GALWAY DOCTOR SLAMS HSE RECRUITMENT FREEZE

Date Published: 08-Oct-2007

The recruitment freeze imposed by the HSE has been slammed by a senior doctor in GalwayPresident of the Irish Hospital Consultants Association, Dr. David O' Keefe, is a consultant radiologist at UHG and says the staff embargo is affecting patientsDr. O' Keefe says doctors at UHG are asked not to order scans after midnight due to a shortage of radiography staffAccording to today's Irish Times, Dr. O' Keefe believes the HSE settled for an inadequate budget to start with, or else Professor Brendan Drumm mis-managed resources