Talks to begin on implementing Medical Manpower Forum Report.
Talks could mean hundreds of extra consultants and the introduction of early-morning and late-evening clinics over the next 10 years.
Non-consultant hospital doctors' working hours to be reduced to 58 per week by 2004 and 48 per week by 2010.
A new health strategy to 2008 is being drawn up and the public is invited to make submissions.
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The strategy will be published by the end of July.