News
4th November 2003
Consultants slam the latest waiting list figures published today
Consultants slam the latest waiting list figures published today. They mark the fourth successive quarter when the annualised trend is upwards. The figures are an indictment of the Government"s failure to provide sufficient hospital beds. Click here to download file
30th October 2003
Consultants Reject ESRI Report
Hospital consultants have strongly disagreed with the ESRI proposal that the 3,000 extra acute hospital beds promised in the National Health Strategy should not be provided.
15th October 2003
IHCA Welcomes Hanly Report
15th October, 2003Cosultants Welcome Hanly ReportThe Irish Hospital Consultants Association has welcomed the publication of the Hanly Report but has warned that the problem of the bed capacity of our hospitals must be resolved in tandem with the implementation of Hanly. Commenting on the Report, IHCA Secretary General, Finbarr Fitzpatrick stated;"The recommendations regarding the reconfiguration of hospitals is likely to generate considerable debate. It is essential that definitive decisions on this aspect of the Report be taken at an early date. All of the recommendations regarding reduced NCHD hours, revised contracts for consultants and other health workers and the appointment of extra consultants are dependent on the political decisions that must be taken regarding the provision of acute services on a 24 hour 7 day basis in hospitals.The political debate on a similar report on acute hospital services (Fitzgerald Report) published in the late 1960s dragged on for a decade or more. This must not reoccur with the Hanly Report.The greatest single problem in our hospital services is lack of capacity. This must be addressed in tandem with the Hanly Report.
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