# GP
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Last year
2023
Addiction
GP centre won't prescribe 'highly addictive' painkillers due to concerns over illegal drug trade
There have been growing concerns in recent weeks about the sale of opioids and other powerful painkillers.
A GP centre in Dublin is refusing to prescribe powerful painkillers like Oxycontin or "highly addictive" benzodiazepines
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said prescription medications often end up being sold on the street
Benzodiazepines are generally prescribed to treat anxiety, sleep disorders and seizures
21 Dec 2023
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Voices
Dr Caoimhe Hartley: 'We hear about menopause but perimenopause can be just as disruptive'
Dr Caoimhe Hartley
11 Sep 2023
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THE MORNING LEAD
Varadkar 'reluctant' to make changes after review of state's abortion laws seeks end to three-day wait
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21 Apr 2023
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vivienne murphy
SF seeks investigation into lack of paediatric ICU beds in Cork after girl's death from Strep A
17 Apr 2023
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THE MORNING LEAD
‘Fragmented and unpredictable’: Healthcare services failing island communities
30 Jan 2023
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Healthcare
ESRI: Extending free GP care to all by 2026 could cost state up to €881 million
17 Jan 2023
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All time
response
Varadkar hits out at 'sworn political opponents' as DPP directs no charges in GP leak affair
7 Jul 2022
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new regulations
Mother & Baby Homes: GPs no longer have to sign off on requests by survivors to get health records
29 Mar 2022
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Vaccines
People aged 40-49 to be offered Covid boosters from 27 December, three weeks ahead of schedule
16 Dec 2021
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Voices
GP: When a super-spreadable virus meets a super-spreader event like Christmas we need to pause
Dr Maitiu Ó Faoláin
Updated
16 Dec 2021
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mother and baby homes
Survivors consider legal action to get health records amid 'bizarre' row with department
16 Sep 2021
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Voices
GP: My patients do not need to see your placards with your value judgements
Dr Brian Kennedy
12 Aug 2021
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numbers double
'Canary in the coalmine' GP data indicates increase in people with Covid symptoms
24 Mar 2021
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Voices
Notes from a GP: '20% of Christmas Covid tests have been positive in our practice'
Anonymous GP
1 Jan 2021
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Voices
Dr Mark Murphy: We need to rethink how we fund the health service
Dr Mark Murphy
1 Dec 2020
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short cut
Leo Varadkar apologises for 'errors of judgement', says he is 'not close friends' with Dr Ó Tuathail
3 Nov 2020
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anatomy of a scandal
Timeline: GP contract negotiations, the draft deal and Leo Varadkar's actions
31 Oct 2020
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Coronavirus
Post-match parties and house gatherings: Where GPs notice Covid outbreaks originating
16 Oct 2020
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Vaccination
The flu vaccine and children: Here is everything parents need to know
28 Sep 2020
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new research
Suspected Covid-19 cases three times higher than official statistics, says new UK study
8 Sep 2020
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10
kdoc
Out-of-hours GP service for Kildare and West Wicklow no longer charging for Covid-19 consultations
4 Sep 2020
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get tested
Coronavirus GP consultations set to remain free, health minister confirms
Updated
1 Sep 2020
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kdoc
Confusion as HSE claims out-of-hours GP service charging for Covid consultations has received funding
27 Aug 2020
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Coronavirus
Almost half of people don't know calling GP to discuss Covid-19 symptoms is free, ESRI finds
26 Aug 2020
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Domestic Abuse
Increase in patients telling GPs they are victims of domestic violence during pandemic
24 Jul 2020
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Coronavirus
Covid-19: Close contacts will be tested twice - on day 1 and day 7 - whether or not they have symptoms
18 May 2020
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Your hometown
This Tipperary 'biketown' has worked hard to recover from recession - but it's been an uphill struggle
5 Feb 2020
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free contraception
No money in next year's budget for free contraception, committee heard
Updated
27 Nov 2019
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extra visits
Doctors warn that extending free GP care to under-8s is 'putting pressure on a timebomb'
12 Oct 2019
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budget 2020
Sinn Féin proposes free GP visits, back-to-school bonuses and welfare hikes in alternative budget
1 Oct 2019
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ATM withdrawals
Woman who stole over €40,000 from former GP she was caring for jailed for two years
19 Mar 2019
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Abortion Services
Taoiseach says abortion services may not be available in every hospital in January
10 Dec 2018
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