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24-hour consultant presence on wards is needed
Dr Peter McKenna, Rotunda By Gary Culliton. No country has yet found the ideal way of preventing cerebral palsy (CP) secondary to birth asphyxia in the term infant — which costs between €45 and €50...
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MPS to shine a spotlight on risk at GP conference
Dr Richard Brennan, MPS Council By Lloyd Mudiwa. Ireland is in a time of austerity and GPs have to strike a balance between the resources available and providing the best care for their patients,...
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‘GPs should welcome complaints’
Dr Richard Brennan, GP and former Medical Council member By Catherine Reilly. GPs tend not to treat patient complaints as “learning experiences”, while practices are lacking robust complaints...
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The cost of negligence will hurt us all
The MPS has serious concerns that the rise in the cost of negligence claims may have a negative impact on healthcare, writes Dr Stephanie Bown. The Medical Protection Society (MPS) has serious concerns...
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Draft cannot ‘override’ doctors’ code of ethics
The Medical Protection Society (MPS) has indicated that the proposed new GP contract does not override doctors’ professional obligations as determined by the Medical Council. Responding to queries...
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Contract relationship needs clarfification
Dr James Reilly The relationship between the Minister for Health, HSE and GPs will need to be defined in the final GP contract for the provision of free care to under-sixes, a UK-based professional...
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Clinical indemnity reform ‘urgently needed’
Martin Varley, IHCA Substantial increases in clinical indemnity charges for hospital consultants will have an adverse impact on the health system, the IHCA has warned. The Association expressed grave...
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Significant tort law reforms required
Dr Rob Hendry The Government has been kept abreast of the Medical Protection Society’s plans to hike clinical indemnity fees and indeed has long been warned of the need for significant tort law...
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SCA expects more public claims following MPS hike
Hawkins House There could be a knock-on effect for public hospitals arising from next month’s increase in premiums for clinical indemnity cover for private consultants, with the risk setting being...
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‘Extend CIS cover to private sector’
Mr Asam Ishtiaq A leading doctor has called for the urgent extension of the Clinical Indemnity Scheme (CIS) to cover all consultants practising in Ireland to ensure private practice remains sustainable...
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How to help de-stress our GPs
Dr Rob Hendry The staggering rate of GPs surveyed who had experienced work-related stress over the previous 12 months was hardly surprising, writes Dr Rob Hendry, Medical Director at the Medical...
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Spot checks loom for GPs
Dr Margaret O’Riordan,ICGP Medical Director HIQA may be close to initiating hygiene audits of GP surgeries as it extends patient safety regulation into general practice, it has been suggested....
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dotMED offers 20 ‘scholarships’ to medical students
Dr Ronan Kavanagh dotMED, the creative medical conference set to take place in Dublin on December 5, is offering 20 students the opportunity to attend for free. The scholarships, sponsored by the...
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Date set for reform case
The Medical Protection Society (MPS) will present its case for “bold” tort reform in Ireland, which will include recommendations for a limit on general damages, at a roundtable in Dublin next Tuesday...
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‘Bold’ tort reform a priority, MPS tells Government
As a priority, the Government must introduce a new Bill that clearly defines tort of clinical negligence as part of a suite of urgent measures to arrest the rapidly deteriorating claims environment in...
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Indemnity in crisis: the case for tort reform
John Tiernan, Executive Director for Member Engagement, MPS The Medical Protection Society made a case for wide-ranging reforms to contain disproportionately high legal costs associated with the...
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Claims out of sync with recession
The rate of the deterioration in Ireland’s claims environment is “illogical” given the economic recession, an expert in medical indemnity has said. While average GDP increased by 0.6 per cent between...
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Pitching the reform of clinical negligence
Emma Hallinan The Medical Protection Society is taking the lead in tackling crippling costs of clinical negligence claims in Ireland, MPS Director of Claims and Litigation Emma Hallinan tells Lloyd...
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€1.159 billion pending in negligence claims
Some 2,840 medical negligence claims, at an estimated total liability of €1.159 billion, were pending at the end of 2014, according to Fine Gael Cork North Central Senator Colm Burke, who was speaking...
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Negligence: ‘New income source’ for some lawyers
Pic: Pixland/Getty Lawyers hit by the economic crash have turned to clinical negligence work and are charging fees that are not proportionate, the Medical Protection Society (MPS) said. The number of...
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