HSE welcomes suspension of work stoppages on Thursday

The HSE welcomes the agreement reached between Public Sector unions and the government, and the suspension of the planned public sector work stoppages on Thursday.

Healthcare teams are now making every effort to restore appointments that were cancelled due to the planned industrial action and are contacting impacted patients directly. We expect to restore most appointments.

Where patients cannot make their reinstated appointment on Thursday, they will be offered an alternative date. Where the HSE is unable to reinstate the appointment for tomorrow, a later appointment will be notified to patients.

Patients attending Dublin hospitals for appointments are advised to allow more travel time due to travel disruptions associated with the EU Presidency events.