Strike by 'frustrated' medical scientists to disrupt hospital lab testing

'There is huge frustration among our members that the severe recruitment and retention problems in the sector have been ignored,' according to MLSA chairperson Kevin O’Boyle. Stock picture

The union of medical scientists will take full industrial action over a pay dispute on March 30 meaning hospital laboratory testing will close around the country for 12 hours.

The Medical Laboratory Scientists Association (MLSA) represents more than 1,800 members working in HSE hospitals, public voluntary hospitals, private hospitals, and the Irish Blood Transfusion Service.