HSE to reform recruitment process for hospital doctors

Dr Omar Hassan Khalafalla Mohamed misconduct case highlights flaws - report

Dr Omar Hassan Khalafalla Mohamed was found guilty in January by a Medical Council fitness-to-practise inquiry of 28 counts of poor performance and six counts of professional misconduct. File photograph: Dave Meehan
Dr Omar Hassan Khalafalla Mohamed was found guilty in January by a Medical Council fitness-to-practise inquiry of 28 counts of poor performance and six counts of professional misconduct. File photograph: Dave Meehan

The HSE hopes to establish a standardised policy to deal with references and Garda and medical registration checks prior to the appointment of non-consultant hospital doctors by May.

An electronic personnel file system for medical interns will also be rolled out for all other non-consultant hospital doctors this year.

The move follows controversy over a doctor employed in four hospitals despite concerns about his performance.

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A confidential document submitted to the Minister for Health following the case of Dr Omar Hassan Khalafalla Mohamed identified flaws in recruitment procedures.

He was found guilty in January by a Medical Council fitness-to-practise inquiry of 28 counts of poor performance and six counts of professional misconduct. Dr Hassan rejected the findings.

Martin Wall

Martin Wall

Martin Wall is the former Washington Correspondent of The Irish Times. He was previously industry correspondent