The bitter pill : an insider's shocking expos�e of the Irish health system / Doctor X.
Material type: TextPublication details: Dublin : Hodder Headline Ireland, 2007.Description: 251 p. ; 20 cmISBN:- 9780340951323 (pbk.) :
- 9780340951323 (pbk.)
- 362.109417 DOC
- RA273
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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.