Doctor’s orders: Dr Phil Kieran's prescription for health

Our new columnist opens up on his frustrations with the health system. He talks with Helen O’Callaghan.

WHEN I arrive at Dr Phil Kieran’s surgery, he’s treating a patient — himself. He ushers me in, then flies off, announcing, “I need to bandage my thumb.” Back in two minutes, job done, he explains the injury was a result of not taking his own advice when stripping wire at home a few days earlier.