The Medical Protection Society Limited

Lobbying Organisation The Medical Protection Society Limited

Date published 12 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Letter to the Health Minister, sharing statistics and findings from research regarding clinicians wellbeing, and calling for collaboration with the HSE to reduce stigma of doctors taking time off work for health reasons

Intended results Informing of statistics around doctors wellbeing, and encouraging work between the DoH and HSE to improve wellbeing resources & services

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dr James Thorpe

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

Letter to the Minister explaining statistics on doctors wellbeing, and encouraging work between the DoH and HSE to improve wellbeing resources & services

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister (Department of Health)