Talks to avert suspensions of health staff continue

UNION representatives and management at the HSE remained in intensive talks late last night trying to find an alternative to staff suspensions and cuts in essential health services.

At time of going to press, IMPACT trade union was still refusing to lift the industrial action over pay cuts by its members in the health service, though a position paper was being produced containing concessions which management hoped might lead to a derogation from the action.

As part of their campaign IMPACT members have been refusing to collect and process data on HSE spending and activity for the last three months.