A BODY representing hospital consultants has written to the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) saying it is willing to engage with the HSE after talks broke down last month. The Irish Hospital Consultants’ Association contacted the commission yesterday “to confirm its willingness to engage in non-binding discussions with the HSE under the Public Service Agreement”. The HSE referred the matter to the LRC last week.
IHCA president Denis Evoy said consultants “already work well beyond their contracted hours” and services could only be extended further “if there is an agreed minimum number of consultants in each speciality”.