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Non-consultant hospital doctors regularly move hospitals and must join a new payroll system each time.
The Irish Medical Organisation said it will now seek “urgent negotiations” with the Department of Health and HSE on the matter.
The IMO says the “burnout and stress” facing NCHDs will no longer be tolerated.
Junior doctors are “demoralised, frustrated, angry and want change,” the IMO claims.
A survey published today shows that 96% of NCHDs have been required to work over 48 hours a week.
409 admitted patients were waiting for beds in hospitals across the country this morning.
Rising cases of Covid-19 and other respiratory viruses pose difficulties for an “exhausted” health system.
It’s understood that the IMO will recommend the agreement to their members.
Gardaí are currently assessing correspondence that has been received over the leaking of the contract.
They were due to strike today.
The Irish Medical Organisation has said the decision was taken in light of the “rapid and escalating incidence of Covid-19 in Ireland”.
An Oireachtas committee has heard that fear of infection has heightened anxiety among doctors’ patients.
The IMO has expressed disappointment at “no meaningful engagement” from the Department of Health for five months.
The IMO says the issue involves only 60 public health doctors.
The Fine Gael leader is facing growing pressure to explain his actions.
The association had a colourful history before going into liquidation last year.
The Taoiseach said it was not best practice and was inappropriate to share a document of this kind in that way with the NAGP.
Allegations that Varadkar breached a number of laws were made in a story by the Village magazine.
The IMO has backed plans by public health specialists to ballot for industrial action in a row over consultant contracts.
The flu vaccine has been made available for free to children between the ages of 2 and 12.
If the current trajectory of the disease continues, there will be 1,800-2,200 cases a day, with 400 Covid-19 patients hospitalised.
Concerns have been raised by GPs about major difficulties in accessing hospital services.
Doctors have been urged to “be vigilant in terms of identifying and supporting victims of domestic abuse”.
The IMO said it is important to remember the pandemic does not prevent other diseases from occurring or patients becoming unwell from other infections.
There are now a total of 292 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland.
The figures come at a time when the coronavirus is putting pressure on the public health system.
The IMO said its key demand is an end to the “unjustifiable pay inequality” faced by consultants.
The Irish Medical Organisation warned of the potential for an “escalating campaign of industrial action”.
The comments come following a Supreme Court hearing into Ruth Morrissey’s High Court ruling earlier this year.
Dr Rhona Mahony, former master of the National Maternity Hospital said the system pits doctors against patients.
“This vote emphasises the frustration and anger that consultants and NCHDs face.”
The IMO said it is setting a 21-day deadline for the receipt of serious proposals.
The IMO has warned that many GP clinics are already at capacity and cannot take on new patients.
That’s according to a new report by the Medical Council.
Some consultants earn up to €55,000 a year less than some of their colleagues.
The IMO has said the situation won’t be due to a “flu crisis”, rather a “failure of policy”.
The Irish Medical Organisation has said that additional resources are needed immediately.
Paschal Donohoe said “absolutely gigantic” amounts of money were involved in the case.
The aim of the tests would be to reduce instances of foetal alcohol spectrum disorders in Ireland.
The annual meeting of the Irish Medical Organisation has heard that many general practices are struggling to survive.