Galway doctor says industrial action a last resort
Galway bay fm newsroom - A Galway based doctor says balloting doctors on industrial action is the culmination of 10 years fighting for shorter working hours.
Senior house officer at the emergency department of UHG, Dr Lisa Cunningham, says she expects the majority of non consultant hospital doctors to vote in favour.
The IMO says NCHDs are routinely required to work shifts of more than 24 hours in a row, and the shifts - which the IMO says put patients lives at risk - are illegal under EU law.
There are 316 NCHDs working in Galway University Hospitals and 67 in Portiuncula hospital in Ballinasloe.The Irish Medical Organisation is now balloting its members and a result is due on September 2nd.