Private maternity care to end under health service reforms

A new contract for hospital consultants will see private care  being phased out of public and voluntary hospitals as part of the Sláintecare reform programme for the health service.

A new contract for hospital consultants will see private care  being phased out of public and voluntary hospitals as part of the Sláintecare reform programme for the health service.

A new contract for hospital consultants will bring many changes to the public hospital system — among them, an end to private maternity care.

Under a new deal for salary and working conditions, private care is being phased out of public and voluntary hospitals as part of the Sláintecare reform programme for the health service.