The Irish Medical Organisation says junior doctors in Ireland routinely work "unsafe and illegal hours". That's one reason, explains Conor Wilson, why 442 of them have sought an Australian working visa so far this year – the highest in 12 years #rtept rte.ie/news/primetime…

What an incredible weekend in University College Dublin in aid of Safetynet Primary Care We’re blown away by the support and the efforts of all of the players all weekend. Still time to donate: pay.sumup.io/b2c/Q3RG5C05

Numbers won’t matter if the T’s and C’s of the contract won’t change. Applicants will remain non existent and not fill the hiring void. Irish Medical Organisation Stephen Donnelly rte.ie/news/2022/1207… via RTÉ

In 2022, researchers examined the impact of a 16-hour limit to first-year resident-physicians’ work hours on the safety outcomes of patients directly under their care hvrd.me/Kn0z50M7hoo

'Minister for Health Mary Harney says the situation in A&E units across the State needs to be treated as a national emergency. "The bottom line is that no-one, particularly no older person, should sleep overnight on a trolley in a corridor."' March 2006 irishtimes.com/news/a-e-crisi…

Aoife Thomas Doyle @MrTonyMoloney1 Aaron Glynn James Walsh If only we had some detailed analysis dating back to 2014 upon which to base planning.......

Prof. Matthew Sadlier, Chairman of the Consultant Committee of the IMO, has issued the following statement in respect of the ongoing crisis conditions in Irish hospitals. imo.ie/news-media/new…

NEW: HSE’s head of digital transformation resigns with immediate effect citing difficulties in implementation and comparing task to scaling Mount Everest in bad weather "We could still succeed but there would be too many casualties, including me” businesspost.ie/news/hses-head…

Tickets are now on sale for our upcoming IDO concert in aid of Children’s Grief Centre with soloist Lukas O’Brien and conductor Liam Daly 🗓️ Sunday 14th May @ 4:30pm ⛪️ Redemptorist Church Limerick Tickets available here: eventbrite.ie/e/irish-doctor… Children's Grief Centre Lukas O Brien

Cracking The Guardian cartoon today- Pressure on Steve Barclay to come to negotiating table and avert this strike action

Jon Rahm is more likely to win a tournament than miss the cut. 🤯

The Government has consistently refused offers to meet and put up further obstacles to prevent meaningful talks occurring. We are now asking Department of Health and Social Care to agree to the arbitration service, Acas, facilitating talks so we can move towards a resolution. bma.org.uk/bma-media-cent…

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Our oboe soloist is Lukas O’Brien, Core surgical trainee in Plastic & Reconstructive surgery at Beaumont hospital. 📅Sunday 14th May @ 4:30pm ⛪️Redemptorist Church Limerick Tickets available here: shorturl.at/blnoW Lukas O Brien Beaumont Hospital RCSI University College Dublin

irishtimes.com/health/2023/05…. Long overdue reform , having been such a trailblazer in our smoking ban laws of the early 2000's , we need to lead in this purge which threatens public health.

Congratulations to our three Fulbright Ireland awardees for 2023-2024! With their #Fulbright awards Dr Natalie McEvoy Michael Daly and Dr Lukas O'Brien Lukas O Brien will go to leading US institutions to collaborate and enrich their academic profiles. 🔗 rcsi.com/dublin/news-an…

"What our work says is even in the worst case scenarios, the environmental footprint of not only vegan diets but low meat diets are much, much better than high meat consuming diets," said Peter Scarborough, an Oxford professor who led the study. nyti.ms/3Y4Ms9h

What’s the big difference going back to college this time you ask 🛴Yale School of Public Health #escooter #fulbright

Goes against one of the key points of last years NCHD taskforce negotiations on working conditions. Discontent continues in healthcare workforce.Irish Medical Organisation irishtimes.com/opinion/letter…