Irish Medical Organisation

Above from left: Anthony Owens, Director of Industrial Relations, IMO, Dr Mathew Sadlier past president of the IMO, Doctor Clive Killgallen, Chair Consultant committee IMO and Dr Anthony O’Connor,a member of the IMO consultant community

Um.

This afternoon.

Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2

A press briefing by the Irish medical organisation (IMO)in advance of a National Meeting of Consultants and Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors (NCHDs) to decide on whether to proceed to ballot for industrial action over a consultant ‘recruitment crisis’.

Go diversity (while you’re at it).

IMO to decide on ballot of members on strike action (RTÉ)

Leah Farrell/RollingNews

Is there an IMO-registered doctor in the house.

Er…

Irish Medical News understands that several former or never-before members joined in the weeks leading up to this year’s AGM and may have resigned hours after the abortion motions were debated.

The IMO’s Constitution and Rules states that ordinary members who are eligible to vote must be “registered or provisionally registered under the Medical Practitioners Act for the time being in force in the State”.

It is understood that some people who voted may not have been eligible to do so under this criteria.

Dr Rory O’Hanlon, former Health Minister and retired GP, voted during the meeting but is no longer registered with the Medical Council.

The Rules also state, however, that proceedings “carried on in good faith” cannot be invalidated later.

Abortion Voting Eligibility Questioned (Danielle Barron, Irish Medical News)

Previously: The Hypocritical Oath

(RTE)