St Vincent chiefs to discuss top-ups

St Vincent’s Hospital chiefs are due to meet today to consider calls from the HSE to end controversial top-up payments to senior staff.

Among the issues to be discussed will be the possibility of the hospital CEO’s salary being reduced or only coming from private funds.

The hospital’s hierarchy organised the meeting after representatives met with senior HSE officials over the crisis — which has spread from the Central Remedial Clinic to a host of other facilities — yesterday.