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Prof Séan Daly argued that allowing this care meant women had a choice as to their pregnancy-related treatment, but said that Health Minister ‘wasn’t happy’ with the decision

Irish Medical Times

Rotunda chief criticised for allowing ‘public-only’ consultants continue private care ↗

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Government launches ‘Connecting for Life 2026–2035’, a ten-year strategy that aims to focus on strengthening crisis supports in hospitals and communities

Irish Medical Times

New strategy lays out ambitious suicide reduction target ↗

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Study found that factors such as feeling safe in school, supportive relationships and financial circumstances are more important predictors of adolescent health outcomes

Irish Medical Times

Impact of social media on teens may be less than widely assumed – research ↗

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Almost one-in-ten ICU bed days in 2024 taken up by patients well enough to be transferred to another ward, national audit finds

Irish Medical Times

Irish patients more severely ill before ICU admission ↗

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Briefing documents provided to new HSE CEO Anne O’Connor lay bare the challenges facing the country’s six HSE regions - Michael McHale examines some of the issues the new boss will have to tackle

Irish Medical Times

Regional updates highlight financial, staffing and demand-led pressures on HSE ↗

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Beaumont RCSI Cancer Conference highlighted innovations in robotic breast surgery, digital neuropathology and lung cancer screening

Irish Medical Times

Lung screening trial detects more than 30 cancers in its first year ↗

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From tackling waiting lists to addressing staffing issues, the trove of documents presented to Anne O’Connor on her arrival to the top job highlight the magnitude of the task before her, writes Michael McHale

Irish Medical Times

Briefing notes lay out scale of challenges facing new HSE CEO ↗

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Almost half were unhappy with the duration of their leave, while majority say family planning influenced their career path, a new study has found

Irish Medical Times

Over two-thirds of female doctors say maternity leave is a burden to colleagues ↗

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