by admin | Oct 19, 2017 | News
The HSE could face hundreds of legal actions over delays in carrying out special needs assessments of children with a range of conditions including autism, the High Court has heard. The delays in carrying out the multidisciplinary assessments extend for periods up to...
by admin | Oct 9, 2017 | News
Patients are being put in danger by some surgeons performing high-risk surgery even though they are not fully qualified specialists, doctors have warned. These general surgeons, who have not completed full surgical training, are performing the riskiest emergency...
by admin | Sep 21, 2017 | News
A NUMBER OF Irish women are pursuing legal action over complications they suffered after receiving vaginal mesh implants. The cases have emerged following reports of thousands of patients in the US, UK and Australia enduring similar issues with the devices....
by admin | Sep 6, 2017 | News
One in five patients who develop sepsis dies from the condition despite efforts to reduce mortality rates in Ireland by 30 per cent over five years. Data on the illness, a serious complication of an infection, published on Tuesday showed that last year more than...
by admin | Jul 19, 2017 | Medical Negligence
The mother of an eight-year-old boy, who has been awarded a €15 million settlement after being brain-damaged at birth, has criticised the HSE for taking eight years to admit liability in the case. The High Court on Tuesday approved the settlement for Jack Leane, of...
by admin | Jul 12, 2017 | Medical Negligence
Thousands of patients with “metal on metal” artificial hips are likely to face further X-rays and blood tests after fresh concerns were raised about their safety. The Health Service Executive has sent a safety alert issued last month by UK regulators to all hospitals...
by admin | Jun 23, 2017 | News
A High Court judge has made orders permitting doctors not to administer additional ventilator support or CPR to a severely brain injured young man should his condition further deteriorate. The man’s parents had opposed the orders, disputed doctors’ views of their...
by admin | Jun 14, 2017 | News
A German civil engineering company involved in building the Corrib Gas tunnel has been fined €300,000 following the death of a contractor. The firm pleaded guilty to breaches of health and safety legislation leading to the death of hydraulic technician Lars Wagner...
by admin | Jun 6, 2017 | Medical Negligence
A new mother’s complaint about a series of failures at a hospital has been resolved after submitting a complaint to the Office of the Ombudsman. The woman who had recently given birth was bleeding and suffering ongoing pain when she went for an ultrasound...
by admin | May 25, 2017 | News
A store manager at a retail chain shared three videos of a disabled employee at work on a staff WhatsApp group for the amusement of colleagues. In the case, the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has ordered that the Irish-owned Mr Price Branded Bargains pay €7,500...
