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"Commissioner Byrne, at his hearing stated that: the future of public health policies should not be linked only to the present crisis of the day; that there must be a high level of human health protection in all Community policies; that we must be proactive in public healthcare.
I repeated these words to the junior doctors of Ireland who, by the way, work the longest hours of any in their profession in the EU. They were greatly encouraged by them.
In light of Commissioner Byrne’s statements, let us look at the words of the Permanent Working Group of European Junior Doctors: “Research demonstrates that sustained wakefulness such as that experienced by junior doctors (working excessive hours), reduces performance to a level similar to excessive alcohol consumption.”
These totally unacceptable conditions not only undermine the health of our junior doctors, they also undermine our health care system and endanger the patient. I call on my own Irish Government to support this working time directive in line with the rapporteur’s suggestions. I also call on the Commission to support Commissioner Byrne as he strives to be pro-active in public healthcare by ensuring that patient care and the health and training of non-consultant hospital doctors is protected."@en1
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