New children’s hospital facility to open within days despite ‘unsafe’ warning
Opening of satellite centre of new national children’s hospital despite concerns
Medical consultants claim pay concerns require ‘unique’ action
Cross-public-service approach to two-tier remuneration a ‘non-runner’, says IMO
More than 7,000 hospital staff to ballot for strike action
Siptu says Government refusing to engage on pay rises for support staff and hospital chefs
Government is ‘anti-doctor’ and ‘anti-consultant’, says IMO
Doctors’ union says pay cuts have led to difficulties in recruiting consultants and unsafe hospitals
IMO threatens industrial action in New Year over pay gap for consultants
Union says some doctors earning up to €60,000 less than colleagues appointed after 2012
Taoiseach wishes he could direct health staff to work through January
Varadkar said he did not have authority to issue directive as this was a matter for HSE
IMO predicting number of patients on trolleys set to exceed 1,000 this winter
Lack of emergency department resources, a lack of beds and a lack of recruitment will combine to create ‘perfect storm’ in hospitals
Thousands of additional hospital beds needed, doctors warn
In pre-budget submissions, IMO and IHCA urge Government to invest for years ahead
Government proposes deal to end two-tier public pay system
Initiative could be worth more than €3,000 a year for 35,000 staff recruited since 2011
Number on trolleys could pass 1,000 this winter, IMO event told
IMO president Dr Peadar Gilligan tells conference health service is not ‘a black hole’
‘Tact’ lacking in approach of some doctors to CervicalCheck women
President of IMO says right ‘level of diplomacy was not shown in all of the cases’
Consultants may strike over two-tier pay system, IMO warns
Doctors claim pay differential could rise to €50,000 per year for those hired after 2012
Harris vague on resources to implement Sláintecare
Head to Head: Recruitment crisis among doctors a clear symptom of system’s ills
Health service failed to fill 100 advertised consultant posts between 2015 and 2017
Irish Medical Organisation estimates there are 1,400 fewer consultants employed than are needed
Consultants warn of industrial action over two-tier pay
Lower salaries for newer employees has ‘poisoned morale’ and led to staff shortages
Doctors warn against private practice curbs
IMO president predict shortage of specialists if Sláintecare proposals are implemented
‘We have no option but to reform’ healthcare system, says Harris
IMO warns medical profession is ‘under attack’ and doctors are ‘sick of so-called reform’
Ten per cent of Irish adults are being prescribed antidepressants
Psychiatrist says antidepressants best used as part of combination treatment
Consultants urged to see more private patients for hospital income
IMO says elimination of private practice would cost public hospitals €649m per year
Pharmacists seek to treat minor ailments without GP’s prescription
Proposal comes as doctors object to plan to stop paying overtime to hospital interns
No-show by 20 locum doctors fails to close emergency departments
Tallaght, Navan and Portlaoise hospitals most affected by locum pay dispute
Tax breaks for private healthcare perverse, says Ictu
Dáil committee told ability of consultants to treat patients ‘compromised’ by cutbacks
HSE accused of ‘fudging’ times for emergency care
Executive misleading public on waiting times for admissions, IMO conference hears
IMO calls for ringfencing of ‘realistic’ health budget
Government urged to settle outstanding €250m-€300m claim on consultant pay
State is ‘woefully unprepared’ for an emergency, conference told
Outgoing IMO president warns Irish health service could roll ‘from crisis to crisis’
IMO brings legal case over €250m consultant pay debt
Union claims HSE has unlawfully withheld pay rises due to consultants since 2009
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