The Medical Council, through its Ethics Committee, is embarking on a review of its ‘Guide to Professional Conduct and Ethics for Registered Medical Practitioners’ (8^th edition 2016, as amended 2019) in preparation for its publication of the 9^th edition.

This process will involve two consultation stages:

1. Initial open consultation on the current Guide (8^th edition)
2. Targeted consultation on a draft of the 9^th edition at a later stage

The Open Consultation went live on 23 June 2021. In relation to the open consultation process, doctors with an affiliation to the College are invited to participate & make submissions should you wish.

Information on the consultation process, including a link to the online survey, can be found https://www.medicalcouncil.ie/professionalism/professional-competence/public-consultation-on-the-ethical-guide.html

Submissions to this stage of the consultation may be made by,

• completing the survey online as per the link on the webpage above.
• downloading and completing the survey document (Word of pdf with text fields) as available via the web link and forwarding it to consultations@mcirl.ie
• submitting content and/ or supporting documents to consultations@mcirl.ie

Closing date for receipt of submissions is 4 August 2021

A second, targeted consultation will take place on a draft of the 9^th edition of the Guide.