Future of Healthcare Committee to hear from ICTU, IMO & INMO

The schedule for the meeting is:

Session A: 9 a.m. Health Service Reform Officials from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU)

Patricia King – General Secretary, ICTU
Liam Berney - Industrial Officer, Public Sector, ICTU
Liam Doran – General Secretary, Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation
Paul Bell – Health Division Organiser, SIPTU
Terry Casey – General Secretary, Medical Laboratory Scientists Association
Eamonn Donnelly - National Secretary, Health & Welfare Division, IMPACT

Session B: 10.35 a.m. Health Service Reform Representatives from the Irish Medical Organisation(IMO)

Dr Peadar Gilligan – Chair, Irish Medical Organisation Consultant Committee
Dr Padraig McGarry – Chair, Irish Medical Organisation General Practitioner Committee
Cian O’Dowd - Policy and International Affairs Officer, Irish Medical Organisation

Session C: 11.35 a.m. Health Service Reform Representatives from the Irish Nurses and Midwifes Organisation(INMO)

Martina Harkin - Kelly – President, Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation
Dave Hughes - Deputy General Secretary, Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation
Edward Matthews - Director of Regulation and Social Policy, Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation

Chair of the Committee, Roisin Shortall, says: “As part of public hearings on health service reform, the Committee will hear from representatives from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, the Irish Medical Organisation and the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. Any reform of our health service and introduction of potential new models of health care in Ireland will require the input of those working at the coalface of healthcare provision. Therefore, it is important that we hear from those representing healthcare workers to get their perspectives on how best to devise and deliver a long-term, sustainable model of healthcare. We’re looking forward to hearing from the various representative organisations of healthcare workers who have already provided high quality submissions to the Committee on changing and improving healthcare delivery.”

This meeting will take place in Committee Room 4, Leinster House from 9am on Wednesday, 26 October 2016.

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