Irish Medical Organisation

Intent: For the Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to address delegates at the IMO AGM 2025 and hear views of members in relation to bed capacity and medical workforce deficits in the health system.

Methods: Letter

Intent: Address ED Overcrowding -Increase ED capacity in the region either through expansion of existing facilities or investment in a new 24 hour care facility. - Urgently increase the number of inpatient beds in UHL & the region based on population needs & 85% safe occupancy rates- Update & replace old infrastructure- Resource achievement of the 6-Hour Target from time of arrival in the ED to admission to a ward bed or discharge- Ensure timely access to diagnostics & laboratory services ::Increase ED Staffing levels - Ensure appropriate staffing levels for population numbers including medical and other health professions - Staff hospitals and Emergency Departments for the 95 percentile level of attendances rather than at the average level of attendances. Staffing Emergency Departments on the basis of their average daily attendances results in inadequate levels of staffing much of the time.::Address delayed discharges- Ensure nursing home and step down bed availability keeps up with demand

Methods: Submission, Virtual Meeting

Intent: Increase in staffing levels including consultants and other healthcare professionals to support weekend rostering and address the narrative that consultants are to blame for the trolley crisis::Provide specific as to the number of new inpatient hospital beds to provided each year ::Meet with the IMO and address the un-resourced transfer of work from the hospital to the GP setting::Address understaffing and 20% vacancies across community medical services compounded by the recruitment freeze and the pay and numbers strategy::Address understaffing and difficulties in access on GP referral to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services ::Ensure that data on working hours is properly collected bad verified to identify breaches in the Organisation of Working Time Hours Act ::Ensure appropriate supports for NCHDs in training during pregnancy, maternity leave and while caring for young families.

Methods: Event / Reception

Intent: to highlight the social and commercial determinants of poor health and the need for cross departmental action on health inequalities::to highlight the relationship between access to pornography and sexual and gender-based violence and the need for legislation in this area. ::to highlight the current issues in relation to the Mental Health Bill 2024 and the involuntary admission and treatment of patients with severe mental illness

Methods: Email

Intent: to highlight the relationship between access to pornography and sexual and gender-based violence and the need for legislation in this area.

Methods: Email

Intent: to highlight the social and commercial determinants of poor health and the need for cross departmental action on health inequalities

Methods: Email

Intent: to highlight the social and commercial determinants of poor health and the need for cross departmental action on health inequalities::to highlight the relationship between access to pornography and sexual and gender-based violence and the need for legislation in this area. ::to highlight the current issues in relation to the Mental Health Bill 2024 and the involuntary admission and treatment of patients with severe mental illness

Methods: Email

Intent: Invest in health service capacity Increase the number of new inpatient beds to 5,000 under the Acute Hospital Bed Capacity Expansion Plan. Develop an adjacent plan to increase the number of inpatient psychiatric beds. Assess diagnostics, radiology and laboratory service requirements across acute and community care. Increase the number of rehabilitative care beds, long-term nursing home beds and the financing of home care packages.::Introduce targeted supports and grants to aid newly qualified GPs in establishing as GP partners/principals; Support established GPs with options to take on young GPs with a view to partnership; Provide tax incentives to GPs in to develop their practices in line with the recommendations of the Indecon Report 2015. Provide a full economic impact assessment of the Health Information Bill. Publish and resource an investment plan to fully digitalise the health service over the next 5 years. ::Develop and fund a comprehensive medical workforce plan to increase th

Methods: Submission

Intent: The IMO recognises the dire circumstances of the healthcare system, medical teams and civilian population in Gaza and calls on the Irish Government, the European Commission and the European Parliament to use all diplomatic and financial avenues available to support all relevant agencies on the ground in the provision of healthcare, including the reinstatement and augmentation of funding to UNWRA.::That the IMO supports recognises and supports the position of the United Nations and the International Court of Justice on the war in Gaza and calls for an immediate ceasefire and the release of hostages. The IMO also condemn the ongoing attacks by the Israeli Government on civilians, healthcare settings and on those seeking to provide care and aid to the people of Gaza. ::We call on the Irish Government, to review their procurement chains and associations so as to ensure they are in line with the UN and ICJ Rulings and Directives and that any procurement does not support military action.

Methods: Letter

Intent: for the Government to implement effective sustainability and adaptation actions and to improve their Climate Action Plans.for all Govt Departments to carry out and publish comprehensive and meaningful Health Impact Assessments, as recommended by the WHO when developing policies or major projects so as to improve and protect the health of our citizens. HIAs should be meaningfully considered in the context of air pollution, environmental hazards and the social determinants of health.::Considering the wider determinants of health, which are outside of doctors’ control, are responsible for most illness, those who make decisions that may adversely affect the health and well-being of people should be expected to have similar high standards in terms of ethical training, and accountability as expected from doctors. The IMO calls on Government to reflect these standards in their decision making.

Methods: Letter