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Consultant contract leading to greater ‘flexibility’ – HSE

The public-only consultant contract (POCC) has led to greater “flexibility” in some service delivery, according to the...

By - David Lynch - 20th Oct 2024

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Organ transplant activities should not proceed if the opt-out register (OOR) is inaccessible, according to legal...

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