Monthly Archives: September, 2018

The science of Patient Safety is complex and difficult to achieve without careful planning. Unfortunately, the theories and methods of Patient Safety are not part of the core skills of those who plan and run healthcare facilities – and this is not their own fault, writes Dr. Peter Lachman.

As a leading healthcare company, we were delighted to see the recent publication of the Sláintecare Implementation Strategy. These wide-ranging recommendations will shape the future of Ireland's health system and at GSK we are ready to play our part, writes Eimear Caslin, General Manager, GSK, Ireland.

Communication is an essential skill, demonstrated and appraised during an interview process, so why are so many problems within the workplace attributable to poor communication? In a recent study conducted in Northern Ireland as part of a Master in Public Administration, John McEntee evidenced how an organisations structure and model of service delivery impacts on internal communication and organisational performance.

The Bon Secours Hospital Cork has announced it is the first hospital in Ireland to offer pioneering robotic-arm assisted joint replacement surgery. Ireland’s largest private...