A doctor who admitted working under the influence of opioids cannot be named although the hearing of sanctions to be imposed on him can be heard in public, the president of the High Court ruled. Today, Mr Justice Peter Kelly ruled the Medical Council would have to hold in public a hearing at which it will censure him for misconduct along with a series of conditions on his registration. The full Medical Council agreed with the FtPC censure sanction given the admissions he made and his rehabilitation. Its view was disclosure of such material would potentially be detrimental to the doctor and named patients. Mr Justice Kelly said the hearing in public in which all names are anonymised would accommodate the constitutional rights of all involved.

Source: Irish Examiner March 01, 2019 17:26 UTC