The Government is set to proceed with a new hospital consultants contract next month. Representative groups are currently considering the proposed contract. They've warned that there are still outstanding concerns | More:
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly intends on pushing ahead with the new contract within the first half of next month, following indications from representative groups that they will have completed their consideration of the contract by then.
Speaking at the opening of a sports project in Banteer in Co Cork today, Ms Humphreys said that the Government expects the consultation period will conclude at the end of this month. It added that"we expect that the Department of Health will respect that the process has not concluded and will not offer out the proposed new contract in advance of our response".It has warned that its members be given"appropriate time to fully evaluate the proposal", adding that over the past few weeks consultants and other medical professionals have been working to combat"extreme levels of overcrowding in our emergency departments".
Speaking on RTÉ's Saturday with Colm Ó Mongáin, he said that there was an unprecedented demand in hospitals from December, and so medical staff did not have as much time to consider the proposal and are still in the detailed phase of consulting with members.
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