When the rapidity of patient discharge is the only metric that matters, the often complex needs of those patients are no longer the priority, writes Éidín Ní Shé

The Irish Association of Social Workers says hospital overcrowding would be better addressed by fixing systemic problems

The implementation plan makes many grand statements on the impact of integrated care but no mention is made of how it will be delivered or how staff will be supported and retained

Does language matter? When I heard an RTÉ journalist referring recently to older people ‘dropping like flies’ because of Covid-19, it made me wince. I did not conclude, however, that he or RTÉ cared less about older people than they do about younger and healthier people. It was just a slip of the tongue of a kind that most ordinary people make every day.

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