It might save on space in overcrowded Irish hospitals, but converting male and female hospital toilets to unisex facilities may increase the risk of infection as men are less likely to wash their hands, a new study reveals today.
A general increase in sexual-partner numbers has been identified as one of the reasons behind a rise in certain cancers in Ireland, according to a new report.
Thousands of older people are being sent from hospital to potentially harmful “stepdown” facilities with no proper rehabilitation, leading to re-admission on a trolley or a move to a nursing home, geriatricians have warned.
Patients are at risk of being treated by non-medics instead of qualified doctors in order to plug workforce gaps in cover, a doctors’ group leader has warned.