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Preparation of โ€˜shadow budgetโ€™ for population-based resource allocation

https://bit.ly/3ZZlilE

@NDTP_HSE @Slaintecare @HealthyIreland @HSELive @roinnslainte #regions #healthregions

10.02.2026 16:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Catherine Reilly explores how CervicalCheck is improving screening access
for under-served populations, including women affected by trauma

https://bit.ly/4rFPcaz

@NSShse @RachaelComer3 #choosescreening #healthequity

10.02.2026 14:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Councilโ€™s CAREhub service transitions from โ€˜pilotโ€™ project

https://bit.ly/4a6S6iK

@MedCouncilIRL #Carehub #doctorshealth

10.02.2026 12:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Clinicians advocate for resourced domiciliary ventilation programme

https://bit.ly/4qnEUL1

@NRH_Ireland @SpinalIreland #domiciliaryventilation

10.02.2026 10:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Our new editorial: Lung health check pilot already having positive impact

https://bit.ly/4q6i4aW

@lung_check_ie @IrishCancerSoc @CancerCentreIre #lungcancer #lunghealth #screening

09.02.2026 18:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dr Niamh Humphries, Dr ร‰idรญn Nรญ Shรฉ, and Dr Holly Hanlon outline the latest data from the GP retention project

https://bit.ly/3ZAWal1

@ICGPnews @RCSI_Irl @IMO_IRL @Slaintecare @NDTP_HSE @HDRM_Project @IMO_IRL #gp #primarycare #generalpractice

09.02.2026 16:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bette Browne on the concerning rise of โ€˜healthocideโ€™

https://bit.ly/4t5biEY

@Joelle_a_rached @SafeguardingHC @P4HR @ICNurses @MedCouncilIRL #healthocide

09.02.2026 15:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Niamh Cahill reports on how out-of-hours GP services coped during the 2025/26 influenza season

https://bit.ly/3Z3XXyY

@ICGPnews @IMO_IRL #generalpractice

09.02.2026 13:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Concerns over National Ambulance Service raised at HSE meeting

https://bit.ly/4k8eLhZ

@AssocEmergMedIE @IrishEMtrainees @SIPTU @Slaintecare #ambulance #eds #emergencymedicine #hse

09.02.2026 10:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tender issued for nurses for temporary assignments

https://bit.ly/4riiITC

@INMO_IRL @SIPTU #nurses

09.02.2026 09:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Transition to NRFit devices โ€˜progressingโ€™ โ€“ HSE

https://bit.ly/3Z4gyuN

@npsoIRL #NRFit

08.02.2026 15:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Niamh Cahill reports on how out-of-hours GP services coped during the 2025/26 influenza season

https://bit.ly/3Z3XXyY

@ICGPnews @IMO_IRL #generalpractice

08.02.2026 13:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜Substantial increaseโ€™ needed in O&G consultant workforce by 2040

https://bit.ly/49XDnVM

@NDTP_HSE @IMO_IRL @IHCA_IE @Slaintecare @HealthyIreland @HSELive @roinnslainte #obstetrics #gynaecology #MedEd

08.02.2026 13:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Medical Council to undergo external evaluation in 2026

https://bit.ly/4rATq3p

@MedCouncilIRL

08.02.2026 12:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Integrated well-trained workforce โ€˜vitalโ€™ for public health strategy

https://bit.ly/4pZlwUw

@IMO_IRL @issphm @NDTP_HSE @ClimHealthIre @HSELive @roinnslainte @publichealthie @HealthyIreland @Slaintecare #publichealth #MedEd #slaintecare

08.02.2026 11:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NWIHP operated with โ‚ฌ12.8m deficit

https://bit.ly/4k4T2ra

@NWIHP @roinnslainte #gynaecology #obstetrics

08.02.2026 10:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Eye Care in Focus conference

https://bit.ly/4blTCOY

@eyedoctorsIRL #ophthalmology

07.02.2026 18:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Irish College of Ophthalmologists Winter Meeting

https://bit.ly/4amorC8

@eyedoctorsIRL #ophthalmology

07.02.2026 16:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Prof Brendan Kelly reviews Dr Suzanne Croweโ€™s book โ€˜Intensive Care: True Stories of Healing, Heartache and Hope from Inside Irish Childrenโ€™s Medicineโ€™

https://bit.ly/4rlhDuj

@HachetteIre #healthcare

07.02.2026 14:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Niamh Cahill reports on how out-of-hours GP services coped during the 2025/26 influenza season

https://bit.ly/3Z3XXyY

@ICGPnews @IMO_IRL #generalpractice

07.02.2026 13:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Patients teach GP lessons that can take years to absorb, writes Dr Lucia Gannon

https://bit.ly/4k5KBMn

@LuciaGannon @ICGPnews #gp #primarycare #generalpractice #Meded

07.02.2026 12:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It is interesting how medical terms migrate into our everyday lives, according to Dr Muiris Houston

https://bit.ly/4toOvEr

@muirishouston @bmj_latest, #words #language #Meded #Mane #Beeperphantom #Cursorcrawl #Exitcall #Farsilence

07.02.2026 10:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Our new editorial: Lung health check pilot already having positive impact

https://bit.ly/4q6i4aW

@lung_check_ie @IrishCancerSoc @CancerCentreIre #lungcancer #lunghealth #screening

06.02.2026 18:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dr Niamh Humphries, Dr ร‰idรญn Nรญ Shรฉ, and Dr Holly Hanlon outline the latest data from the GP retention project

https://bit.ly/3ZAWal1

@ICGPnews @RCSI_Irl @IMO_IRL @Slaintecare @NDTP_HSE @HDRM_Project @IMO_IRL #gp #primarycare #generalpractice

06.02.2026 16:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bette Browne on the concerning rise of โ€˜healthocideโ€™

https://bit.ly/4t5biEY

@Joelle_a_rached @SafeguardingHC @P4HR @ICNurses @MedCouncilIRL #healthocide

06.02.2026 15:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Niamh Cahill reports on how out-of-hours GP services coped during the 2025/26 influenza season

https://bit.ly/3Z3XXyY

@ICGPnews @IMO_IRL #generalpractice

06.02.2026 13:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Concerns over National Ambulance Service raised at HSE meeting

https://bit.ly/4k8eLhZ

@AssocEmergMedIE @IrishEMtrainees @SIPTU @Slaintecare #ambulance #eds #emergencymedicine #hse

06.02.2026 10:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tender issued for nurses for temporary assignments

https://bit.ly/4riiITC

@INMO_IRL @SIPTU #nurses

06.02.2026 09:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Transition to NRFit devices โ€˜progressingโ€™ โ€“ HSE

https://bit.ly/3Z4gyuN

@npsoIRL #NRFit

05.02.2026 15:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Niamh Cahill reports on how out-of-hours GP services coped during the 2025/26 influenza season

https://bit.ly/3Z3XXyY

@ICGPnews @IMO_IRL #generalpractice

05.02.2026 13:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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