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Kerry Lab wins ISO

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ISO for Hereditary Genetics

ISO for Hereditary Genetics

Kerry General Hospital’s Molecular Diagnostics Dept was awarded ISO-15189 by the Irish National Accreditation Board. 

On receiving the internationally-recognised accreditation, Kerry’s Diagnostics Department has become the first Irish public hospital lab to receive this honorary standard for genetic testing.

Under direction of Consultant Haematologist Dr Mary Cahill, the Kerry lab carries out tests for hereditary haemochromatosis.

The service Kerry General Hospital’s Molecular Diagnostics Dept, provide is said to save annual costs in the region of €70,000 per annum.

Congratulations to Kerry General Hospital, all the hard work paid off.

Every bit helps in the medical world!

Among the best in the World

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Irish Surgery

Irish Surgery

“Irish Surgeons are among the best in the world, Professor Traynor of the RCSI says.

Due to a lack of adequate surgical training posts, it seems Irish trainee doctors have been pushed to greener pastures in a search for sufficient experience elsewhere. This has helped them to join the best in the world in surgery.

Prof Oscar Traynor, Director of the RCSI National Surgical Training Centre recently said that Irish surgeons owe a huge part of their excellence to training abroad.

“I think in general, Irish surgeons are among the best in the world, for a number of reasons. The main reason is that most Irish surgeons do take time to go abroad and do some training and bring back ideas, a new way of looking at things, and new techniques”

He goes on  to say that it is tradition with Irish surgeons to broaden their experience range, where in countries like UK and North America it would be highly unusual to go to this extent.

It seems, for the medical world in any case, the benefits of surgical training abroad has had a phenomenal effect on the Medical industry of Ireland.

And long may it go on!