After a recent conversation I realised that many people still don't really understand Irish general practice. Not much has changed since I posted this thread in 2019. One positive is introduction of Chronic Disease Management - but only for those with GMS/DVC cards

Planning for Integrated Care needs to account for different population needs #HealthInequalities
This The Health Foundation graph highlights huge differences in patient need across Integrated Care catchment areas in England

It is an absolute pleasure to host this groundbreaking event with the global leaders in #AddictionRecoveryScience Keith Humphreys Dr. John Kelly Ed Day David Best David Best #EmilyHennessey EU drugs agency SSA Trinity College Dublin Linda Doyle #GameChanger !

Our Director, Prof Andrew Murphy, and Associate Director, Prof Susan Smith, were delighted to welcome Prof Prof Brendan Delaney 🇺🇦🇮🇪🇬🇧🇪🇺🇭🇺🐈‍⬛☸️🕉, Prof Frank Sullivan Primary Care @ St Andrews and Prof Derek Stewart to the International Advisory Committee meeting in Dublin. Great to meet in person again!

Social prescribing needs more evidence to support its benefits before widespread rollout – new study theconversation.com/social-prescri… via The Conversation

The unhurried consultation - critical to a good experience for patients and GPs
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Irish College of GPs GPBuddy RCGP Republic of Ireland Faculty 🇮🇪

Devastating effects of #COVID19 when vaccines could have prevented so many deaths if they had been distributed globally
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Mike Ryan nails it:Access to Medicines Ireland Oxfam Ireland Doctors4VaccineEquity

Do people perceive benefits in the use of #socialprescribing to address #loneliness and/or social isolation? Our Loneliness in Mental Health Network #qualitative meta-synthesis of the literature  BMC BMC Health Services Research
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Loneliness in Mental Health Network Alexandra Pitman BMC Susan Smith SPHeRE HealthResearchBoard RCSI Thanks for sharing. Our review doesn't cover this important aspect of evaluation so great to have it.

Our first Graduate...we are soooooo proud! Congrats Louise Foley

Important to read the article rather than the press release!

It was a privilege & a pleasure working with Louise Foley over the last 4 challenging yrs. I learned loads and thanks to Louise for all your expertise in PPI & all things multimorbidity. Thanks also Susan Smith HRB PrimaryCare CTNI SPHeRE lisa hynes Multimorbidity CDA

We really need open and informed conversation about #Menopause