolutely gigantic” amounts of money were involved in the case.
The aim of the tests would be to reduce instances of foetal alcohol spectrum disorders in Ireland.
The annual meeting of the Irish Medical Organisation has heard that many general practices are struggling to survive.
Peadar Gilligan made his inaugural address as president of the Irish Medical Organisation at the group’s AGM in Killarney this evening.
The current General Medical Services agreement between the government and GPs dates from 1970.
The Taoiseach apologised for the current crisis today, while Minister Simon Harris called it “unacceptable”.
Bully and sexual harassment remain common in Ireland’s medical workplaces, according to the IMO.
The condition can have fatal consequences for babies up to three months of age.
Paschal Donohoe said health spending is already at record levels but is being increased because the area “needs improvement”.
Reacting to the figures, the IMO’s Dr Ray Walley said “we need our mental health services improved and we need it now”.
Simon Harris was addressing doctors at the Irish Medical Organisation AGM yesterday.
Injection centres, medicinal cannabis and investment were on the agenda at the IMO’s annual conference.
Some 40,000 people are living with foetal alcohol syndrome in Ireland.
The Irish Medical Organisation’s AGM is happening in Galway.
‘Recruitment freezes, a lack of respect and better options elsewhere’.
Some patients will have to wait twice as long to be seen following cancellations due to overcrowding.
The IMO warns that a 1 December deadline will be missed.
It’s part of a dispute over a ‘living out allowance’.
Teachers are not the only group set to strike over the coming weeks.
2016 has not been a good year for industrial relations.
Public health professionals are blaming recent negative media coverage for the drop in uptake.
Because people are living longer.
Meanwhile, doctors are being balloted on industrial action at University Hospital Limerick.
WE’RE LESS THAN a week out from the scariest night of the year.
Halloween will look somewhat different this year but there’s nothing stopping us breaking out the box of decorations, throwing on a witch’s hat and doing up the outside of the house.
Cobwebs, ghouls and goblins, a scary pumpkin, there’s plenty of inspiration around at the moment as more and more people gear up for the 31st.
This morning, we want to know: Have you decorated your house for Halloween?
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Richard Nairns details some of what he discovered when he moved to Ned’s Wood in Co Wicklow.
A couple of afternoon showers
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Min: 7 °C
Winds subsiding with a couple of showers
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Min: 5 °C
Clouds breaking, rain ending; breezy
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Min: 6 °C
