Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 23 October 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Private Activity in Public Hospitals: Discussion
The problem is that working as a doctor is a little different from working as a public servant. A doctor with a 39-hour contract will have other duties on top of that. In some cases, consultants are on call every second, third or fourth night. They may be on call every second or third weekend. It is not just about the 39-hour element of the contract. It is also about the on-call element of the contract. Is Dr. de Buitléir suggesting that the on-call element should be done away with? Does he believe people should be permanently in the hospital regardless of whether there is work to be done?
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