Fears hospital consultants will quit Ireland for jobs abroad over 'restrictive' contract

One of the concerns with the Sláintecare contract is its power to move staff to any location in Ireland, as employers see fit.

Fears have been raised that Irish consultants will leave the country for work elsewhere, and those already abroad will not return, as a result of the proposed Sláintecare contract.

Consultants across Ireland, and further afield, have voiced their concerns about the proposed contract, the details of which were revealed in recent weeks.