Hospitals still face curbs despite HSE U-turn

SOME hospital services may still be curtailed or cancelled next month despite the Health Service Executive’s (HSE) belated decision on the number of specialist training places for qualified doctors, medical consultants have warned.

The HSE announced on Tuesday that, where possible, all existing training posts would continue to be recognised as training posts by the Medical Council for one further year.

The Department of Health’s chief medical officer, Dr Tony Holohan, who had been involved in efforts to resolve the looming staffing crisis, welcomed the HSE’s commitment.