Pat Harrold

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

President Trump's denial of climate change endangers us all

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

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

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

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

GP Pat Harrold has found out he can’t take gluten, so beer – aka bread in a jar – is off the menu