Niamh Humphries
@niamhhumphries.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer @ RCSI GSM | health workforce researcher | health worker migration | health worker retention | qualitative methods |doctorretention.eu
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Video (3 min) sharing research findings from the HDRM project
YouTube video by doctorretention
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I've recently completed a 6 year research project on hospital doctor retention/emigration and have made a video summary. Key message = hospital doctors should not have to sacrifice their well-being and work-life balance to work in the Irish health system #DrRetention youtu.be/fyEX7N5zy8s
Out-of-pocket Zimbabwean care workers left without wages after promised jobs fall through
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Out-of-pocket Zimbabwean care workers left without wages after promised jobs fall through
Workplace Relations Commission hears litany of grievances running from not being paid to work permits
www.irishtimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Out-of-pocket Zimbabwean care workers left without wages after promised jobs fall through
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What we lose when we surrender care to algorithms | Eric Reinhart
What we lose when we surrender care to algorithms | Eric Reinhart
A dangerous faith in AI is sweeping American healthcare – with consequences for the basis of society itself
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
What we lose when we surrender care to algorithms | Eric Reinhart
The latest Australian data reveal that 630 Irish doctors obtained Australian work visas in 2024-25 (up from 624 last year).
We recently wrote a case study of health worker migration into and out of Ireland and its health system implications - read it here: www.who.int/europe/publi...
We recently wrote a case study of health worker migration into and out of Ireland and its health system implications - read it here: www.who.int/europe/publi...
Health workforce migration in the WHO European Region: country case studies from Albania, Armenia, Georgia, Ireland, Malta, Norway, Republic of Moldova, Romania and Tajikistan
Publicaciones de la Organización Mundial de la Salud
www.who.int
October 31, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The latest Australian data reveal that 630 Irish doctors obtained Australian work visas in 2024-25 (up from 624 last year).
We recently wrote a case study of health worker migration into and out of Ireland and its health system implications - read it here: www.who.int/europe/publi...
We recently wrote a case study of health worker migration into and out of Ireland and its health system implications - read it here: www.who.int/europe/publi...
‘anything produced by generative AI is based on existing texts and is therefore, technically speaking, always plagiarism’ apache.be/2025/10/24/b...
Belgian AI scientists resist the use of AI in academia
Several AI scientists have published an open letter calling for a ban on AI use by students.
apache.be
October 27, 2025 at 9:14 AM
‘anything produced by generative AI is based on existing texts and is therefore, technically speaking, always plagiarism’ apache.be/2025/10/24/b...
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Thoughtful essay
“we are in danger of forgetting the greatest untapped resource on any college campus — the professors. We are surrounded by human experts, yet we are being encouraged to take our questions to robots”
“we are in danger of forgetting the greatest untapped resource on any college campus — the professors. We are surrounded by human experts, yet we are being encouraged to take our questions to robots”
AI ate my homework: My experience with the University’s AI toolkit
I don’t understand AI enough to properly dislike it. And I’m curious as to why the University is pushing this tool so much if it inherently devalues learning. So I immersed myself in artificial intell...
www.michigandaily.com
October 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Thoughtful essay
“we are in danger of forgetting the greatest untapped resource on any college campus — the professors. We are surrounded by human experts, yet we are being encouraged to take our questions to robots”
“we are in danger of forgetting the greatest untapped resource on any college campus — the professors. We are surrounded by human experts, yet we are being encouraged to take our questions to robots”
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Over 14,000 physicians currently practicing in the United States, concentrated in underserved Midwestern+Southern states, are currently working on H-1B visas.
This is the high-skill visa program, lifeblood for critical sectors, that the US Administration is sledgehammering.
doi.org/10.1007/s116...
This is the high-skill visa program, lifeblood for critical sectors, that the US Administration is sledgehammering.
doi.org/10.1007/s116...
September 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Over 14,000 physicians currently practicing in the United States, concentrated in underserved Midwestern+Southern states, are currently working on H-1B visas.
