Health

Information from doctors group about new contract was ‘misleading’, says Donnelly

The new public-only Sláintecare contract for doctors comes into force today, just one day after a majority of doctors rejected it

Members from the Irish Medical Organisation and the Irish Hospital Consultants Association said they would not sign up to the contract. Picture: Rollingnews.ie

Information circulated by the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) about the new consultants contract is “misleading” and has likely “spooked” members, Stephen Donnelly has said.

The Minister for Health was speaking to RTÉ as the new public-only Sláintecare contract for doctors came into force today.

It comes just a day after a majority of doctors with the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) rejected the contract in a ballot of members, while a majority of members surveyed ...