Medico-Legal
Competence Scheme: Data collection
Q. How protected and confidential will the data collected through the professional competence process be? Will this information be legally privileged or will it be subject to freedom of information requests or requests for legal disclosure, either through the postgraduate training body or through the Medical Council? » read more
Confidentiality: Deceased Person’s File
Q. We have received a written request from a deceased patient's husband asking us for a copy of his wife's medical record. Could you advise us as to our obligations in relation to releasing the patient file to the late patient's husband, and who may legitimately request a copy of the file from us? » read more
Controlled Drugs Register: Supplier
Q. Where is it possible for the practice to get a 'controlled drugs register'? » read more
Controlled Drugs: Register
Q. I need to keep a record of the controlled drugs, especially cyclomorph. Is there a special log book that the practice can use for logging controlled drugs? » read more
Data Protection: Registration
Q. We have recently computerised fully and I think we need to register with the data protection commissioner. Is this so and how do we do it? » read more
Fee Schedule: Reception
Q. Are we obliged to display a schedule of our fees in the reception area? If we do display our fees in the practice, are we obliged to give notification of increases to fees? » read more
Garda Clearance: Staff
Q. We have just employed a locum practice nurse (maternity cover) and we wonder whether garda clearance is mandatory. We did not get clearance on our existing practice nurses. » read more
Garda Request for Medical Report: Claims
Q. We have produced a very detailed medical examination/medical report and provided treatment to a person (not a patient of the practice) on request by the Garda. The correspondence from the Garda indicated that the practice submits an 'invoice' for the report and attendant work - how do we claim for this work? » read more
General Practice Start-up: Property
Q. I am new to Ireland and I am hoping to set-up in practice later in the year. With this in mind I intend purchasing a house and I am wondering about planning issues. » read more
Indemnity: Practice Nurse
Q. We are currently recruiting for a practice nurse. What is the position with regards to nursing indemnity? » read more