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Prof Irvine said that consultants were already working weekends and bank holidays, but that the issue was the shortage of a “whole package of supports"

The Irish Hospital Consultants Association has expressed concerns over escalating levels of overcrowding in Emergency Departments

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The Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) has expressed "dismay that the Government is on course to miss waiting list reduction targets for 2022 by a significant margin"

The Government has approved new contracts for consultants which will include a pay increase in return for doctors being rostered Monday-Saturday

Concerns have been raised over the health system's ability to cope with a 'twindemic' of Covid-19 and flu this winter