An Irish Times investigation has identified 11 doctors who have faced serious sanctions in the UK and who remain registered in Ireland. Stock image: Getty
Doctors who are professionally sanctioned overseas, including for sexual misconduct and patient harm, are able to retain their Irish licences without the public being aware of their offences, an Irish Times investigation has found.
The investigation has identified 11 doctors who have faced serious sanctions in the UK, including being struck off, and who remain registered in Ireland.
In each case, the UK sanction was not recorded on the doctor’s publicly available record published by the Medical Council.
The investigation, conducted alongside 50 international media organisations and co-ordinated by
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