“Finally, today, this is a real opportunity for victims and survivors to have their voices heard and believed and for their experiences to be fully investigated and officially acknowledged.”

PODCAST: Behind the Story. Inside the crimes of disgraced surgeon Michael Shine

Victims and survivors of former surgeon and convicted sexual offender Michael Shine welcome a commitment from Minister for Health and the government to establish a 16-week ‘scoping exercise’ to help set the foundations for a statutory inquiry

It is understood that a memorandum is to be brought to the Cabinet by the Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, which includes provisions for the scoping inquiry to run for 16 weeks, with a senior counsel to be appointed before Christmas.

The HSE failed to have garda vetting in place or verify references when it hired a doctor who was suspended for forging prescriptions to obtain drugs for personal use, an internal review has found.

Adrienne Reilly, CEO of Dignity4Patients, on The Agenda to share the latest update on the campaign for a public inquiry into the abuse perpetrated by former surgeon Michael Shine.

A doctor will face trial over allegations he sexually abused four patients - including a teenager. Six counts each of rape and sexual touching without consent after his arrest at a medical centre.

Valerie Kneale died in hospital in November 2018, four days after having a stroke; however Pathologists concluded that she passed due to internal injuries caused by sexual assault.

21 new victims of paedophile monster Michael Shine have come forward this summer.

Due to the high stakes involved in ensuring child protection and preventing harm to children, there are a number of mandatory requirements placed on healthcare professionals

Trust is the foundation of the patient-doctor relationship. Patients should be able to trust that their doctor will behave professionally towards them; this is of particular importance where clinical assessments involve intimate examinations of patients.

An inquiry into a doctor who worked in Donegal when he was precluded from practising medicine in Ireland due to concerns over possible misuse of controlled drugs has made 11 findings of professional misconduct against him.

A doctor has been sanctioned over “sexually motivated misconduct” involving a woman patient. A tribunal found A&E medic Matthew Young’s behaviour was “opportunistic” rather than “predatory”.

Five new lawsuits were issued against Providence Health & Services, Kadlec Regional Medical Center, and Kadlec Clinic – Associated Physicians for Women due to the medical centers’ alleged failure to protect their patients from suspected sexual abuse

A doctor has been jailed after he admitted to multiple child sexual offences.

A MAN WHO was raped by a former social worker and court clerk embroiled in the notorious Kincora Boys’ Home scandal has spoken publicly for the first time about the abuse he suffered.

An Egyptian anesthesiologist working at a government hospital in Kuwait has been sentenced to seven years in prison with hard labour for assaulting an unconscious patient.

A 26-year-old nurse from a hospital in suburban Paris reportedly faces charges for sexual assault on minors after authorities discovered videos involving infants, prosecutors announced Saturday.

THE HEALTH MINISTER has told victims of paedophile Michael Shine that she is working to deliver “an appropriate and bespoke response” to address serious issues raised around his abuse.

The importance of trauma informed healthcare cannot be underestimated. Healing starts with understanding- trauma informed healthcare providers don't just treat illness, but the person behind the symptoms.