14,000 procedures cancelled as medical scientists strike over pay inequality

Members of the Medical Laboratory Scientists Association on picket line duty outside the Cork University Hospital. Picture: Dan Linehan

A hospital laboratory had just one application for three posts this month as pay inequalities for medical scientists discourage people from taking these roles, it has been claimed.

Disputes over salary issues and working conditions led to strikes at hospitals yesterday, with around 14,000 procedures cancelled due to lack of access to routine tests.