Letters to the editor: Retain single-tier healthcare after virus
In response to the recent publication of the Fine Gael/Fianna Fáil framework document, we welcome the promise to expedite Sláintecare and the reiteration of the commitment to universal healthcare services. Ireland’s response to Covid-19 has shown the pressing need to deliver a single-tier health system and our capacity to create — albeit temporarily — a universal health service.
The prioritisation of children’s health and women’s health is also welcome and the plan to ensure that all future consultant contracts in the public system will be for public services builds confidence in the way forward.
