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16th June 2019

IHCA Statement on Sunday Business Post Revealing Article.

The Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) said the findings of the unpublished HSE’s National Doctors Training and Planning (NDTP) unit report, as confirmed in today’s Sunday Business Post, are a damning indictment of the government’s policy which has undermined hospital consultant recruitment. This is of significant importance as it is gravely damaging the delivery of timely care to patients.
14th June 2019

Statement from the IHCA on unacceptable record outpatient waiting lists.

The Irish Hospital Consultants Association has said that it is extremely concerned at the persistent deterioration in the number of people on waiting lists for hospital outpatient appointments.
7th June 2019

Fewer consultants mean longer wait times and greater patient safety risk

Access to acute hospital care in Ireland is getting worse, not better, and the figures bleakly bear this out.
1st May 2019

Statement from the IHCA re mortuary facilities in Waterford University Hospital

The Irish Hospital Consultants Association has said that it is alarmed at the response from the Government to a number of consultants raising their concerns about existing resource deficits in Waterford University Hospital.
1st May 2019

Statement from the IHCA re mortuary facilities in Waterford University Hospital

The Irish Hospital Consultants Association has said that it is alarmed at the response from the Government to a number of consultants raising their concerns about existing resource deficits in Waterford University Hospital.
11th April 2019

Medical Council Report confirms impact of government policy in driving much needed specialist consultants abroad

Thursday 11th April 2019: The IHCA said that the Medical Workforce Intelligence Report, which was published by the Medical Council today, confirms the extremely damaging impact of discriminating against hospital consultants since 2012.

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