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News &views 5 Editorial
47 Midwife education
A look at a new CPD module from RCM i-learn on the use of epidurals in labour
The chronic lack of capacity in the health service must be addressed if Sláintecare is ever to be successfully implemented, writes Phil Ní Sheaghdha, INMO general secretary INMO president Martina Harkin-Kelly rounds up news from the Executive Council and beyond 8 News Budget not the ‘gamechanger’ the health service needs… Midwives are Brexit ready with all-Ireland partnership… INMO calls for greater support for women with menopausal symptoms… Issues discussed at the latest NJC forum… Members urged to check for all pay increases due… ‘Beyond unsustainable’: record numbers on trolleys… Most trolleys ever in an Irish hospital… CUH overcrowding and understaffing… Packed agenda for centenary celebration… Key issues addressed on advancing RNIDs’ role… Pressure against ‘employment control framework’… Tullamore beds closed due to recruitment pause Plus: Opinion by Dave Hughes, page 19 Plus: Section news, page 21
49 History
Laura Bambrick discusses the importance of recording living memories of the marriage bar
50 Children’s nursing
7 From the President
Tyrone Horne discusses the complex needs of teenage palliative care patients
52 Self care
Why mindfulness is not a luxury but a necessity for nurses and midwives
64 Update
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Round up of healthcare news items
Clinical 55 Breastfeeding
Healthcare providers need to be more proactive from the outset to help women to breastfeed successfully
57 Diabetes
A look at research presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes
59 Gastroenterology
Case study of a patient with ulcerative colitis who presented in ED
31 Students and new graduates
61 COPD
Neal Donohue updates readers on news for students and new graduates
WIN looks at the impact of this and other respiratory diseases on global health
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Features 23 Questions and answers
Living 62 Finance
Your industrial relations queries answered
25 Cover story
Shop around before renewing health cover, suggests Ivan Ahern
Michael Pigeon talks to the RNID Section officers about life in ID nursing
63 Book review
26 RNID focus
Alison Moore reviews The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson Plus: Monthly crossword competition
A look back at the evolution of the role of the RNID
28 RNID focus
Jobs & Training 33 Professional Development
Jacinta Mulhere on the difficulties of trying to access ID services in Ireland
42 Quality and safety
Pull out section from INMO Professional
This month Maureen Flynn looks at the HSE quality improvement toolkit
66 Diary
Listing of meetings and events 67 Recruitment & Training
45 Nursing Now focus
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This month, WIN focuses on Valerie Collins, RNID with Enable Ireland
Latest job and training opportunities
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On the cover this month: RNID Section officers Jacinta Mulhere,Marian Spelman,Anne Marie O’Reilly,Patricia McCartney and Ailish Byrne
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