Unions ‘will not accept privatised health service’
SIPTU sectoral organiser Kevin Figgis has warned unions have “grave concerns” privatisation is sneaking into the health services.
In Cork city, a long-awaited PET/CT scanner went into operation at CUH last month, but is being run by a private company, Alliance Medical, as hospital management were unable to hire sufficient staff to run the service. The hospital’s MRI scanner is also operated by a private company.
