Neary review raises issues of credibility

IN your report headlined ‘Head of hospital consultants appalled at Neary scandal’ (September 4), I was drawn to the rather curious response by Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) general secretary Finbarr Fitzpatrick when explaining the failure of three senior members of the association to back the suspension of Dr Neary after their review of his work practices.

Mr Fitzpatrick is quoted as saying “any representative body would be expected to give appropriate assistance to a member who asked for it, and this is what happened in Dr Neary’s case”.

This calls into question the credibility of any review carried out by IHCA members.