Pat Harrold

Pat Harrold

Contributor

Dr Pat Harrold, a contributor to The Irish Times, is a GP in Nenagh, Co Tipperary.

GPs who take part in chronic disease management programme will not be surprised by latest findings

CDM research shows reduction in hospital visits and emergencies

GPs have the toolkit to focus on what’s good for patients and the planet

With every practice hectically busy, proper planning is essential to strike the appropriate balance

We’ve had enough of Covid, RSV and flu – but they haven’t had enough of us

Underlying fear of first wave of Covid-19 is replaced by weary resignation among patients and professionals

A doctor writes: Your questions on the Covid-19 vaccines

We are waiting for the vaccine with a mixture of hope and trepidation

Mental health: Lifting the spirits on the farm

Sometimes the only voice a farmer hears is on the radio in the tractor cab

End of the hospital white coat brigade

Pat Harrold: At last doctors are dressing appropriately for our jobs

GPs can look to Limerick for inspiration

The graduate entry scheme at Limerick University has a special emphasis on primary care-centred learning

GPs are like the priests – you see a lot of grey heads

Young GPs are leaving the country like flocks of swallows – but they won’t return

Rugby players become surgeons. Hockey players become GPs

Medical Matters: Cricketers make good anaesthetists, footballers are excellent shrinks

Liars, wafflers and antibiotic hunters: they’re all patients

The longer you practise medicine, the less surprised you are by anything

Trump needs to shape up – not just because he's obese

President Trump's denial of climate change endangers us all

Hundreds on trollies reflects paltry funding of GP services

We have one of the most expensive healthcare systems in world but it does not deliver

Stop idling: turn off your car engine at the school gates

You wouldn’t light a cigarette when near a child, so what’s different about car fumes?

Stop idling: turn off your SUV engine at the school gates

You wouldn’t light a cigarette when near a child, so what’s different about car fumes?

‘I rarely tell fellow GPs about my interest in hypnosis’

If you have trouble sleeping, why would you take tablets instead of learning to relax?

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