This is the high-skill visa program, lifeblood for critical sectors, that the US Administration is sledgehammering.
doi.org/10.1007/s116...
This is the high-skill visa program, lifeblood for critical sectors, that the US Administration is sledgehammering.
doi.org/10.1007/s116...
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Reading papers is a basic skill (and dare I say duty?) of scientists, and I include medical doctors in that group. Keeping abreast of the literature is a foundational part of our professions. There aren’t good shortcuts. In any case, reading papers regularly is fun.
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/s...
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/s...
Science journalists find ChatGPT is bad at summarizing scientific papers
LLM “tended to sacrifice accuracy for simplicity” when writing news briefs.
arstechnica.com
September 21, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Reading papers is a basic skill (and dare I say duty?) of scientists, and I include medical doctors in that group. Keeping abreast of the literature is a foundational part of our professions. There aren’t good shortcuts. In any case, reading papers regularly is fun.
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/s...
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/s...
Two-thirds of public hospitals have unsafe bed-occupancy levels in first half of 2025 www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/...
Two-thirds of public hospitals have unsafe bed-occupancy levels in first half of 2025
Occupancy at 95.9% nationally in the first six months of the year, where 85% considered the limit, new figures show
www.irishtimes.com
September 10, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Two-thirds of public hospitals have unsafe bed-occupancy levels in first half of 2025 www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/...
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With misinformation nearly everywhere, one professor tested a simple fix of 150 minutes of fact-checking homework – and it worked, boosting the students’ ability to spot misinformation by nearly 20%.
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September 1, 2025 at 10:07 AM
With misinformation nearly everywhere, one professor tested a simple fix of 150 minutes of fact-checking homework – and it worked, boosting the students’ ability to spot misinformation by nearly 20%.
tcnv.link/rmHCvyJ
tcnv.link/rmHCvyJ
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While the mainstream discussions are depressingly about *how* best to remove and stop immigrants, it’s a revolutionary act nowadays to say that immigration is actually a positive thing and an essential component of a thriving country, so please join me in doing so!
August 28, 2025 at 9:17 AM
While the mainstream discussions are depressingly about *how* best to remove and stop immigrants, it’s a revolutionary act nowadays to say that immigration is actually a positive thing and an essential component of a thriving country, so please join me in doing so!
'The 12 months to April 2025 saw 13,500 people leave Ireland to go to Australia . . .This represented the highest level of emigration from Ireland to Australia since 2013, when an estimated 14,100 made the move'. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
August 26, 2025 at 12:12 PM
'The 12 months to April 2025 saw 13,500 people leave Ireland to go to Australia . . .This represented the highest level of emigration from Ireland to Australia since 2013, when an estimated 14,100 made the move'. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
‘If we leave, it’s not because we don’t love this country.
It’s because this country stopped loving us back.
If you lose your nurses, your doctors, your care workers — don’t ask ‘why.’
You already know why’ 2irelands2gether.com/2025/08/06/t...
It’s because this country stopped loving us back.
If you lose your nurses, your doctors, your care workers — don’t ask ‘why.’
You already know why’ 2irelands2gether.com/2025/08/06/t...
‘The hate is starting to feel like a storm’ – when they start beating Indian immigrants, I am ashamed to be Irish
For the past fortnight I have been ashamed to be Irish. The savage beating and humiliation of an Indian IT worker – only three weeks in this country – by a teenage gang in Tallaght prov…
2irelands2gether.com
August 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
‘If we leave, it’s not because we don’t love this country.
It’s because this country stopped loving us back.
If you lose your nurses, your doctors, your care workers — don’t ask ‘why.’
You already know why’ 2irelands2gether.com/2025/08/06/t...
It’s because this country stopped loving us back.
If you lose your nurses, your doctors, your care workers — don’t ask ‘why.’
You already know why’ 2irelands2gether.com/2025/08/06/t...
Portiuncula review: How can the same issues occur at the same hospital again?
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www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/...
