Council in plans to avoid doctor delays
As part of the arrangement — on which the HSE is expected to sign off — the council is committed to holding exams to measure the clinical competence of these non-consultant hospital doctors (NCHDs) within five days of receiving all the relevant documentation, according to Colm Burke, Fine Gael’s health spokesperson in the Seanad.
On Tuesday, Mr Burke received a letter from Caroline Spillane, the council’s chief executive, which said about 230 of the 270 doctors who travelled here in response to the HSE’s recruitment process in India and Pakistan are now registered.
