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Consultants tonight branded new draft contracts offered by the Health Service Executive 'unacceptable'.
Even though it includes higher pay scales of up to �216,000 a year, the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) said this was a worse deal than they were originally given earlier this year.
The IHCA said the proposals would put off world class medics from coming to Ireland to work.
“The Committee has concluded that this is less attractive than the document tabled last April,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, which was rejected,” the IHCA said.
“In light of that,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, we must question whether the HSE and the Department of Health and Children actually want to negotiate a new contract now.”
New salary scales with increases of up to �18,000 a year have been offered.
But a proposed bonus scheme of up to 20% has been dropped and, if the draft contract is accepted, consultants would not be allowed to seek additional increases under the review body examining top level public sector pay.
The HSE and IHCA have been locked in protracted talks for months. The HSE handed over the revised draft contract yesterday and the union’s committee spent today reviewing it.
The IHCA said consultants were concerned about several offers in the draft contract including hours of work; advocacy by consultants; co-located hospitals; changes to eligibility regulations and being asked to work longer hours at unsociable times for a lower hourly rate of pay.
The IHCA warned: “The Irish healthcare system has recruited and retained world-class consultants. The proposals currently presented will make that much more difficult in the future.”
The group said it would detail what it wants to talks intermediary Senior Counsel Mark Connaughton.
The new deal would see consultants working as part of teams over an extended working day.
Consultants would be required to work from 7am to 10pm, Monday to Friday while on Saturdays,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, Sundays and bank holidays HSE management want structured consultant presence in hospitals for five-hours in the morning and afternoon.
The HSE is pushing for a 24/7 consultant presence in hospitals in areas of obstetrics, anaesthesia and paediatrics/neonatal units while emergency medicine consultants would have to be in the hospital from 8am to 2pm.
And it is also asking for new negotiations for the introduction of a 24/7 consultant presence for other disciplines.
The draft also places restrictions on private practice for consultants in emergency medicine, radiology and pathology under new Government reforms planned for later in the year.
The introduction of a new contract for hospital consultants is a key plank of the Government’s healthcare reforms but it has been delayed for more than a year.
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Consultants: New draft contracts 'unacceptable' You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login
Consultants tonight branded new draft contracts offered by the Health Service Executive 'unacceptable'.
Even though it includes higher pay scales of up to �216,000 a year, the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) said this was a worse deal than they were originally given earlier this year.
The IHCA said the proposals would put off world class medics from coming to Ireland to work.
“The Committee has concluded that this is less attractive than the document tabled last April,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, which was rejected,” the IHCA said.
“In light of that,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, we must question whether the HSE and the Department of Health and Children actually want to negotiate a new contract now.”
New salary scales with increases of up to �18,000 a year have been offered.
But a proposed bonus scheme of up to 20% has been dropped and, if the draft contract is accepted, consultants would not be allowed to seek additional increases under the review body examining top level public sector pay.
The HSE and IHCA have been locked in protracted talks for months. The HSE handed over the revised draft contract yesterday and the union’s committee spent today reviewing it.
The IHCA said consultants were concerned about several offers in the draft contract including hours of work; advocacy by consultants; co-located hospitals; changes to eligibility regulations and being asked to work longer hours at unsociable times for a lower hourly rate of pay.
The IHCA warned: “The Irish healthcare system has recruited and retained world-class consultants. The proposals currently presented will make that much more difficult in the future.”
The group said it would detail what it wants to talks intermediary Senior Counsel Mark Connaughton.
The new deal would see consultants working as part of teams over an extended working day.
Consultants would be required to work from 7am to 10pm, Monday to Friday while on Saturdays,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, Sundays and bank holidays HSE management want structured consultant presence in hospitals for five-hours in the morning and afternoon.
The HSE is pushing for a 24/7 consultant presence in hospitals in areas of obstetrics, anaesthesia and paediatrics/neonatal units while emergency medicine consultants would have to be in the hospital from 8am to 2pm.
And it is also asking for new negotiations for the introduction of a 24/7 consultant presence for other disciplines.
The draft also places restrictions on private practice for consultants in emergency medicine, radiology and pathology under new Government reforms planned for later in the year.
The introduction of a new contract for hospital consultants is a key plank of the Government’s healthcare reforms but it has been delayed for more than a year.
Related Stories:
Hospital consultants
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