Legal News (Healthcare Law)

The High Court imposes a litigation restriction Order upon a Plaintiff and his mother but refuses to dismiss clinical negligence proceedings in A (A Person with Disabilities) suing by his mother and Next Friend, AA v HSE and Cork University Maternity Hospital [2024] IEHC 747

In this third article in the ‘Embracing Change’ series, Mary Hough comments on the gathering momentum for the introduction of a Pre Action Protocol (PAP) and Stephen McGuinness explains what a PAP is and how its introduction would mark a significant step forward..

The Court of Appeal recently gave judgment in a claim arising from an alleged failure by the defendant to detect and diagnose the fact that the plaintiff was suffering from breast cancer when first seen on 4th May 2017.

A recent decision by Mr Justice Micheál P. O’Higgins of the High Court in Sheill v The Medical Council of Ireland [2024] IEHC 710 provides helpful guidance in respect of registration and registration appeals issues.

The Safe Prescribing and Dispensing of Controlled Drugs, a joint initiative between the Medical Council and the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI), has recently been revised for 2024.

The Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023 (“The Act”) was enacted on 2 May 2023 and was commenced on 26 September 2024.