An expert group examining ways to address clinical negligence claims outside the courtroom has identified a series of challenges to introducing a “no-fault liability” system, including that it “could lead to lessons not being learnt”.

The HSE’s apology to the parents of Alex Butler was not sincere, writes Catherine Shanahan

Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, has apologised in court to the family of a little girl with cerebral palsy for what it described as “deficits in care” in relation to her birth.