Ms Anne Marie Hoey:

We will see 400 to 500 new consultants coming to work with the HSE on an annual basis. They will all be on the new contract. For existing consultants, each individual will look at the new contract against his or her current contract and its conditions and make an informed decision around transitioning and so on. For some who have a private practice in a public hospital at the moment, they will take that into consideration before they transition across.