IMO outlines legal reasons for refusing EGM

The Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) has written to members outlining the legal reasons it says are behind its decision to reject a request from disenchanted doctors for an extraordinary general meeting.

A group of 123 doctors had signed a petition requesting that an EGM take place to debate a number of motions they had proposed. These included a call for an interim CEO who had “no previous connection” with the organisation; for all minutes of the council, management committee, and remuneration committee for the past 12 years to be made available to members; and for a new, elected subcommittee to oversee an external financial investigation of the union’s affairs.

However the IMO said legal advice indicated there were legal implications in relation to a CEO with no previous ties to the organisation, the IMO said it could not comply with this because of an “established practice in the IMO that existing staff have the right to compete for proposed positions”.