€600m winter plan 'won't fix endemic problems' in health system

€600m winter plan 'won't fix endemic problems' in health system

Consultants have warned the €600m allocated for the health service in the winter plan won't go far enough. File Picture: Larry Cummins

The €600m funding injection for the HSE’s Winter Plan, while welcome, is an admission of sorts that the healthcare system is under-resourced and not working.

That is according to Dr Gabrielle Colleran, head of department in radiology in the National Maternity Hospital, who was speaking at the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) annual conference.

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