HSE’s chief operations officer has written to heads of hospitals and community healthcare organisations about implementation of contract
There is “considerable concern” as to whether hospitals and community healthcare organisations are “deriving the necessary benefits” from the new public-only consultant contract, a senior official in the
“There is considerable concern emerging as to whether our hospitals and CHOs are deriving the necessary benefit from the contract. This is one of the key priorities underand a considerable level of investment has been made with each new contract providing an additional investment of €50,000 per contract holder,” the letter said.
According to Mr McCallion’s letter, it was agreed with chief executives initially to focus the use of the contracts on unscheduled and emergency care, waiting lists and community mental health. “There were a significant number of sites where no obvious benefits are being derived despite large numbers transitioning to the contract. In the event that this is the case, it is really important that you immediately review all services and contracts to ensure that maximum benefit is derived from the contract,” the letter said.
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