Medical standards - A sensible suggestion

A SERIES of scandals has undermined confidence in our medical systems.

Nevertheless most of us have confidence in our doctors and hospitals and anything that can be done to bolster that should be encouraged.

It is an indication of how our health system is changing that over 60% of Fitness to Practise (FTP) inquiries completed by the Medical Council last year dealt with non-Irish doctors. The council held 36 inquiries and 22 related to foreign doctors. This process led to findings against 13 doctors, 12 of whom are not Irish.