07 July, 2021

hse complaints procedure explained

Of late, my colleagues and I are receiving complaints from acutely distressed families about what they perceive as ‘lack of care’ of their loved ones during admission to hospitals throughout the pandemic.  Some of these stories are heart-breaking but they would not clear the ‘medical negligence’ threshold.   In those situations, I inform families about the […]

16 June, 2021

2021 and still no statutory obligation on doctors and hospitals to tell the truth

I attended an Inquest recently on behalf of a family of a young woman who died in hospital.  They had concerns about the appropriateness of the care afforded to their family member and my brief was to endeavour to get answers to their many questions.  An Inquest is an official, public inquiry, led by a […]

10 March, 2021

long awaited strengthening of medical device regulations will hopefully protect patients

Adequate regulation and legislative safeguards for medical devices has been lacking in Ireland for a number of years.  Compared with medicines, investigations revealed that medical devices, were often inadequately tested, which resulted in unsafe products which were then inserted in a patient’s body. In Cantillons, we continue to act on behalf of people injured by […]