Clare’s Fianna Fáil TD insists no vital services will be affected by Healthcare cutbacks in this years budget.
It follows a warning from HSE CEO Bernard Gloster, who’s said harm will almost certainly be caused to patients, unless the body exceeds its budget allocation of 22.5 billion euro, which is 900 million euro less than the amount received last year.
The health service announced last week it’s extending its recruitment freeze to non-consultant hospital doctors, agency staff and home helps to combat ongoing cost overruns.
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Meelick Deputy Cathal Crowe, who’s a member of the Oireachtas Health Committee, has been telling Clare FM’s Daragh Dolan that there will be no deficits in patient care.
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