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Law Reform Commission proposal on living wills
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- Ireland
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- November 10 2009
In a 2003 survey, 25 per cent of Irish physicians said they had dealt with patients who had made an advance care directive (a Directive
HIQA (Health Information and Quality Authority) proposal for a unique health identifier
- Matheson
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- Ireland
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- July 24 2009
HIQA's recommendations are well written and researched, modelled on similar identification numbers in countries such as Finland, Denmark and the UK
IVF and the status of the embryo in Ireland
- Matheson
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- Ireland
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- July 24 2009
In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) is a method of assisted human reproduction where an ovum is surgically removed from the ovary and combined with sperm in a laboratory
Handover policy at the Mater Hospital
- Matheson
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- Ireland
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- July 24 2009
A crucial development in patient safety, which is being rolled out this summer by the Mater Hospital, is a system for the handover of patients from one medical team to another
Birth injury cases continue to attract high awards
- Matheson
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- Ireland
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- July 24 2009
The Plaintiff sued for personal injuries suffered due to the Defendants’ alleged negligence and breach of duty
HSE seeks to reduce legal costs
- Matheson
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- Ireland
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- November 23 2009
Over the past year, Ireland has seen an unprecedented stagnation in its economy
Recent changes on FOI
- Matheson
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- Ireland
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- November 23 2009
The Minister for Finance has published a series of Regulations clarifying access issues for next of kin, spouses and guardians with regard to the Freedom of Information Act 1997 ("FOI"
Whistleblowing
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- Ireland
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- November 23 2009
Section 103 of the Health Act 2007, which amends the Health Act 2004, was only formally commenced on 1 March 2009
New legislation proposed on organ retention and donation
- Matheson
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- Ireland
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- November 23 2009
The proposal for the General Scheme of the Human Tissue Bill drafted by the Department of Health is currently being reviewed by various other Government departments
Radical regulatory control for nurses and midwives proposed
- Matheson
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- Ireland
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- November 30 2009
The Government Legislation Programme for the current Dáil session has listed the Nurses and Midwives Bill for expected publication before the Christmas recess (early December
