Heart attack misdiagnosis doctor guilty of poor performance
Eugene Erasmus said a chest pain was caused by residue from a chest infection. It was a heart attack.
View ArticleFive doctors under investigation for sexual impropriety
Fitness To Practice committees investigate three GPs and two non-consultant doctors over sexual complaints
View ArticleThe 9 at 9: Thursday
Nine things you need to know by 9am: Ministerial pay cut; 21-year-old questioned about Mayo killing and the identities of the world’s richest people are revealed.
View ArticleThree struck off over nurse’s ‘inappropriate conduct’ at nursing home
A male nurse had ‘inappropriate physical contact’ with a patient while lying in her bed; two others failed to intervene.
View ArticleDoctors will be subject to random inspections under new rules
Medical Council inspectors will visit doctors wherever they need assurances about the standard of care offered to patients.
View ArticleEight doctors struck off the register last year, 37 investigated
A total of 380 complaints about doctors were received by the Medical Council last year.
View ArticleDoctor guilty of professional misconduct after death of 20-year-old
A report is being prepared for the Medical Council ahead of sanctions.
View ArticleHealth and social workers may now face inquiries on if they’re fit to practice
The Fitness to Practice complaints process has been described as ‘a significant step for patient protection’.
View ArticlePatient describes being “traumatised” by her treatment at hands of...
Dr Peter van Geene is the subject of a fitness to practise inquiry by the Medical Council concerning a number of hysterectomies he performed between 2009 and 2011.
View ArticleKilkenny surgeon accused of removing women’s wombs ‘inappropriately’ says he...
Dr Peter van Geene has been giving his side of events at a Medical Council Fitness to Practice inquiry.
View ArticleDoctor accused of ‘inappropriate’ womb removals breaks down during testimony
There have been testy exchanges today at surgeon Dr Peter van Geene’s Fitness to Practice inquiry.
View ArticleA doctor has been accused of mistaking an elbow for an ankle at a fitness to...
Surgical doctor Omar Hassan, who is representing himself, faces multiple allegations of professional misconduct and poor professional performance at the inquiry.
View ArticleDoctor who confused ankle and elbow: ‘I passed Medical Council exam with high...
Dr Omar Hassan was found guilty at a Medical Council fitness to practice inquiry yesterday.
View Article"A doctor who falsified his application" - inquiry hears Donegal-based doctor...
Dr Mohamed Abdelrahman has been found guilty of professional misconduct.
View ArticleSubstance abuse: More than 20 doctors referred for help
The figures are in the latest Medical Council annual report.
View Article"I felt absolutely dreadful; I couldn't talk" - Doctor misdiagnosed serious...
Dr Saleem Sharif faces allegations of poor professional performance at a fitness to practice inquiry.
View Article"I was so angry - if he had hurt my baby I wanted to kill him" - Inquiry...
The woman in question, 37-year-old Laura Esmonde, was administered drugs to treat the ectopic pregnancy and subsequently miscarried her baby.
View ArticleMedical doctor 'didn't know a malignant melanoma was a skin condition'
Dr Muthulingam Kasiraj faces allegations of professional misconduct and poor professional performance.
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