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# Fitness To Practice

This year
2024
Professional misconduct allegations against HSE physio who made false claims about Covid-19 upheld
Last year
2023
Fitness to practice inquiry into physiotherapist adjourned due to chair's membership of RTÉ board
All time
Medical doctor 'didn't know a malignant melanoma was a skin condition'
"I was so angry - if he had hurt my baby I wanted to kill him" - Inquiry hears doctor misdiagnosed ectopic pregnancy
"I felt absolutely dreadful; I couldn't talk" - Doctor misdiagnosed serious womb infection in 45-year-old mother of twins
Substance abuse: More than 20 doctors referred for help
"A doctor who falsified his application" - inquiry hears Donegal-based doctor lied about ability to speak English
Doctor who confused ankle and elbow: 'I passed Medical Council exam with high marks'
A doctor has been accused of mistaking an elbow for an ankle at a fitness to practice inquiry
Doctor accused of 'inappropriate' womb removals breaks down during testimony
Kilkenny surgeon accused of removing women's wombs 'inappropriately' says he made the 'right decisions'
Patient describes being "traumatised" by her treatment at hands of hysterectomy surgeon
Health and social workers may now face inquiries on if they're fit to practice
Doctor guilty of professional misconduct after death of 20-year-old
Eight doctors struck off the register last year, 37 investigated
Doctors will be subject to random inspections under new rules
Three struck off over nurse's 'inappropriate conduct' at nursing home
Five doctors under investigation for sexual impropriety
Heart attack misdiagnosis doctor guilty of poor performance