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The bitter pill : an insider's shocking expos�e of the Irish health system / Doctor X.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Dublin : Hodder Headline Ireland, 2007.Description: 251 p. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780340951323 (pbk.) :
  • 9780340951323 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.109417 DOC
LOC classification:
  • RA273
Contents:
Prologue: The reasons why -- 1.Overview: broken parts -- 2.The two-tier system of healthcare -- 3.The consultant dilemma -- 4.Radiology: the broken cog in the machine -- 5.Dirt and bugs -- 6.On-call: a personal experience of fatigue -- 7.Working with fatigue -- 8.The failures of geriatric healthcare -- 9.Mental health - a neglected service -- 10.We are not racists, but ... -- 11.The bedlam of bureaucracy -- 12.Lost in translation: the growing communication gap -- 13.Solutions.
Summary: The author describes the problems from within the Irish health system using personal experience, along with that of his colleagues, to highlight the day-to-day realities crippling the system.
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Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 362.109417 DOC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 204931
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 362.109417 DOC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 203369
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 362.109417 DOC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 203368
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 362.109417 DOC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 203367
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 362.109417 DOC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 204563

Contains a reproduction of the transcript of Susie Long\'s letter to RTE�\'s \'Liveline\' (Jan. 07).

Prologue: The reasons why -- 1.Overview: broken parts -- 2.The two-tier system of healthcare -- 3.The consultant dilemma -- 4.Radiology: the broken cog in the machine -- 5.Dirt and bugs -- 6.On-call: a personal experience of fatigue -- 7.Working with fatigue -- 8.The failures of geriatric healthcare -- 9.Mental health - a neglected service -- 10.We are not racists, but ... -- 11.The bedlam of bureaucracy -- 12.Lost in translation: the growing communication gap -- 13.Solutions.

The author describes the problems from within the Irish health system using personal experience, along with that of his colleagues, to highlight the day-to-day realities crippling the system.

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