Maternity hospital under pressure to accept Mulvey deal

NMH is worried it will be emasculated and would not be sufficiently independent

Kieran Mulvey has proposed a special company to run the new maternity hospital in Dublin

Mediator Kieran Mulvey has proposed a special purpose company to run the new national maternity hospital on the site of St Vincent's Hospital in Dublin,

St Vincent's Healthcare Group (SVHG) has accepted the proposals, but the National Maternity Hospital has real concerns.

Under Mulvey's proposal, the special puropose vehicle would have nine board members - four from SVHG and four from the NMH. Mulvey proposed that the ninth member of the board be ...