2006 Press Releases

December 2006

November 2006

Anne Maher to be first Chair of Medical Council Performance Committee

October 2006

Council representatives attend Healthcare Crossing Borders Agreement Conference in Helsinki
Mr John Lamont, Registrar, announces the outcome of the Medical Council elections

September 2006

Medical Council President says hospitals must be licensed

August 2006

Medical Council publishes schemes for competence assurance for doctors

March 2006

Medical Council to host consultative forum on competence assurance structures
Statement by President John Hillery following March Council meeting
Professor Drumm to open Medical Council forum
Public trust in the medical professions must be restored through openess and accountability, says Medical Council President.
End tenuous position of foreign medics in Irish system, says Dr Hillery
Medical Council President says doctors should be legally obliged to report colleagues
Statement by President John Hillery with regard toThe Report of Judge Maureen Harding Clarke into Medical Practices at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda

February 2006

Medical Council President calls on all doctors to engage voluntarily with competence assurance procedures