Rotunda to stop private maternity care by public-only consultants following ministerial pressure
The maternity hospital has been under public pressure to cancel permission given to consultants who signed public-only contracts to deliver babies under private-care on site despite arguing this is about offering choice to women. Photo: Sam Boal/Collins photos
The Rotunda hospital has agreed to stop offering private maternity care carried out by consultants on public-only contracts after pressure from the health minister and government ministers.
The maternity hospital has been under public pressure to cancel permission given to consultants who signed public-only contracts to deliver babies under private care on site, despite arguing this is about offering choice to women.
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