Private doctors warn proposed Covid contract will create new public waiting list problem

Thousands of private patients could end up on public hospital waiting lists if ‘private only’ doctors accept a temporary contract to work exclusively for the HSE as part of the Covid-19 response.

That’s according to the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA), which is seeking legal advice on a contract being offered by the Department of Health and HSE to around 500 consultant doctors, who work exclusively in private practice.