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On Tuesday 05 November 2024, the Medical Council (the "Council") launched CAREhub.

The Irish Dental Association (IDA) has previously expressed concern in respect of some teeth whitening products, claiming that many of them range from "useless to dangerous".

Despite global economic uncertainties and geopolitical tensions, Ireland's M&A market demonstrated remarkable resilience in 2024. Irish M&A deal value for 2024 reached €27.5bn, an increase of 115% on 2023 figures.

Expenditure on sickness benefit is reported to have risen from €330 million in 2001 to €876 million last year.

Healthcomplaints.ie is a new one stop shop for complaint information. Chaired by the Office of the Ombudsman, the website was developed by a number of organisations on a voluntary basis, including the HSE, HIQA and the Medical Council.

The Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 introduces a system of generic substitution, which enables pharmacists to substitute a cheaper "generic" medicine when a more expensive medicine has been prescribed.

A single tier health system will be established, representing a fundamental change from the current public / private division.

Since May 2011, practitioners are obliged to commit to a formal process of professional development, promoting and improving professional competence.

When it comes to sourcing labor, Ireland's general policy is to promote sourcing from within Ireland, the EU and other EEA states.

Whilst we intend to keep our offices open during this time, we have introduced a number of protocols to minimise the risk to our people, our clients and our business.

There has been a significant increase in the use of social media platforms in medicine and healthcare over the past number of years.

On 11 March 2025, the European Commission presented its strategy for preventing drug shortages at the European Parliament's plenary session in Strasburg through its proposed Regulation...

The Courts Bill 2013, once enacted and commenced, will increase the monetary jurisdiction of the District and Circuit Courts for the first time since 1991.

I attended the inaugural North America Healthcare Forum (the "Forum") hosted by Enterprise Ireland which took place on the 18th and 19th September last. This two day event allowed for clients...

Historically, there has been some confusion on the exact interpretation of the disclosure rules.

Regulation 2017 /745 on Medical Devices ("MDR") came into force on 26 May 2017. The primary objective of the MDR is to establish a robust and transparent regulatory framework for medical devices...

The European Commission (the "Commission") is actively preparing its response to US tariffs should the ongoing negotiations not reach a successful outcome.