Union: HSE only has itself to blame for €105m deficit

A doctors’ union says the HSE only has itself to blame for its €105m deficit because it failed to implement already agreed cost- saving measures potentially worth hundreds of millions of euro.

The Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) said the measures amoun-ted to €200m for consultants and €30m for non-consultant hospital doctors (NCHDs).

It also pointed out that an additional €100m could be saved by ending the staff moratorium.