Fórsa is in talks with HSE management about salary scales for a new ‘pharmacy executive manager’ post. The union will attend talks in the Workplace Relations Commission later this month.

The union’s health chief Éamonn Donnelly said other posts in the pharmacy structure would be filled once the salary scales were agreed.

Management says significant cost savings will be gained with the introduction of this new structure. Éamonn welcomed the move. “There are massive savings to be made through the introduction of this new structure,” he said.