Consultant Resources
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Coroner’s (Amendment) Act 2019
Please click below to read an article by Liam Heffernan, Legal Counsel at Medisec published in the Medical Independent on the Coroner’s (Amendment) Act 2019: Download as a PDF
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Continuity of care article
Please see below article by Sile O’Dowd, Legal Counsel in Medisec, published in the Medical Independent on avoiding the pitfalls that arise at referral, discharge, and follow-up Download as a PDF
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Consent to Medical Treatment
Please click below to read our factsheet going over every aspect of patients properly consenting to medical treatment. Download as a PDF
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Consent – Understanding Informed Consent article
Please click below to read an article by Suzanne Creed, Clinical Risk Advisor at Medisec published in the April 2021 edition of the Medical Independent on informed consent. Download as a PDF
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Consent – Patients declining consent
Please click below to read an article by Maria Campbell, Legal Counsel in Medisec, published in the Hospital Doctor on patients declining consent: Download as a PDF
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Consent – Article on adult patients refusing potentially life-saving medical intervention on religious or cultural grounds
Please click below to read an article by Aisling Timoney, Legal Counsel at Medisec published in the Medical Independent on adult patients refusing potentially life-saving medical intervention on religious or cultural grounds. Download as a PDF
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Conscientious Objection
Please click below to read our informational factsheet about conscientious objections in clinical practice. Download as a PDF
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Confidentiality
Please click below to read our quick reference guide about confidentiality between patients and doctors. Download as a PDF
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Complaints – A changing complaints landscape
Please click below to read an article by Sile O’Dowd, Legal Counsel at Medisec published in the Medical Independent on the guidance introduced by the Medical Council on the triage and investigation of complaints and the changes to the regulatory process: Download as a PDF