A&E departments crammed to capacity,whats Leo going to do now?

I'd have put you and Deise down for Champagne drinkers :p

Mainly due to the excellent work of the IBOA champagne is well within my price range :)

However my tipple of choice is a large bottle of Guinness with a paddy & red chaser .

I presume you are still a bailey's & cherryade man with the obligatory umbrella ?
 
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Mainly due to the excellent work of the IBOA champagne is well within my price range :)
and, for the same reason, not within the price range of many others.

However my tipple of choice is a large bottle of Guinness with a paddy & red chaser .
A good "wurking class" drink. Do you drink it because you like it or so as not to be a "class traitor"?
 
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Good news , the Labour Court improved pay & career structure for consultants has been accepted by IMO members & 200 consultant posts are to be advertised.

The recruitment of nurses continues slowly , mostly in cases where the INMO have raised concerns on under staffing & have voted in favour of a time limited work to rule - encouragingly such recruitments are being generally advertised on a salary negotiable basis or on a pretty wide 35,000 to 45,000 basis ( presumably based on a time served & qualification basis )
 
On the debit side the Irish Times is reporting that kidney donations may have to be sent abroad as there are only 4 transplant surgeons in the renal unit in Beaumont - half the recommended staffing level , two recruitment drives have failed to recruit suitable applicants as the starting salary of € 109,000 is not attractive.

Did the Times mention anything about theatre availability within the viable lifespan of the organ. Or the overly political nature of having to deal with the HSE?
 
Not in the front page article , however in Paul Cullen's analysis piece on page 4 he pointed out that the Irish Times reported last year that 2 of the 10 operating theatres in Beaumont were closed at any given time due to a lack of anaesthetists .

He went on to further suggest that the blunt edged sword taken to new consultant's pay although popular has caused huge problems which will take years to resolve with matters getting worse before getting better.

You are not Leo V I trust ?:)
 
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You are not Leo V I trust ?:)

Not even close! But this thread title really grabs my attention every time I see it! :D

But I know people working there, so I know a lot of what both sides of the argument are saying is spin on reality, and ignoring many of the real issues and causes thereof.
 
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