Researchers identified 57 NICE guidelines with 379 lifestyle intervention recommendations, + estimated that >45000 hours of GP time + ~300000 hours of nurse time per 10000 adults would be needed to implement all 379 recommendations.
bmj.com/content/381/bm…

Our cat. A face only a mother could love

As a GP if I perform an orthopedic injection on a GMS patient I have to purchase the steroid/local anaesthetic myself and I generate no GMS payment.

If my local orthopedic clinic refers the patient on to the NTPF for the same injection it will cost the state >€100

Irish Medical Organisation

Mariupol. Russian artillery ruined maternity hospital and children hospital. A lot of killed and wounded women. No information about children and newborn yet. Hey, United Nations how are you doing? Please retweet

Content warning: ‘Show this to Putin’ - Ukraine medics fight to save girl (6) who died after Russian attack - Independent.ie. Feeling proud Russia? #Ukraine Ukraine / Україна independent.ie/world-news/eur…

300 people diagnosed with cervical cancer every year in Ireland and 90 people die from it. This is Cervical cancer prevention week. Every eligible woman should make her smear test a priority. #screening #cancerprevention

Gotta say…10Downing St sounds like great place to work.

For those unvaccinated U are 3 times more likely to be hospitalised and 11 times more likely to be admitted to ICU - 10,000 unvaccinated vaccinated in last few weeks - thanks for playing your part #unitedwestand #getvaccinated

So my 12 year old just asked me what a phone book is. I explained it to her. I’ve never seen her so baffled. Wish I had an old one to prove to her that they actually existed

#mouthcancerday today. Time to cut out alcohol and cigarettes and get any lumps bumps or mouth ulcers checked

This is fantastic news, really something to be proud of. GPs played a major role in this but credit must go to the people of Ireland who displayed a great deal of common sense

GP remains open.
Blood testing / results may be delayed.
Referrals will revert to post!
Covid referrals have become 'walk-in'.
Your data held by us remains secure.
GPs have invested hugely in IT - software and hardware.
Irish College of GPs Irish Medical Organisation GPBuddy RCGP Republic of Ireland Faculty 🇮🇪 Irish Medical Times 🇺🇦

People in Ireland most willing in EU to take Covid-19 vaccine - survey irishtimes.com/news/health/pe…

With nearly 13,000 cases annually, skin cancer is our most common cancer in Ireland. But it is mostly preventable. From April to September we need to be #SunSmart and follow the 5S's to protect our skin from UV damage, even on cloudy days.
| slip | slop | slap | seek | slide

#VaccinesWork

Bowel cancer awareness month starts today. Anyone aged 60-69 can get screened for Bowel Cancer. #screeningsaveslives Irish College of GPs GPBuddy

Top military officials preparing rare message to US forces in the wake of the Capitol attack edition.cnn.com/politics/live-… the same Mark Milley who accompanied Trump on the walkabout to a D.Cchurch? The same walkabout where peaceful BLM protestors got teargassed to make way for Trump?

Dreadful dreadful dreadful

Petition · Make revenge porn a criminal offence in Ireland · Change.org change.org/p/irish-justic…

Hospital Radiology Policies to accept referrals from OPD only and not GPs.
The need for a scan depends on the clinical indication, not the referrer.
Absolute madness to put a patient on a waiting list for outpatients so outpatients can put them on a waiting list for a scan.
Daft.