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10th October, 2017: Commenting on Budget 2018, President of the IHCA, Dr Tom Ryan, said:  “While the announced increases to the health budget are a step in the right direction, the reality is that there are huge shortages of beds and staff in our acute hospital and mental health services. What is in the budget is not sufficient to address these shortages, which are the root cause of patients being treated on trolleys and escalating waiting lists.’’

 

National Cancer Strategy cannot succeed without increasing the capacity of public hospitals and the resolution of Consultant recruitment crisis according to the IHCA

The Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) on Thursday 16 March met with the Minister for Health, Simon Harris TD to highlight the critical capacity and other constraints that afflict the health service. Dr Tom Ryan, President of the IHCA, highlighted the stark realities of clinical practice in the acute hospitals and the difficulties which consultants face in their attempts to provide care to an ever increasing number of critically ill patients without the necessary resources.

Statement from IHCA re capital expenditure in HSE

Capacity Expansion Plan critical for the future of healthcare in Ireland according to the Irish Hospital Consultants Association

Realistic health budget allocation needed to address years of acute hospital and mental health underfunding according to the IHCA

 

ACUTE HEALTH SERVICES ARE IN A STATE OF CRISIS – IHCA CALLS FOR SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED FUNDING IN BUDGET 2016

IHCA Statement on the HIQA Report into the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise