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‘Primary care teams on target’
Written by Mr Brian Murphy Monday, 08 March 2010 15:23
In an exclusive article for IMN, HSE National Primary Care Services Manager Mr Brian Murphy defends the HSE’s performance on primary care teams.
Scotland's greatest cultural shift since the Highland Clearances
Written by George Winter Monday, 08 March 2010 15:09
A friend told me that during the hot summer of 1976 he worked in a Scotch pie factory. It was an unpleasant experience: both his working there and my hearing about it. I’ve seldom ventured within a yard of this comestible, although I’ve speculated on its composition. And I still don’t know all of the ingredients comprising a Scotch pie, because by the time my friend had listed the first few, I’d backed into a corner with my hands over my ears. Where the Scotch pie is concerned, I take comfort from Ecclesiasticus 3:23, in the Apocrypha of the King James Bible: “Be not curious in unnecessary matters; for more things are shewed unto thee than men understand.”
Going Dutch on the healthcare bill
Written by Dr Brendan O'Shea Monday, 08 March 2010 15:07
Fine Gael came to town (Newbridge) recently with their Faircare Campaign, fronted by their health spokesperson Dr James O’Reilly, TD. I couldn’t resist going along. Despite all the time devoted to politics by our national broadcaster RTÉ, much of it is taken up with capturing the snips and soundbites.
Where does life begin?
Written by Dr Mary Henry Tuesday, 02 March 2010 12:26
Long, long ago in the good old days, or the Dark Ages depending on one’s point of view, we held a polarising event in this country referred to by my then-small children as the “Neverendum”. Talk about “out of the mouths of babes and sucklings”! Twenty-seven years later, we are still dealing with the consequences of the referendum held in 1983 to insert the Eighth Amendment into the Constitution. To paraphrase, the amendment says that the State acknowledges the right to life of the unborn with due regard to the equal right to life of the mother.
Euthanasia: A Pandora’s box
Written by George Winter Tuesday, 02 March 2010 12:24
Back in 2001, a Scottish Nationalist Party MSP challenged the Holyrood Parliament to permit the use of Scots words in written parliamentary questions and answers. After all, the argument ran, what was wrong with “drookit” instead of “wet”, for example, since everyone knew what was meant? What was wrong, in my view, was that it reduced the Scottish Parliament to a pinstriped version of The Broons, and should be avoided.
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