Consultants warn that Government's hospital bed delivery targets based on ‘outdated’ projections

The IHCA called on the minister to work with health service management and consultant representative bodies to put in place a “clear staffing plan” in parallel to the proposed bed-build programme. File Picture: iStock

Hospital consultants have criticised the Minister for Health’s plans for accelerated hospital bed delivery as being based on “outdated” and “underestimated” projection figures.

The Irish Hospital Consultants Association (ICHA) said it wanted clarification from Minister Stephen Donnelly on how his billion-euro plan would be delivered.