Clinical Training Site Inspections
The Medical Council quality assures medical education and training in Ireland in accordance with Part 10 of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007. Clinical training sites where intern and specialist training is delivered are required to meet standards set by the Medical Council, to ensure they are suitable for training. These sites, which include hospitals, clinics, GP practices, etc. where clinical training is provided, must be inspected by the Medical Council to assess if the standards are being met.
Essential Criteria for Training Sites
In preparation for the inspection of clinical training sites, Council defined the criteria which must be met by training sites. These criteria form the basis of inspections of intern and specialist training sites by the Medical Council. The criteria formalise and clarify expectations of the Medical Council for training sites in key areas in the training of doctors, including:
- Promotion of professionalism
- Personal supports
- Educational governance
- Supervisory arrangements
- Learning resources
Clinical Training Site Inspection Reports
Beaumont Hospital
The Clinical Training Site Inspection Report on Beaumont Hospital 2019 is available here.
Children's Health Ireland Group:
- The 2026 Report on the Inspection of Intern Clinical Training Sites - Inspection of Children's Health Ireland Tallaght is available here.
- The 2025 Report on the Inspection of Intern and Specialist Clinical Training Sites - Inspection of the Children's Health Ireland Group 2025 is available here.
Dublin Midlands Hospital Group
The Report on the Inspection of Intern and Specialist Clinical Training Sites - Regional Inspection of the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group is available here.
South/Southwest Hospital Group
The Report on the Inspection of Intern and Specialist Clinical Training Sites - Regional Inspection of South/Southwest Hospital Group is available here.
Saolta University Healthcare Group
The Report on the Inspection of Intern and Specialist Clinical Training Sites - Regional Inspection of Saolta University Health care Group is available here.
The RCSI Hospitals
The Clinical Training Site Inspection Report on The RCSI Hospitals 2019 is available here. (RCSI Hospitals covers three sites - Cavan General Hospital, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda, and Connolly Hospital)
The Rotunda Hospital
The Clinical Training Site Inspection Report on The Rotunda Hospital 2019 is available here.
University Limerick Hospitals
The Clinical Training Site Inspection Report on University Limerick Hospitals 2019 is available here. (UL Hospitals report covers six sites - University Hospital Limerick, University Maternity Hospital Limerick, St John’s Hospital, Nenagh Hospital, Croom Hospital, Ennis Hospital)
Intern Clinical Training Site Reports
Get in contact
If you require any further information about the inspection visits please contact:
Sarah Jane Bowen, Inspection Manager, at educationandtraining@mcirl.ie
More Support and Information
*Occasionally intern training commences in a new site. The Medical Council must inspect that site before it can issue a Certificate of Experience to the intern(s) who trained there. This process is carried out separately to the Regional Visits.