Medical scientists will ballot members for industrial action in the coming weeks due to the HSE’s suppression of posts vacant on December 31st, 2023, and failure to replace posts vacant since then.
A motion on a ballot was passed unanimously at the 2024 Medical Laboratory Scientists Association (MLSA) AGM.
Many medical scientist posts were vacant on December 31st, 2023, due to the longstanding recruitment and retention crisis in the profession, and the situation has worsened since then with further posts becoming vacant, the MLSA said.
MLSA chairperson Mairead Ní Mhuimhneacháin said: “The HSE has suppressed these frontline posts without assessing the impact on service of the permanent loss of these posts, and has refused to share data with trade unions on how many funded and approved vacancies have been suppressed.
“And furthermore, many medical scientist vacancies since January 1st, 2024, are not being approved or prioritised.”
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