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Medical Council urges healthcare workers to get flu vaccine ↗

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Drug discovery fuels hope for treating antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea ↗

Zoliflodacin cured over 90 per cent of infections at genital sites and proved as effective as current standard treatment
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‘No evidence’ that Covid had lasting impact on cancer outcomes ↗

Number of new cancer diagnoses dropped 27 per cent in spring 2020 as pandemic took hold halting GP visits and screening programmes
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New law will give body regulatory powers over home support providers, while policy framework proposes that HIQA monitors adult safeguarding services

HIQA’s remit to extend under new Government plans ↗

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Rising costs and staff shortages will place severe pressure on private healthcare providers in Ireland next year, new report finds
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Public-private healthcare pay gap widens to 20 per cent ↗

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Around 500 patients are currently hospitalised with the flu around the country, IMO representative says
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Number of hospitalised flu patients to soon be ‘the equivalent of two large hospitals’ ↗

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Guide encouraged clear, jargon-free language, highlighting that the age and ability of each patient can impact their capacity to understand complex terms
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New national guidance on patient communication published ↗

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Dublin hospital uses new radiotherapy technology for first time in UK and Ireland ↗

RapidArc Dynamic uses advanced computer modelling to shape and deliver radiation with greater precision
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