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40 Quality and safety
News &views 5 Editorial
This month Maureen Flynn discusses the use of ‘good information practices’
Following acceptance of the proposals to end strike action, Phil Ní Sheaghdha, INMO general secretary, pays tribute to members who fought hard for patient safety and staffing in a determined, controlled and collective manner INMO president Martina Harkin-Kelly rounds up news from the Executive Council and beyond 8 News INMO members vote by 62% to accept Labour Court proposals… University Hospital Limerick needs to heed the lessons of Mid Staffordshire… Nursing Now launched in Ireland… Trolley crisis plumbs new depths… Limerick sees 81 on trolleys – highest ever daily count… Parental leave reinstated for member… World news headlines Plus: Opinion by Dave Hughes, page 17 Plus: Section news, page 19
42 Patient Safety
The application of clinical governance to the HSS provision in Ireland is a threat to patient safety, warns Rachel Eustace
44 Focus
Nurses are well positioned to positively affect the health and care of homeless people, writes Jessica Kenny
7 From the president
57 Update
Round up of healthcare news items
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Clinical 45 Child health
Hazel A Smith discusses informed consent and assent in clinical research
47 Gastroenterology
The role of a specialist nurse is key in the ongoing care and support of patients with IBD, writes Angela Mullen
49 Diabetes services
39 Students & new graduates
Referral of people with uncomplicated type 2 diabetes to primary care
INMO student and new graduate officer Neal Donohue offers advice to internship students preparing for interviews
51 Dermatology
David Buckley outlines a stepwise approach to managing atopic eczema
Features 20 International
Living 53 Book review
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Elizabeth Adams reports from the 109th EFN general assembly in Brussels 21 Celebrating our professions This month marks both International Nurses Day and International Day of the Midwife 23 Centenary focus Mark Loughrey talks to WIN about his new book, A Century of Service , celebrating 100 years of the INMO
Niall Hunter reviews Through the Pages of History by Michael Whelton Plus: Monthly crossword competition
55 Finance
Ivan Ahern discusses how the Single Public Service Pension Scheme could affect your retirement
Jobs & Training 29 Professional Development
24 Legal focus
INMO director of regulation and social policy Edward Mathews advises members on filling out an incident form
Eight-page pull out section from the INMO PDC
26 Questions and answers
58 Diary
Bulletin board for industrial relations queries
Listing of meetings and events nationally and internationally
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59 Recruitment & Training
27 Executive Council focus
Latest job and training opportunities in Ireland and overseas
A series profiling three members of the Executive each month
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Cover image by Derek Speirs: ‘Charlie’s Angels’ on ‘The Big March’ in 1980 – as pictured on the cover of ‘A Century of Service: A History of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation 1919-2019’ by Mark Loughrey (see page 23)
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