Overcrowding impacts Emergency Department Medical Negligence claims
The staff at hospital Accident and Emergency Departments provide vital and valuable services to the entire community. However, Emergency Department Medical Negligence claims account for almost 15% of all Medical Negligence claims. The most recent studies have shown a 50% increase in the number of reported ‘clinical incidents’ in emergency medicine over a four year […]
Women’s Health: The Cervical Scandal and the Fight for Mandatory Open Disclosure
We should never have heard of Vicky Phelan or Ruth Morrissey or any of the other women affected by the cervical cancer scandal. At least not for being young women and mothers and terminally ill with cervical cancer. Because a system that was supposed to protect them let them down very badly. Their bravery and […]
Women’s Health: The Impact of Delayed and Missed Diagnosis
A recent study has found that women’s health concerns are often blamed on emotion, stress, age, hormones and even their imagination. This gender bias and ‘medical gaslighting’ is leading to delayed and missed diagnosis for women across Ireland. The article below looks at the negative impact of gender bias on medical patients who are her […]