Supreme Court agrees to hear HSE appeal over lifting of consultant doctor's suspension

Complaints were made against the consultant gynaecologist by other staff members over his allegedly performing allegedly unapproved procedures on five women.

It is alleged that Prof. O'Sullivan did not obtain clearance from St Luke's Hospital's ethics committee and had allegedly sourced instruments for the procedures outside of the hospital's usual procurement channels with his own funds. File picture: Denis Minihane

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal by the HSE against a decision allowing consultant gynaecologist Professor Ray O'Sullivan to return to work following a lengthy suspension over allegations of misconduct.

Last March, the Court of Appeal (CoA) ruled that Prof. O'Sullivan was entitled to return to his job that he was suspended from on foot of the complaints against him in 2019. It was alleged he carried out unauthorised and unapproved actions and procedures on five female patients in September 2018.