Doctor de Brun issued a 'drop the case' offer by IMC
Medic says he received written confirmation of letter
*Updated Thurs 15/5/25 @ 12.25pm (IMC response)
The Irish GP who resigned from the Medical Council over nursing home deaths and is now under investigation says he has received an offer to drop the case against him.
If GP Dr Marcus de Brun accepts the offer, he can avoid the Irish Medical Council Fitness to Practice hearing into his alleged ‘serious misconduct’ due to take place next month.
In a post on X, the GP said the offer would require him to ‘sign an undertaking not to discuss the vaccine or nursing home deaths in public.’
Dr de Brun’s X post:
The GP posted a poll underneath the X post, asking readers if he should:
a) accept the offer
b) invite everyone to come (to the hearing)
The offer made by the Fitness to Practice committee due to preside over Dr de Brun’s hearing falls under Section 67 of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007.
Section 67 states that the committee may, at an time after a complaint is referred, request the medical practitioner involved to:
(a) if appropriate, undertake to not repeat the conduct the subject of the complaint;
(b) undertake to be referred to a professional competence scheme and to undertake any requirements relating to the improvement of the practitioner’s competence and performance which may be imposed;
(c) consent to undergo medical treatment;
(d) consent to being censured by the Council.
Section 67 Subsection 2 states:
(2) Where a registered medical practitioner refuses to give an undertaking or consent the subject of a request under subsection (1) by the Fitness to Practise Committee, the Committee may proceed as if the request had not been made.
The Medical Practitioner’s Act was introduced into law in 2007 and it repealed and replaced the 2002 and 1978 Acts. It is available to read here in full.
The purpose of the Act according to Oireachtas.ie is pictured below. Readers might be interested to note the following line included in the text ‘to increase the public accountability of the Medical Council.’
Dr de Brun has encouraged the Irish public to send complaints to the medical council in relation to treatment of patients during the Covid era, regarding patients themselves or their family members.
The medical council’s Guide to Professional Conduct and Ethics states the following under Chapter 1 Patient Safety on page 10:
“Providing and promoting good medical care, applying the values and standards of the profession, listening to and acting on patients’ and colleagues’ concerns, and fostering learning from adverse events all contribute to a culture of patient safety.”
For more information, pictured below is an excerpt from the IMC booklet titled ‘Making a complaint about a Doctor’
The Irish Medical Council issued the following response in reply to a query from this Substack:
“As this case is subject to ongoing regulatory proceedings, the Medical Council won’t be commenting at this time.”
At the time of publication, Dr Marcus de Brun’s X post had received more than 40,000 views with 97% of voters choosing the poll option “Invite Everyone To Come.”
What do readers think he should do?
Warm thanks to those supporting my work - much appreciated
Read yesterday’s post about evidence to be heard at the Fitness to Practice hearing:
Wow! How very telling that they are willing to drop the case and put a gagging order on him so people won't continue to find out what they ( the medical council) ordered their drs to do. If he decides to drop the case he will have to live with his decision and as a highly professional dr and ethical and moralistic man.
Also the clause they have in writing which states..."consent to undergo medical treatment"; is very worrying . Would this not indicate a person was not of sound mind?
God bless him whatever he decides, a good dr unjustly treated 🙏
I would like Dr de Brun to keep fighting. However, after five years of torment, I would understand if he accepted the offer... it reminds me of the Julian Assange case...