r/DoctorsIreland

Above article is from July but relevant. We've had a couple of requests recently for details on the Irish context in primary care from a move-to-Ireland perspective. We aren't encouraging move-to-Ireland questions as they quickly become monotonous, but in general, those of us who don't work in primary care can sometimes lack perspective on present conditions. Particularly those of us who now only distantly remember a few weeks of placement (though I fondly remember being sat down and advised on the financial advantages of rural GP-ship vs psych consultancy pre the new contract - that guy made some interesting points).

Is lack of GPs the biggest issue where you're working? What about changing expectations of primary care? Backlog of work due to waitlists? Everyone coming in looking for a GLP-1 agonist? Is the schedule as regular and manageable as your hospital colleagues imagine it is? Does the money match your expectations? Give us your gripes and your joys.

This was raised recently with the lady who was suspended but continues to practice. There’s a newish “medical centre” in cork’s north side - private patients only - no-one working there is on the specialist register - can this be kosher ? How are they getting insured ? Who has responsibility of supervision ? Strange one for a private only clinic to be situated in the most impoverished part of the city

This whole story is odd but I know several people who prescribe GLP-1s to family members. I suppose it’s all fine and dandy until they report you, like in this case.

I'm making a call on a research project design and am stuck on the fact that I am reaching a point of fatigue with doing surveys. Every time the College, the IMO or whoever sends around a new survey, I get annoyed now. Can I really inflict another of these on everyone? How do you feel about surveys? Is it ok as long as you feel the outcome is useful to you? Do you ever actually fill them out?

Got a call from IBTS today saying they are down to 2 units of AB- to please come in if I can. I have a temporary contraindication to donating at the moment but figured I can at least pass the word on.

I know it’s dependent on the travelling clinics in most of the country but if you’re Dublin based, D’Olier Street will take your blood any day, just call or book online.

If you’re an existing donor but you’ve recently moved you might be getting updates and calls for the wrong location, so worth logging on and updating details!

Worth going in if you are a new donor as well, your donation won’t help this dry spell but will in future!

Saw that the IMO had to get involved with a jeopardy rota, and I might be showing my age but I’ve never heard of this! Can anyone enlighten me?

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Hi everyone,

I'm planning to sit the GP Selection Exam this year and would really appreciate some advice from those who've been through it.

I completed BST in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, and almost all of my clinical experience has been in Obs & Gynae. It honestly feels like I've forgotten everything outside the pelvis!

What are my chances of passing the exam with this background?

If I start preparing now, do I have enough time?

Is Passmedicine MSRA + the Professional Dilemmas questions, enough for preparation, or would you recommend any other resources?

Any tips, advice, or additional study materials would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!