- 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…
- Read more: Private Practice in Public Hospitals: Should Senior Consultants be Prioritised?
In many countries, consultants employed by public hospitals are allowed to provide private, fee-paying consultations as part of their workload, that is, within the public hospital.[i] This specific form of dual practice enables the patients who can afford to pay for private consultations, either themselves or via some private health insurance, to gain faster access…
