When the Irish government via the HSE (Health Services Executive) introduced a Chronic Disease Management programme into general practice, and offered to pay G.P.s for running with it I thought that at last Irish general practice was moving away from its original reactive model and embracing a NHS-style piece work-approach. We could now show our … Read more
The long march of the locked-down migrants[i] (Aadesh Ravi – composer, lyric writer and singer) Lyrics How are the little ones holding up at home? I wonder how and with what my old mother feeds them? We toil daily to subsist Forced to migrate to make ends meet The nation may be great But our … Read more
Pressing Pause In the grip of serious illness anyone but an obtuse contrarian seeks medical assistance. As the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic sweeps across the globe, doctors are performing heroics, often at grave risks to their own health. Enhanced screening, testing and emergency treatment facilities, along with developing a vaccine, are now paramount considerations; but we … Read more