HSE advertises for up to 120 consultants

UP to 120 hospital consultant posts are being advertised by the Health Service Executive (HSE) as part of its continued efforts to increase the numbers of consultants working in the public service.

Last year, up to 68 of these posts were advertised but were not filled due to the failure of the HSE and hospital consultants to reach agreement on the terms of a new consultant contract.

This same contract still hasn’t been signed off on by the consultant representative bodies and health service employers. However, it’s hoped that the consultant representative associations will be recommending acceptance of the contract at a series of regional meetings planned for next month.