Could a four-day working week save our health service?

Published: May 17, 2022, 8:24 a.m.

b"Since the pandemic we\\u2019ve seen hordes of young healthcare workers jumping on the next flight to Sydney or Vancouver for better pay and working conditions... but could introducing a four-day working week entice them to stay?\\xa0\\nTo discuss this option Dr Catherine Conlon, Senior Medical Officer in the Department of Public Health, St Finbarr\\u2019s Hospital Cork spoke to Shane on the show this morning.\\nListen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast\\xa0on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nDownload, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.\\n\\xa0\\xa0 \\nYou can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'."