Eight patients at Rotunda opt to continue private care with different doctor

The Rotunda Hospital row led to the health minister indicating that State funding could be removed from the hospital unless consultants on a new public-only contract stopped offering private maternity care. File picture: Billy Higgins

Tue, 09 Jun, 2026 - 18:12

Niamh Griffin, Louise Burne, Liz Dunphy

Eight patients at Dublin's Rotunda maternity hospital affected by the dispute over consultants’ working conditions have opted to continue private care with a different doctor.

Up until Monday the hospital had allowed consultants on a new public-only contract to continue offering private maternity care. However, this is not provided under Sláintecare reforms and sparked a public row with the HSE and health minister.