Doctors ‘have lost confidence’ in health service

DOCTORS have lost confidence and trust in the management of the health service, the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) has claimed.

Fri, 14 Mar, 2008 - 00:00
Evelyn Ring

Both health chiefs and politicians came under fire from the IMO during a press conference in Dublin yesterday.

IMO president Dr Paula Gilvarry said doctors could not be blamed for inadequate financial planning and any attempt to cut services in an effort to meet arbitrary budgetary targets should not be tolerated by anyone who works in the health service.

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