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Doctor failed to diagnose hernia in patient who later died, inquiry told
A GP facing six allegations of poor professional performance failed to diagnose a hernia in a man who died two days later, a Medical Council fitness-to-practise inquiry was told yesterday. Dr Anthony...
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GP failed to take proper medical history
A GP who faced six allegations of poor professional performance, has been cleared of all but one by a Medical Council fitness-to-practise inquiry. Elements of the case against Dr Anthony Enobo Akpekpe...
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Patient not told for a year that he had cancer, inquiry hears
The chief executive officer of the Medical Council alleges that the man’s supervising surgeon, Dr Massood Ahmed, is guilty of poor professional practice for failing to ensure that Mr S received...
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Addiction among doctors rises
Dr Richard Brennan, chairman of the Medical Council health subcommittee, said 21 of the 35 doctors referred to the committee this year were suffering from addictions. A further three doctors had...
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Doctor admitted falsifying blood test results
A doctor who “made up” blood test results and who allegedly said “I don’t care” when called to attend a patient during the night faced five allegations of professional misconduct and or poor...
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Two doctors criticised over methadone death
TWO doctors who prescribed methadone to a man who died days later have been found guilty of poor professional performance by the Medical Council. Dr Magbola El Selini and Dr Mona Abdelati both...
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Committee to recommend sanctions against urologist
The Medical Council has said its fitness to practise committee will make recommendations shortly on sanctioning consultant urologist Thomas McDermott who was found guilty yesterday on nine counts of...
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Doctor faces more than 100 allegations
Dr John A Cotterill told a Medical Council fitness to practise inquiry that while he accepted ultra violet light represented a grade one carcinogen, a short course to relieve the skin symptoms of...
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Mark Kelly re limiting work hours for junior doctors
[Letter to Irish Times >] Sir, – The silence of our hospital consultant colleagues with regard to the ongoing campaign by junior hospital doctors to maximize our on-call working hours commitment to...
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Dermatologist faces over 100 allegations
A dermatologist facing more than 100 allegations of professional misconduct and/or poor professional performance told a Medical Council fitness-to-practise committee yesterday that the risk to his...
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