Time to move on Sláintecare

Fórsa’s head of health Éamonn Donnelly (pictured) has urged members to use the general election as an opportunity to push Irish healthcare reform up the political agenda.

He said the Sláintecare programme, which seeks to develop a single-tier system free at the point of need that provides quality healthcare, was not proceeding quickly enough, despite supposedly having cross-party support.

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