HSE doubles doctors allowed to work privately
Some 73 consultants had so-called Type C contracts
The Health Service Executive has almost doubled the number of hospital consultants allowed to work in private hospitals.
Some 73 consultants had so-called Type C contracts – which allow them to work in private hospitals – by September 2015, according to figures provided by the HSE. That figure increased from 38 in 2014. None were issued until 2013.
Type C contracts allow consultants to work and earn private fees in standalone private hospitals ...
