Inappropriate Medical Devices Used in Children’s Spinal Surgeries

Medical devices play a critical role in modern healthcare, however patient safety should always remain the top priority in their use. It is one thing when a medical device malfunctions or does not have the desired effect on the patient, but the use of inappropriate...

HSE apologies to family of man who died in hospital

Johan Verbruggen of our Galway office represented the family of the late Martin Best at an inquest into his death at Mayo General Hospital. Coroner for Mayo, Mr. Pat O’Connor, was asked to conduct the inquest by the Attorney General. This followed requests...

Why We Need The Provisions Of The Patient Safety Bill (2019)

None of us expect to be harmed as a patient in healthcare.  Yet in Ireland as many as 1 in 8 patients suffer harm while using using healthcare services.  Here our Johan Verbruggen addresses queries he has received about the Patient Safety Bill(2019), which is...

Inquest into death of a young mother at Mayo University Hospital

An inquest into the death of a young mother shortly after childbirth returned a verdict of death by medical misadventure.  First time mother, Nayyab Tariq, 28, died at Mayo University Hospital, Castlebar on March 22 2020.  Shortly after the birth of her daughter Ms....

The medical negligence victim turned negligence solicitor

Johan Verbruggen knows a thing or two about the medical injury cases coming across his desk in his work as a lawyer, having been injured at birth himself. Some of the cases he handles involve the very same injury he suffered when his mother, Mary Verbruggen, gave...
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