The number of whole- time-equivalent (WTE) public health doctors is more than 40 below the number recommended by the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) Agreement in 2003, new data provided to the Medical Independent (MI) reveals. According to the 2003 LRC agreement, there should be at least 130 WTE public health doctors in…
A recent Supreme Court judgment underlined that the legal standard of care in medical negligence cases remains that outlined in the Dunne principles. Catherine Reilly asks legal and medical professionals for their reaction