‘Progress’ hospitals rewarded with 60 consultants

HEALTH specialists have welcomed the appointment of 60 new consultant posts to hospitals that are making progress in tackling the A&E crisis.

Up to €10 million is to be spent by the HSE on the posts, which will be spread across 60 specialities including emergency medicine, radiology, general medicine, general surgery and geriatric medicine.

The Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) welcomed the announcement but added that patients should not be penalised because their hospitals are short of beds due to a lack of long-stay community beds.