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Living Wills Bill Would Give Alzheimer’s Patients Choice of Treatment Plan In Advance
According to the Alzheimer Society of Ireland, 41,740 people and 50,000 carers in Ireland are impacted by Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia illness. Current figures suggest that within 20 years the number of people affected will have doubled. A recent study...
Magdalene Laundries – The Report Investigating State Involvement
The government held a meeting on the 14th June 2011 to consider the circumstances of women who were admitted to the laundries and decided to set up an Inter-Departmental Committee to establish the facts and level of state involvement/interaction with the laundries....
Redundancy – Your Rights and Entitlements
Redundancy occurs where employees are let go from their jobs when their position is no longer sustainable. This can happen for any number of reasons including a company closing or restructuring, lack of funds to keep the worker in employment or because the employer...
Grandparents Do Have Access rights under by Law.
Grandparents often play a very important role in the lives of their grandchildren but can find themselves in a situation where they may not be able to see their grandchildren particularly in circumstances where a family breakdown has taken place and the relationship...
Narcolepsy Suffers Still Waiting for Government Support Almost One Year On
Last year we blogged about a swine flu vaccine called Pandemrix which was suspected of causing narcolepsy. In yesterday’s article “Parents slam inaction after narcolepsy support pledge” the Irish Examiner highlights that children who developed narcolepsy after...
MoM (Metal-On-Metal) Hip Implant Recalls – Update
Tipp FM Legal Slot – 19th February 2013 John M. Lynch on MoM Hip Implant Recalls [soundcloud id='167061955'] Download our MoM (Metal-On-Metal) Hip Implant Recalls - Update notes Recently thousands of “Adept” Faulty Hip Implants were recalled by Johnson &...
Thousands of “Adept” Faulty Hip Implants Recalled by DePuy ASR Hip Manufacturers, Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson has again recalled thousands of its hip implants, two and a half years after they issued a recall of the DePuy ASR hips. The company has recalled the "Adept" brand all-metal total hip replacement system starting last month because a...
No change in UK Divorce rate after ten years of marriage since 1960s
A new report in the UK by The Marriage Foundation think-tank has found that the divorce rate of couples who have been married for ten years remains unchanged since the 1960s. The Marriage Foundation reports that a couple who married in 2001 have the same chance of...
MRSA Infection and Medical Negligence
Tipp FM Legal Slot – 5th January 2013 John M. Lynch on MRSA Infection and Medical Negligence [soundcloud id='166942832'] Download our MRSA Infection and Medical Negligence notes Introduction Following recent HIQA reports, today I will discuss medical negligence in...