Top-up payments may lead to full inquiryTop-up payments, double jobbing and additional earnings for healthcare staff are now under the scrutiny of the State’s financial watchdog, the Comptroller and Auditor General, writes MARTIN WALL
Taking the pain out of dental complaintsA new service aims to give dental patients a way to resolve complaints without referring to the Dental Council or the courts, writes FIONA REDDAN
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- Reilly urged to use indemnity funds for patient redress
1,500 women who underwent a controversial childbirth procedure want closure, writes CARL O'BRIEN
- Sweet nostalgia could lead to increase in tooth decay
THE PROLIFERATION of nostalgic sweet shops could lead to an increase in tooth decay, the Irish Dental Association (IDA) annual conference was told.
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- Jab technique can help keep pain at bay
MEDICAL MATTERS: Empirical evidence in favour of turning away, writes MUIRIS HOUSTON
- Deep-sea diving into the dark of your head
MIND MOVES: Is writing actually bad for your health, writes TIM SMYTH
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Treating Ireland to early phase trialsIRELAND NEEDS to increase its early phase clinical trials activity so that patients have a greater chance to access innovative treatments, according to a leading consultant haematologist, Frank Giles, who is involved in setting up a number of phase one cancer clinical trials here.
Cutting-edge treatment comes at a priceNew cancer treatments offer patients improved outcomes – but they are causing increasing headaches for the health budget, writes PRISCILLA LYNCH
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Potential for growth?Proper nutrition in the womb and in the first two years of a baby’s life is the foundation of a healthy life, writes RONAN McGREEVY
Picking up the pieces with graceGrace Harper – the only pupil in her school who uses a wheelchair – is a popular little girl with a very full life, writes MICHELLE McDONAGH
