Jim O'Keeffe
Question:433 Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health and Children the number and range of preventative health programmes jeopardised by the current work to rule undertaken by public health doctors nationally. [7841/03]
Vol. 563 No. 4
433 Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health and Children the number and range of preventative health programmes jeopardised by the current work to rule undertaken by public health doctors nationally. [7841/03]
In December 2002, the Irish Medical Organisation advised that its members would not participate in contingency planning for biological threats. More recently, the IMO advised my Department that from 10 March 2003 its members would refuse to co-operate with new work practices and programmes, step down from acting up positions and stop providing cross cover. The grades of doctors involved are directors of public health, specialists in public health medicine, senior area medical officers and area medical officers.