Portiuncula review: How can the same issues occur at the same hospital again?
How safe are the Republic’s maternity services? Latest analysis raises troubling questions
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July 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Portiuncula review: How can the same issues occur at the same hospital again?
www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/...
www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/...
HSE paid one firm €54m over 27 months for services to tackle waiting lists in public hospitals
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HSE paid one firm €54m over 27 months for services to tackle waiting lists in public hospitals
Three firms involved in insourcing received more than €70m in total, new HSE report shows
www.irishtimes.com
July 4, 2025 at 8:42 PM
HSE paid one firm €54m over 27 months for services to tackle waiting lists in public hospitals
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www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/...
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2nd place can feel disastrous, but the sting of “almost” is less a verdict on your potential than an invitation to hone it
My new article in @fastcompany.com, written w/ Dr Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, is all about how near misses can teach us more than successes:
www.fastcompany.com/91345595/the...
My new article in @fastcompany.com, written w/ Dr Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, is all about how near misses can teach us more than successes:
www.fastcompany.com/91345595/the...
July 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
2nd place can feel disastrous, but the sting of “almost” is less a verdict on your potential than an invitation to hone it
My new article in @fastcompany.com, written w/ Dr Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, is all about how near misses can teach us more than successes:
www.fastcompany.com/91345595/the...
My new article in @fastcompany.com, written w/ Dr Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, is all about how near misses can teach us more than successes:
www.fastcompany.com/91345595/the...
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Newly published @bmj.com paper from @suziebailey.bsky.social @chrisham.bsky.social & me, arguing that it’s time to regulate NHS management, but this will not suffice. Significant investment in training, development & support, & wider professionalisation, are needed. #healthpolicy #healthmanagement
NHS management reform: regulation is just the beginning
Regulation of managers now seems inevitable, but must be accompanied by wider changes focused on professionalising and supporting NHS leaders
Calls to regulate NHS managers have been made for over 25...
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June 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Newly published @bmj.com paper from @suziebailey.bsky.social @chrisham.bsky.social & me, arguing that it’s time to regulate NHS management, but this will not suffice. Significant investment in training, development & support, & wider professionalisation, are needed. #healthpolicy #healthmanagement
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So true @rogerkline.bsky.social You can have as many different channels for reporting as you like, but it's what actually happens when someone speaks up that makes the real difference. Or not.
The canary in the mine and “the whiff of Mid Staffs”
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The canary in the mine and “the whiff of Mid Staffs”
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The canary in the mine and “the whiff of Mid Staffs”
Every time there is a scandal in the NHS – whether about clinical concerns or staff behaviours - those whose office doors say they are “leaders” deplore the fact that staff failed to raise concerns in...
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June 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
So true @rogerkline.bsky.social You can have as many different channels for reporting as you like, but it's what actually happens when someone speaks up that makes the real difference. Or not.
The canary in the mine and “the whiff of Mid Staffs”
www.linkedin.com/pulse/canary...
The canary in the mine and “the whiff of Mid Staffs”
www.linkedin.com/pulse/canary...
CHI review: '45 individuals . . . interviewed, with most describing a culture within their department where change was slow, lacked governance and robust processes, and was influenced by strong and challenging personalities.' www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/...
Negative staff culture at Dublin children’s hospital could ‘put patients at risk’ - CHI review
Interviewees for Children’s Health Ireland report described environment where change was slow, lacked governance and robust processes
www.irishtimes.com
June 16, 2025 at 9:56 AM
CHI review: '45 individuals . . . interviewed, with most describing a culture within their department where change was slow, lacked governance and robust processes, and was influenced by strong and challenging personalities.' www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/...
Second hospital has waitlist initiative funding suspended over ‘potential financial irregularities’
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www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/...
Second hospital has waitlist initiative funding suspended over ‘potential financial irregularities’
Second hospital
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June 11, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Second hospital has waitlist initiative funding suspended over ‘potential financial irregularities’
www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/...
www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/...