IHCA seeks to put crisis in health sector at heart of election debate

At the meeting earlier this week with Mr Harris, the IHCA urged Fine Gael, as part of its election pledges, to commit to a selection of goals to ease the health sector’s current crisis

There are currently over 500 unfilled permanent hospital consultant posts right across Ireland’s public hospitals, according to the Irish Hospital Consultants’ Association.

The IHCA has met with Minister for Health, Simon Harris, to outline the main factors contributing to the trolley crisis, waiting times for patients and other key pressures upon services which are impacting upon hospital staff as well as upon patient outcomes.