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Call for publication of HSE National Ambulance Review
More Health Care Assistants needed to alleviate hospital crisis
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Call for publication of HSE National Ambulance Review

SIPTU Health Division Organiser, Paul Bell, has called on the Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar, to publish the recommendations of the HSE National Ambulance Review so that work on developing the service can commence. He said members will consider proposals for strike action if there is no move to increase staff numbers in the ambulance service.

Paul Bell said: “SIPTU members will be meeting over the coming month across the country to consider proposals for a ballot on strike action in order to secure increased recruitment and funding for the service.”

“The Minister for Health has had possession of an executive summary of this independent review since December 2014 but has yet to make it public. This is even more surprising when it is considered that almost two years ago he made a public commitment to the Joint Oireachtas Health Committee to conduct an urgent examination of the service."

It is understood the review highlights the requirement for the recruitment of 250 to 300 frontline ambulance professionals and an updating of the fleet.

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