Michael Cullen, CEO of the Beacon Hospital It is also expected to be reviewed by the Medical Council, which is the regulator for the medical profession. One senior obstetrician colleague, Professor Chris Fitzpatrick, has already said Professor O'Connell should resign. The Government has meanwhile heaped pressure on the board of the privately owned Beacon hospital to deal with Michael Cullen, who is also a director and shareholder. The board last week appointed a top lawyer, Eugene McCague, to carry out an independent review. Paul Reid, the chief executive of the HSE, said last week that such cases were in a minority and he also suggested the HSE monitor and audit the administration of vaccines. The HSE has been unable to disclose to this newspaper and others how many suspected or reported cases there have been of the vaccine being administered to people out of turn.