Health minister ‘wasn’t pleased’ at hospital consultants weekend roster

Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill. Picture: PA

The Minister for Health said she “wasn’t pleased” after she saw a recent roster for hospital consultants, as she pledged to have more of them working on site over weekends.

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said she met with HSE boss Bernard Gloster over recent weeks to set up a plan to roster more consultants and senior decision makers over the weekends.