Patients hit by doctors’ strike chaos

THE strike by non-consultant doctors at Waterford Regional Hospital has an inherent and dangerous capacity to engulf the nation.

Essentially, this row is over rosters, overtime payments and the long hours junior doctors are forced to work. Unless it is resolved, chaos could spread to other hospitals across the country.

Yesterday brought utter confusion to hospital wards where nurses and porters were unclear about where to draw industrial demarcation lines.