More harrowing testimony today at the inquest into the death of Aoife Johnston at UHL, highlighting failures in care, unacceptable overcrowding and understaffing.

Important profile of female GPs in Ireland

Amazing example of collective action abc.net.au/news/2024-04-2…

A cognitively-impaired resident who had Covid-19 was locked inside an activities room in a St. John's community hospital,
Enniscorthy.
The inspector observed the resident trying unsuccessfully to leave the room but they did not appear to be able to do so

independent.ie/regionals/wexf…

Máirín Mhic Lochlainn, duine de bhunaitheoirí Gluaisceacht Chearta Sibhialta na Gaeltachta, ag tarraingt aird ar chonspóid mhór an lae inniu - cúrsaí tithíochta

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Thousands of older patients discharged to ‘potentially harmful’ stepdown care with no proper rehab, senior doctors warn @ISPGM Department of Health HSE Ireland Age Action independent.ie/irish-news/tho…

Nice paper on the implementation of Outcomes-based contracting (OBC) stressing the important of culture and engagement: 'blunt application of OBC will not automatically unlock promises of personalization and effectiveness.' tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

🚨This is really concerning -irishtimes.com/health/2024/04…

Deposit return scheme: ‘I spent 90 minutes trying to return bottles. This scheme is vile’ irishtimes.com/your-money/202… - see below for my latest experience of Re-turn Conor Pope

How to improve a meeting (when you’re not in charge). A recent article from Amy Edmondson. The tactics you use depends on the level of psychological safety:
1) The helpful workaround: works when psychological safety is low (on the team or with the person leading the meeting).

Wow.

Inquest into teen's death told UHL ED 'akin to war zone' via @RTENews rte.ie/news/ireland/2…

Limerick city looking fab

Aoife Johnston inquest: ‘I told her she was in the best place, but she wasn’t’ - Barry Roche reports

Parents of 16-year-old girl who died at University Hospital Limerick following a failure in her care give evidence
irishtimes.com/crime-law/cour… via The Irish Times