Irish Medical Council
How did a doctor lacking basic skills and suspended overseas maintain a licence in Ireland?
Gavriel Simha Furedi is operating as an eye specialist in Romania despite findings of investigation
Doctor suspended abroad was still licensed in Ireland, investigation finds
Gavriel Simha Furedi was found to lack basic medical knowledge, including how to perform injections
Doctors sanctioned overseas able to retain licences to practise in Ireland
Investigation identifies 11 doctors who faced disciplinary action in UK, but who remain registered in State
GP’s online critique of public health advice during Covid-19 ‘alarmist’, inquiry hears
Dr Marcus de Brun, who said face masks were ‘dangerous’, faces 10 allegations of professional misconduct
GP who described Covid vaccine for children as ‘crime against humanity’ faces inquiry
Dr Marcus de Brun, who said face masks were ‘dangerous’, faces 10 allegations of professional misconduct
Dr Suzanne Crowe on losing her baby daughter: ‘We held Beatrice together until her heartbeat faded away’
The president of the Irish Medical Council explains how the way she sees life and death has been changed by the patients she has encountered - and the loss of her own child
Intensive Care - True Stories of Healing, Heartache and Hope from Inside Irish Children’s Medicine: Where split-second decisions mean life or death
Suzanne Crowe is powerful in her precision on the fear and uncertainty such a career creates - and the many times she wanted to quit
‘Serious breach’: Medical Council makes 11 professional misconduct findings against doctor
Medic got job in Donegal despite being barred over concerns of possible misuse of controlled drugs
‘He put a gun to my head’: An Irish GP on his traumatic years treating Qatar’s elite
Tipperary GP Paddy Davern worked with a medical team treating the country’s royals and other VIPs, and wants to tell people ‘what is going on’
Demand for GP consultations could rise by up to 30% over next 15 years as population ages and grows
ESRI says there will be a need for thousands of extra doctors and general practice nurses by 2040
Doctor found guilty of attempting to use fake diplomas to register with Medical Council
Doctor claimed to have specialist qualification in cardiology from Charles University in Prague, fitness to practise hearing told
Hip surgery audit: How many more times will we hear ‘this can never happen again’?
Once more there are serious questions to be asked about clinical governance failures
Violent pornography’s pervasive role in child development must be disrupted, doctors hear
IMO conference hears aggressive sexual activity is leaving women with serious physical injuries
Spinal surgery: Number of procedures carried out on children has ‘not greatly increased’
Paediatric spinal taskforce finds there are fewer surgeons operating in the specialism
Spinal surgeries report by Hiqa: five things we learnt
Hiqa report on springs used at Temple Street Children’s Hospital focused on governance at Children’s Health Ireland and hospital
‘It feels like the system won’t accept me’: Ukrainian doctors struggle to find work in Ireland
Despite passing required exams and registering with the Irish Medical Council, Ukrainian doctors face difficulties practising here
High Court upholds refusal to restore registration of Botox and weight loss doctor deemed unfit to practise
Medical Council entitled to have ‘serious concerns’ about Michael John Sheill’s lack of insight, says judge
Stress and substance misuse are a ‘scourge’ on doctors, says medical council president
Increase in mental health-related issues within medical profession, annual conference of the Irish Hospital Consultants Association told
Call for more support for rural GPs to meet needs of ageing clients amid doctor shortage
New GPs tend to work in larger towns and cities, Irish College for GPs says
Which counties have the highest and lowest numbers of GPs?
World Health Organisation deems 100 GPs for 100,000 people adequate but this level is only met in Galway and Waterford, the Irish College of GPs finds
Almost 40% of doctors working in Ireland last year had qualified overseas, says medical council
Not enough training opportunities for foreign-educated doctors may lead to them ‘returning home’
How AI is already being used in Irish hospitals - and what the future might hold for patient care
AI has the potential to transform healthcare, but only if the correct safety measures are put in place
Ozempic changed the lives of obesity patients. And then we had to stop prescribing it
Patients are being denied access to a potentially life-saving obesity treatment
State is now ‘highly dependent’ on doctors trained abroad
More than 70 per cent of new doctors who started working in Ireland in 2022 were trained abroad, Irish Medical Council report finds
Father tells how son (8) on scoliosis waiting list is suffering pain so bad that ‘he bursts out into tears’
Children under the care of Mr Connor Green, who went on leave last September after Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) referred him to the Irish Medical Council, are still on waiting lists
Does Irish Medical Council approve of deliberate killing of patients, asks Catholic Bishop
Bishop of Elphin Kevin Doran has written to the council president seeking clarification on the change in the latest edition of its ethical guide
Parents’ group calls for reinstatement of doctor at centre of spinal surgery controversy
OrthoKids Ireland says their children have been ‘waiting months’ for life-saving treatment due to surgeon’s absence
‘It’s infuriating’ - Patients describe waiting days for GP appointments
IMO has warned of a severe doctor shortage that will only get worse
Clocks are about to change. Our body clocks turn out to be key to making medicine work
Dr Muiris Houston: As the clocks spring forward, we would be wise to look at chronotherapy and the link between time and drugs
Pressure on hospitals eases as HSE makes preparations for busy St Patrick’s weekend
Trolleys on wards is completely contrary to best practice, says head of Nurses and Midwives organisation
Hospital consultant admits professional misconduct charge
Fitness-to-practise inquiry hears obstetrician David McMurray took more than 40 minutes to get to hospital after hearing of patient’s postpartum bleeding, despite living nearby
Obstetrician found guilty of misconduct and poor performance
Andrea Hermann worked as obstetric and gynaecology registrar at Sligo General Hospital
Judge concerned at how struck-off doctor got work
Omar Hassan once mistook an ankle for an elbow in an X-ray, High Court hears
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