A conference on “Patients’ Rights, Access to Justice and the Case for Candour” has heard that patients, doctors and health managers would all benefit from a health system that requires…
A man suffered severe and permanent personal injuries* as a result of a road traffic accident has secured €6.5 million in compensation in settlement of his High Court action.
In 2012, there was an increase of 12% in the amount of complaints to the Medical Council against registered doctors. The information contained in the Medical Council annual report, stated…
A four-year-old girl who cut her knee after kneeling on broken glass while watching a concert at her crèche, has been awarded €25,000 damages. The Circuit Court was told that…