James Farrell

GP | Mayo native, currently in Dublin | Into healthcare, tech | retweet/follow ≠ endorsement

[Eoin Kelleher @EoinKr]

Ireland is a few years behind the UK in the introduction of the Physician Associate role, and we should use that as an opportunity to learn from the many mistakes that health institutions in the UK have made in that time.

Cartoon for @med_indonews

[Simon Daly @smndly]

I’m delighted to publish an interesting case in @NEJM this week: Thrombus in Transit across a Patent Foramen Ovale | NEJM https://t.co/Yl1JDb5hPU @CroiHeartStroke @BIASPstroke

[James Farrell @jamesafarrell]

A look at the use of joint injections by Irish GPs in @BJGPOpen with @walter_cullen @broughan_john @UCDMedicine . Thank you to the GPs who took part via @gpbuddy GPForum @research_gp @AUDGPI https://t.co/I9V9VIM8uB

[BJGP Open Journal @BJGPOpen]

How commonly are joint and soft tissue corticosteroid injections performed by GPs in the Republic of Ireland?

➡️https://t.co/RHQ7HmJp1t

@jamesafarrell @broughan_john @walter_cullen @research_gp

[Austin Byrne @austinpbyrne]

Govt plan to hand out over half a million GP visit cards this year will create massive access issues for patients. Timely article by @tweetsnolimits

[Eoin Kelleher @EoinKr]

A GP Visit Card isn’t much use if you can’t find a GP

My latest cartoon for @med_indonews #budget23 #cartoon #GP #medicalillustration

[Irish College of GPs @ICGPnews]

PRESS RELEASE Our response to #Budget2023 #Budget23
Expansion of free GP Visit Cards will lead to longer waiting times for patients.
Only one in five GP practices can take new GMS patients, only one in 4 can take new private patients.
Read here
https://t.co/zii5WBDUKM

[Tom O'Dowd @todowd]

Medical Council on medical workforce : We produce more med graduates than others in the OECD. We rely on international doctors for our hospitals. Fewer specialists than most countries. Can’t go on. @DonnellyStephen @SimonHarrisTD @LeoVaradkar

https://t.co/Tf1NJTx57A

[Irish Medical Organisation @IMO_IRL]

Over 1.3 million patients on waiting lists, GP surgeries unable to cope with demand, all staff under intolerable pressure. Government must face up to solutions - we need more doctors, more healthcare staff, more beds and funding that matches demand.

[James Farrell @jamesafarrell]

@amateuradam Between this and many anti-GP stories in recent months, the Daily Mail really do lead the way when it comes to damaging public health at scale, with just a headline!

[Professor Nóirín Russell @russellnoirin]

On call at #CUMH today. This is the worse wave of COVID19 so far for maternity services. If you are pregnant, please get vaccinated - it could be lifesaving for you and your baby. Great resources @RCPI_ObsGyn @drjendonnelly @climurphy

[James Farrell @jamesafarrell]

@GColleranMD @IHCA_IE Absolutely Gabrielle - accommodations for life outside of work are key to maintain recruitment for clinical roles - competitive employment environment with non-clinical + corporate roles highly attractive- such orgs recognise longterm benefits of looking after employees

[James Farrell @jamesafarrell]

@drbosheaGP Roscommon + Loughlinstown two seemingly successful examples off top of my head

[James Farrell @jamesafarrell]

@drbosheaGP Also case to be made for converting select smaller EDs to medical assessment unit ± injury unit

Well-run MAU = invaluable resource for patients, GP, and ED/gen med + preserves ED capacity for cases which can only be dealt with in that setting. Likewise with minor injury units.

[James Farrell @jamesafarrell]

@SukhSDubb @DrNeenaJha @fhussain73 @DoctorMayJay @MarkRileyGP @DrRachelWardGP @GenMedX @rcgp 'Every minute is taken, patient calls, prescriptions in breaks, emergencies' - this is so often all too true, but should not be! Failing to build in system for small breaks → inevitable burnout → poorer quality patient care. Not sure how feasible this is in UK system

[James Farrell @jamesafarrell]

@ailsybird Agreed. Further reducing capacity in every discipline of primary and secondary care, as a result of a crisis which has laid bare the extent of the strain on our healthcare system, is counterintuitive to say the least

[James Farrell @jamesafarrell]

An interesting exercise in fostering understanding between primary and secondary care

[Jonathan Griffiths @DrJonGriffiths]

The Acute Physicians https://t.co/ifsAzkDNl2

[Irish College of GPs @ICGPnews]

PRESS RELEASE : ICGP calls for a Working Group on Future General Practice to plan for serious GP workforce pressures, in pre-Budget submission. https://t.co/mCMALw9Eu2

[David Hanlon @drdhanlon]

Reminder to those in Ireland that you have free access to @BMJBestPractice for information on diagnosis & management of thousands of conditions & comorbidities. Register here https://t.co/YPbB7HJtw1 (Did I say it is FREE if you are in Ireland?😀) @ICGPnews @RCPI_news

[James Farrell @jamesafarrell]

@cloneyt @moynan_david Congratulations to you both Tom - great news!