Local voices and vested interests divert attention from health issues

Thu, 05 Jun, 2003 - 01:00

Noel Whelan POLITICS for the month of June is likely to be dominated a debate about health policy. At the outset of this debate it is worth remembering the four rules of health policy debate in Ireland.

The first rule is that in Ireland all health politics is personal. Everyone comes to the health debate with a personal emotional framework.

We all interact with the health service when we are at our most vulnerable.

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