Organisation: Irish Hospitals Consultants Association

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HSE’s €14bn budget ‘unlikely to ease service woes’

The Health Service Executive’s €14bn budget is unlikely to make any serious headway in alleviating difficulties in the health service, Fianna Fáil’s health spokesman Billy Kelleher claimed yesterday.

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Revised pay proposals won’t attract ‘high calibre’ medics

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Private health cover set to rise again

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Ireland facing 'critical' shortage of doctors

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Medical Council ‘sidesteps issue’ in drug trial row

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Lack of staff ‘will halt psychiatric patient reviews for tribunals’

Health boards urged to justify waiting list fund

HEALTH boards should be forced to give an estimate of the number of patients they will treat this year to justify the €31 million of taxpayers’ money they were given to tackle waiting lists, the Irish Patients Association said yesterday.

Thu, 12 Aug, 2004

Patients’ group appeals to hospital consultants to suspend industrial action

A PATIENTS’ group last night appealed to hospital consultants to suspend their industrial action as more than 200 patients due for operations this week have had their procedures cancelled.

Tue, 17 Feb, 2004

Nurses to back consultants in dispute

NURSES last night rowed in behind hospital consultations in advance of next week’s industrial action over an insurance indemnity dispute.

Sat, 14 Feb, 2004

Consultants condemn Martin’s plans for court fight

HOSPITAL consultants yesterday hit out at Health Minister Micheál Martin’s plan to fight the €800 million historic liabilities they could face in the British courts.

Wed, 21 Jan, 2004

State won’t pay private patient insurance

THE State will not pay the insurance premiums for hospital consultants treating private patients, Health Minister Mícheál Martin said yesterday.

Sat, 21 Jun, 2003

Thousands at risk in hospital plan, says doctor

SHUTTING down six maternity hospitals outside Dublin would put thousands of women’s lives at risk unless they were replaced by proper midwifery services, a leading obstetrician warned yesterday.

Fri, 21 Feb, 2003

Martin may reduce health boards in bid for efficiency

HEALTH Minister Micheál Martin is considering abolishing half the country’s health boards to improve efficiency and reduce the 70% of his department’s budget that now goes on staff salaries.

Mon, 30 Dec, 2002

700 new hospital beds on way for 2003

Political Reporter

Tue, 19 Nov, 2002