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Leading surgeon in second fitness probe after wrong mouth operation on girl
Professor Martin Corbally was at the centre of controversy when a young boy had the wrong kidney removed at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, in 2008. Now he faces another fitness to practise...
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Wrong procedure a result of ‘human error’
A CONSULTANT paediatrician who incorrectly recorded a procedure to be carried out on a 2½-year-old girl – who was later given the wrong operation – told a Medical Council fitness-to-practise committee...
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Consultant surgeon repeated medical notes error in hospital letter
A CONSULTANT surgeon who put a mistake he made in a child’s medical notes down to “human error” caused by tiredness later made the same mistake in a letter to hospital risk management, a Medical...
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Doctor fights censure over girl’s tongue tie operation
A FINDING of poor professional performance against a doctor over an incorrect mouth operation on a child was not proven, was irrational and disproportionate, the High Court has been told. Prof Martin...
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Finding against paediatrician Martin Corbally overturned
Consultant paediatrician Prof Martin Corbally has won High Court orders overturning a finding of poor professional performance (PPP) made against him after another doctor carried out an incorrect...
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Medical Council appeals High Court ruling quashing findings against surgeon
The Medical Council has appealed a High Court ruling that overturned its findings against a consultant paediatric surgeon at Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin, Dublin. Prof Martin...
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Priority hearing for Medical Council appeal re consultant paediatrician Prof...
The Supreme Court is to give a priority hearing to the Medical Council’s appeal against a High Court decision overturning a finding of poor professional performance against consultant paediatrician...
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High Court ruling re Martin Corbally has implications for health professionals
A High Court decision from last November, Corbally v The Medical Council, has thrown up a series of challenges for the system of complaint against doctors in Ireland, with implications for the...
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