- Read more: The More Private Patients, the Fewer Public Patients? Evaluating the 2014 Hospitals Reform in Ireland
In Ireland, medical consultants at public hospitals are permitted to treat private patients within public hospitals (Nolan, 2006; HSE, 2008). Notably, patients with private insurance often gain faster access to outpatient consultations and elective inpatient care (OECD, 2018). The provision of private care within public hospitals is not unique to Ireland. Actually, it is also…
