Medical Negligence Claims

Irish women that received the French manufactured implants which are defective should contact their doctor and can contact us for legal advice.

HOMS Assist successfully brought a medical negligence action on behalf of a patient against a pharmacist who dispensed the wrong medication to her.

The Irish Times has recently reported that the cyber attack in May 2021 on the Health Service Executive (HSE) is going to have an impact on the health of some patients.

A leading oncologist, Professor Seamus O’Reilly, of Cork University Hospital and the Mercy University Hospital has warned that delays to cancer diagnosis and treatment caused by the Covid-19 crisis could increase cancer mortality rates for the next decade.

Pharmacists have a legal and professional obligations to ensure medicine is supplied with appropriate information in order to ensure correct use and minimise the risk of using them incorrectly or causing harm.

High Court settlement for patient who did not receive adequate information on her procedure to allow for her to give fully informed consent before the elective surgery.

Like all medicines, vaccines can occasionally cause side effects in some people. Accordingly, it is recognised that there exists some level of risk to the recipient in taking the vaccine. These risks can vary in severity and frequency.

Negligent failure to take appropriate precautions to prevent or limit the exposure to and spread of coronavirus among non-infected patients in hospitals could give rise to claims.

While many provisions have been implemented in Ireland to protect the safety and welfare of workers who are deemed essential, the question still remains as to whether the safeguards are sufficient.

The delayed government intervention and lack of planning have exposed vulnerable residents of the nursing homes, the staff and their families to the virus.