Breakthrough in health strike as proposals accepted

A BREAKTHROUGH in the two-month old public health doctors strike yesterday saw both sides in the dispute accept Labour Relations Commission (LRC) proposals for independent reviews of their grievances.

But the 300 doctors will not consider a return to work until they see the initial report of an adjudication board which expects to publish its findings in the second half of next week.

The three-man adjudication board, chaired by Gerry Durkan SC, began work straight away yesterday afternoon.