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@MedicineAtUL Well done Liam. The dilemmas facing rural GP presented with clarity and authority and pointing the way to at least part of the solution.

University of Limerick Discipline of General Practice collaborating with the HSE in solving challenges of GP shortages in Rural Ireland. rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…

@AmbulanceNAS I always felt only 3 reasons to use an ambulance 1 Risk of deterioration enroute, 2 need for treatment enroute3 immobility or needing transfer in a recumbent position. Otherwise use a car,

🚑Please remember that you should only call 112 or 999 in an emergency. Being brought to hospital by ambulance will not get you seen any quicker once there. Please help us to keep ambulances available for life threatening emergencies.

@AmbulanceNAS Delighted to see you all achieving your ambition.

Our latest group of HEMS Paramedics doing familiarisation and some outdoor clinical skills with our partner Gulf Med at the Rathcool Co. Cork site. Well done to all involved! 🚁

@drbosheaGP @illonaduffy @ritakj @Medcafe1 @IMT_latest Agree with Rita- they need a refresher course on the role of a GP. Times was when a low referral rate was regarded as a quality marker of a good GP

Good Lord 🙄 The Medical Council’s idea of what a GP is ? GP’s see and treat 9 out of 10 patients they see in the community. They are qualified to see and treat a very wide range of conditions and provide strong continuity of care @illonaduffy @ritakj @Medcafe1 @IMT_latest

@ElonMNews Yes

@rachelgemma90 Agree entirely- offer to help but do not get in the way- they are the experts.

[4/4]… There’s nothing wrong with introducing yourself & asking if there’s anything you can do to help. But if your help is declined then respect that & trust that your paramedic colleagues know what they’re doing. Rant over.

If you’re an off duty junior doc who comes across paramedics tending to a trauma patient, here’s a list of 6 things to avoid… 1. Not introducing yourself. 2. Wandering out into the road without any PPE on. 3. Refusing to leave when your help is kindly declined. [1/4]…

@AvroHeriMuseum @ColdWarPod Yes and I believe ge mentioned his father in law (me) who is also a fan. Thanks for looking after Alan so well!

If you’d like to be a #museum #volunteer at @AvroHeriMuseum like @ColdWarPod do get in touch!

@drbosheaGP @Raythedoc @LiamGGlynn @BJGPjournal @IMT_latest @WalleyRay @mike0callaghan @todowd Well done to Ray and the team

Major Congrats to ⁦@Raythedoc⁩ and Team at Mid West GP Training and ⁦@LiamGGlynn⁩ and UL on winning prestigious award ⁦@BJGPjournal⁩ Publications Conference earlier in London👌👍💯 ⁦@IMT_latest⁩ ⁦@WalleyRay⁩ ⁦@mike0callaghan⁩ ⁦@todowd⁩

@PriscillaLynch The key issues here are leadership and funding. You need a CIO who is empowered to make decisions without endless meetings and the authority to bring the individual fiefdoms in to line with a budget to hire the best external expertise and sack them if not performing.

The highly-anticipated (and long awaited!) Digital Health Framework for Ireland 2024-2030 was launched today. This year will see the roll-out of a patient app to provide people with important medical history and records. Next year will see the rollout of a ‘Shared Care Record’.

@todowd @ICGPnews I was a trainer for 32 years and it is probably the thing I miss most since retirement. A huge privilege to be involved in the training of our successors. Best of luck to these new trainers.

@ICGPnews GP trainers are role models and teachers who understand the strengths and frailties of young doctors. They’ve all been young once! Congratulations and best wishes for doing such vital work.

The ICGP is welcoming 70 New GP Trainers at the New Trainers course in Athlone today!

@jglash @LifeFlight_Aus Congratulations John- every publication helps add to the profile and makes all your friends here at home so proud to know you.

I’m very pleased to share this paper from the team at @LifeFlight_Aus sciencedirect.com/science/authSh…

A GP/orthopaedic initiative on waiting lists saw surgeon John Quinlan visit us this evening. 11 patients in urgent need of treatment discussed. Some expedited, management advice on others. Very educational and productive. @HSELive @DonnellyStephen @ICGPnews

@MCallanan1 Clearly remember when I was involved in. Doctor, two ambulances (four crew) and Gardai tied up for over two hours by a hoax call at 4 am. Perpetrators should be pursued and find the true cost of their actions.

@andyjjordan1 @roinnslainte @HSELive @LeoVaradkar @SimonHarrisTD @DonnellyStephen Absolutely agree. FEMPI meant that 10 years practices could not afford to hire newly qualified GP,s who were left with little option other than emigration to countries that offered not alone a job but a better quality of life. 10 years of graduates were lost.

FEMPI RESULTS: Rural County Mayo village could be left without a GP for the first time in 100 years independent.ie/regionals/mayo… @roinnslainte @HSELive @LeoVaradkar @SimonHarrisTD @DonnellyStephen

@Omarcaigh @aomarcaigh Having had a number of conversations with him about a particularly challenging case many years ago I can personally vouch for his incredible care and professionalism. May he enjoy many happy years of retirement.

@ritakj Happy retirement Rita. I am 2 years in. Miss the patients, procedures and emergencies but not the intolerable burden of pointless paperwork that spoiled the good bits. Enjoy every minute.

I left Bfp today after> 40 years - I opened on January 2nd many years ago- very sad to leave- wonderful patients-,super front of house staff- tears galore!!

@todowd Congrats Tom on your continued dedication to the people of Tallagh and the vocation of General Practice. I still remember with amusement your verbal jousting when I was a 1st year and you were a 3rd year on the Cork GP scheme with the great Bill Shannon.

I retire from the GMS next week but staying on. My wonderful colleagues presented me with this inscribed vase to mark the occasion. The practice hasn’t let patients down, has stayed the course and respects a vulnerable humanity. Proud and grateful.

@amymorgangp Retired for 18 months and no longer being a trainer one of the things I miss most after 32 years as a trainer. It is a privilege to help train the next generation of GPs but is both challenging and rewarding. Best of luck in your new role.

Excited to start tomorrow in practice with our new GP registrar & my first official day as a GP trainer! Hopefully a year ahead of learning for us both!

@illonaduffy There was not a manpower crisis until FEMPI cuts. Reduced income=no money to hire assistants who might become partners. No GP jobs so 10 years worth of potential GP’s lost to others areas of medicine or emigration.

9 GP GMS lists advertised today. Most rural with little chance of being filled. Why? Because the HSE refuses to address the crisis in general practice Because the HSE is about to unilaterally add 400 med cards to an already overloaded system Lots of solutions. No one listening