Dr.Rukshan Goonewardena

Thanks @gpbuddy for a super study @HealthBlackrock

@CavanMonaghanH1 is the only level 3 hospital nationally without interns (as far as we know). It has been assessed by Intern network as having excellent training opportunities. We have tried to get interns on many occasions, this time only to be rug pulled at the eleventh hour while at advanced stages. @NDTP_HSE interns are allocated interns to several private institutions while our public hospital has none. @NDTP_HSE have increased the numbers on interns during COVID nationally by an extra 140 again bypassing @CavanMonaghanH1. The quoted bottle neck in medical student allocations is not the university capacity but the number of intern spots available. @NormaFoleyTD1 @SimonHarrisTD Thank you both @BrendanSmithTD and @NiamhSmythTD for standing up for your hospital, and for @DonnellyStephen for your consideration.

HSE should ensure assignment of interns and trainee doctors to Cavan Monaghan Hospital. Hospital has the training opportunities and facilities and important for the further development of health services locally. @theanglocelt @theNSMonaghan @NewsonNS @CavanMonaghanH1

📢 European doctors cannot accept that the #EHDS will place further administrative burden on small medical practices, taking them away from patient care during a #HealthWorkforce crisis 👉 Press release: cpme.eu/news/european-… #EU2023ES

Medical teams all over the country are short staffed and the recruitment freeze on doctors and other healthcare staff will significantly and negatively impact on patient care which is all the more disastrous as we head into Winter.

We are shocked and appalled at HSE plans to implement a recruitment freeze among a wide range of healthcare staff NCHDs. This decision will inevitably impact negatively on patient care. imo.ie/news-media/new…

#Budget2024 is a missed opportunity to invest in our health services. Another difficult year for patients as there will be little or no improvement in capacity, services or waiting lists Full Statement: imo.ie/news-media/new…

On #WorldPatientSafetyDay we call on the Government to take immediate action on the key issues that are negatively impacting on patient safety in Ireland where we have too few doctors, too few beds, significant levels of overcrowding and unacceptable delays in waiting for care.

IRELAND 1-0 BRITAIN The Irish doctors team have won the World Cup! We are the world champions!!! Fergal Moran scores the winning goal to bring the cup home to Ireland!

Congratulations to Professor Sean Tierney @theseant

This is WRONG on so many levels. NCHDs already work unsafe and illegal working hours. No employer has the right to behave in this way. IMO are demanding that this practice cease immediately. #standingUP4NCHDs

Our “normal” health service is one of dangerously long waiting lists, intolerable numbers of patients on trolleys in our EDs & unsustainable levels of demand in General Practice. This is NOT a Winter Crisis. We need long term investment in capacity & workforce not empty promises

The CAMHS issue is a direct result of understaffing and unworkable structures. We are failing our young people and the staff in the services.

Government must take responsibility for over a decade of underfunding of our health services & poor planning. Patients are at risk from long waiting lists, too few beds, too few doctors and too few healthcare professionals. Short term solutions will not address long term problems

"We have one Minister for Health coming over from Canada telling you you’re great and you have a Minister for Health in Ireland telling you don’t work enough hours.” Professor Matthew Sadlier, Chair IMO Consultant Committee irishtimes.com/health/2023/01…

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…

Doctors across hospitals and GP services have, yet again, been asked to step up to deal with a crisis that was entirely predictable and caused by over a decade of insufficient investment in capacity & staffing to meet the needs of our population.

@Apple @tim_cook as much as I love apple and loved my Apple Watches. I am terribly frustrated at the lack or repair options. Hate to see this waste and questioning the value of buying another.

Dr Peadar Gilligan, EM Consultant Beaumont Hospital, spoke to @morningireland “Any hospital working above 100% capacity is not safe… There are definitely clinical consequences to our failure to develop the capacity that our system clearly needs” rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…