Doctor crisis: Just 15 of 270 recruits in system
Figures for September 1 supplied by the Medical Council show that fewer than 6% of the doctors, recruited by the HSE from India and Pakistan, have met the criteria for registration — despite the fact the HSE was aware six months ago of a pending shortage.
The doctors are being housed by the taxpayer at a cost of €100 a week for an eight-week period, while the HSE and the Medical Council work their way through a complex registration process.
