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The Irish Hospital Consultants Association are also seeking €4bn in the coming budget to open essential additional hospital beds, theatres, and diagnostics already announced by the Minister of Health.
A whole of organisation examination, including doctors’ battle for theatre time, facilities and basic equipment should be part of the external review of Temple St Hospital, a consultants’ organisation said today.
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IHCA president says rate of take-up 'desperately slow' compared to previous contract
More than 100 doctors, who are non-specialists, have been appointed to hospital consultant posts despite concerns around patient safety, it has been claimed.
Healthcare workers are experiencing severe burnout as they face into the second year of the Covid-19 global pandemic, the Oireachtas Health Committee will be told.