Eva OsborneMedical 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 general secretary Terry Casey said: “The demands on laboratory services continue to grow, and medical scientists continue to try to keep services going at great personal cost. In a letter to the HSE, the MLSA stated the following reasons for balloting members on industrial action:

Source: The Herald November 25, 2024 14:18 UTC