Mike O'Callaghan @mike0callaghan

GP, Engineer. PhD candidate UL School of Medicine. Clinical lead Irish College of GPs Research Dept. 🤖 Limerick Joined March 2014

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Tony Connelly @tconnellyRTE

7 months ago

Trump, Putin and Ukraine: The great betrayal? via @rtenews rte.ie/news/analysis-…

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HealthResearchBoard @hrbireland

7 months ago

Prof Andrew Murphy @uniofgalway, received the HRB Impact Award 2025 at #HRBGHConf25 last night. The independent panel described his body of work as having an ‘exceptional influence on policy and practice in the Irish healthcare system’ bit.ly/42PRlY6 #HRBImpactaward

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Niamh Humphries (@niamhhumphries.bsky.social) @humphries_niamh

7 months ago

On the lack of supports for children with autism in the Irish health system: ‘the significant increase in demand for autism services combined with severe staffing shortages is causing the system to collapse.’ irishtimes.com/health/2025/02…

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Dr. Brendan O'Shea @drbosheaGP

7 months ago

GP - more than just GPs ! Amazing skills within GP Teams Profile of Mark Kavanagh, GP Manager imt.ie/opinion/dr-bre… @IMT_latest @RCGP_RoI @RuthShipsey @deirdre_lundy @DrWilliamBehan @ritakj @mike0callaghan @Raythedoc @DrBrianHiggins @feminabrevis

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Claire Gleeson @cmgleeson

8 months ago

@mike0callaghan @laucullen1 It’s no coincidence that many young doctors planning to start families gravitate towards the only medical specialty where less-than-full-time work is in any way feasible. (2/2)

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Claire Gleeson @cmgleeson

8 months ago

@mike0callaghan @laucullen1 Great points above (in my case I go into work for a few hours most weekends to catch up on admin); but also important to remember that part-time working is a valid choice, and is particularly important as an option for parents of young children. (1/2)

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😷Miriam O'Callaghan 🕊 @mir_ocall

8 months ago

@Castletonian @AddressingLife Great thread. There is no regard for the wellbeing of hcws in the system. Increasingly, we are going the route of the UK and you see how appalling that is. Also the move to dump on providers, not provision. My own GP of 25 years goes above and beyond. Superb. @mike0callaghan

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Niamh Humphries (@niamhhumphries.bsky.social) @humphries_niamh

8 months ago

Great to get an opportunity to talk about health worker recruitment and retention earlier today rte.ie/radio/radio1/c… #DrRetention

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Tom O'Dowd @todowd

8 months ago

@mike0callaghan GP medicine has been transformed & become more complex (&interesting) in recent years. As well as increased follow up of tests and referrals and bureaucracy we have a heavy CPD load just to keep up to date. CPD is always out of hours or weekends.

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grainne pinaqui @docmum

8 months ago

@mike0callaghan I do 6 hours per day patient facing but another 3-4 per day doing forms, results, letters, referrals, prescriptions etc. People don’t take this into account. Its exhausting

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Mike O'Callaghan @mike0callaghan

8 months ago

That's a fact Martin 👍🏻

Martin O'Brien @Crowstreet

8 months ago

That's a fact Martin 👍🏻

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Mike O'Callaghan @mike0callaghan

8 months ago

Spot on Máire x.com/mike0callaghan…

DrMáireT @MaireTNC

8 months ago

Spot on Máire x.com/mike0callaghan…

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Ciara McCarthy @ciara_a_nolan

8 months ago

@itsthatgirlsuzi The hours referenced in this article relate to ‘direct patient care’. Each two hours of patient contact in GP generates an hour of paperwork (referrals, following results, actioning results, following up with patient). Headline is deliberately misleading/clickbaiting