Doctors warn of ‘unprecedented crisis’ for new government

Whoever wins the general election will face an unprecedented crisis in public health services, doctors have warned.

Ray Walley, president of the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO), said rescuing health services would be as big a challenge for the next administration as the financial crisis has been for the last one.

While the IMO has declined to say which party’s manifesto best met its demands, it wants voters to make health a priority in the general election.