Irish Medical Organisation

Non Consultant Hospital Doctors Motions 2014

NCHD National Meeting Motions

Saturday 26th April - 10.00am

1. The IMO calls on the HSE to ensure that all hospitals pay NCHDs for Protected Training Hours.

Proposer: IMO NCHD Committee

Status : Carried as amended

Amendment:

The IMO calls on the HSE to ensure that all hospitals pay NCHDs for Protected Training Hours when introduced.

2. The IMO calls on the Training Bodies to adopt the interim recommendations from the McCraith Report in relation to the introduction of family friendly training.

Proposer: IMO NCHD Committee

Status : Carried

3. The IMO calls on the Minister for Health to ensure safe patient care by addressing the serious issues of recruitment and retention of NCHDs in Ireland.

Proposer: IMO NCHD Committee

Status : Carried

4. The IMO calls on the HSE to issue contracts relating to the length of the training schemes offered to NCHDs rather than the current practice of offering 3, 6 or 12 month contracts.

Proposer: IMO NCHD Committee

Status : Carried

5. The IMO calls on the HSE to pay the Labour Court agreed Night Rates to all NCHDs in respect of such hours worked backdated to the initial deadline for EWTD implementation (August 2008).

Proposer: IMO NCHD Committee

Status : Carried as amended

Amendment:

The IMO calls on the HSE to pay agreed night rates as per the Labour Court recommendation of December 2013 to those NCHDs entitled to such payments back dated to the initial EWTD implementation (August 2008)

6. The IMO calls on the HSE to take all necessary steps to achieve the speedy transfer of inappropriate tasks from NCHDs to other appropriate staff as a matter of priority.

Proposer: IMO NCHD Committee

Status : Carried

7. The IMO call of the HSE, in collaboration with the training bodies to commence a Positive Dignity and Respect Programme to address the culture of bullying of doctors in Irish hospitals.

Proposer: IMO NCHD Committee

Status : Carried as amended

Amendment :

The IMO call of the HSE, in collaboration with the training bodies to commence a Positive Dignity and Respect Programme to address the issue of bullying of doctors in Irish hospitals.


 

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