
Public Health Doctors confirm plans for 3-days of strike action in January Disappointment at “no meaningful engagement” from Dept of Health for 5 months Monday 30th November 2020. The Public Health Committee of the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) met today to consider the overwhelming (94%) vote by Public Health doctors in favour of industrial action in their fight for parity of esteem with other parts of the health service. Currently regardless of qualifications, no public health specialist is recognised as a consultant despite meeting the same criteria as all other consultants appointed in the health service. The Committee decided to serve […]