Medical Council denies medics’ claim

The Medical Council has defended its record in relation to a group of Asian doctors who have accused it of “unlawful treatment”.

The doctors, recruited from India and Pakistan by the Health Service Executive (HSE) in 2011, claim that “discrimination and unlawful treatment has been an ongoing pattern” since their arrival.

The doctors, represented by Hayes Solicitors in Dublin, have written to the HSE, the Department of Health and the council advising that they intend to take legal action.