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61 consultants switch to new public-only contracts, as HSE readies major recruitment drive

While all new recruited consultant will automatically go onto the new contract, there are more than 3,700 existing consultants in Ireland that the government and HSE are hoping to entice over

The new consultant contract became operational in March and is worth up to €257,193 a year for doctors who avail of it. Picture: Photocall Ireland

61 existing consultants have switched over to the new Sláintecare public only contract since its introduction in March, as the HSE prepares to launch an international consultant recruitment campaign next week, the Business Post can reveal.

However, Bernard Gloster, the chief executive of the HSE, has said he is “exceptionally happy” with the progress so far, as 600 consultants have expressed an interest in the contract, and that he expects to see numbers grow in ...