Row looms over claims doctors not getting fair pay

REPORTS that some hospitals are not paying junior doctors their full on-call entitlements could lead to industrial action.

The Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) has launched an investigation into claims that some hospitals are not sticking to newly agreed rosters.

According to an IMO spokesman, the organisation is currently reviewing payments made to non-consultant hospital doctors (NCHDs) who have been on call. He said it appeared some hospitals were sending NCHDs home early after they had been on call in an effort to avoid paying them their full daily entitlement.