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Calls for review of HSE embargo following Consultant claims

Clare members of the regional health forum say they are not surprised at claims from a senior doctor that the public service retirement scheme could cost lives.

Doctor Gerry Burke, a senior obstetrician at the Mid-Western Maternity Hospital in Limerick yesterday warned that the expected loss of 47 of the facility’s 200 midwives from next month will compromise patient care.

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The  hospital provides care to over 6-thousand women and about 5-thousand-200 newborn infants in the mid-west – including County Clare – every year.

The workers will not be replaced as a result of the ongoing recruitment embargo.

The HSE has issued a statement saying contingency plans are being developed to cover any gaps that may arise in staffing as a result of midwives retiring at the end of next month.

However Ennis Councillor and member of the health forum west Tony Mulqueen feels the embargo must be reviewed.

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