Seven-day-week plan 'may not work for smaller hospitals'

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly briefly spoke to media outside the Mater Smithfield Rapid Injury Clinic in Dublin yesterday afternoon. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Patients in smaller hospitals may not benefit from the drive for a seven-day week, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said yesterday. 

It comes as the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) says it will consult with members about strike action, and schools warn of absences for the coming weeks