HSE SEEKS HALTHCARE CAPACITY FROM PRIVATE SECTOR

Irish Medical Times - Two-year panel agreements for the provision of private healthcare services are to be put in place by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to meet ongoing needs of the public health services. The HSE has invited tenders from organisations for a two-year panel agreement to provide additional healthcare capacity. This call for tenders follows on from the ending of the initial three-month arrangement with the private hospital sector on a cost-recovery basis. The unprecedented arrangement of private hospitals providing only public healthcare had been put in place in response to the emergency requirements for response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The HSE has been mandated by the current Government...>>>