HSE treatment of foreign doctors ‘deplorable’

The Irish Medical Organisation has demanded that the HSE take steps to improve treatment of Indian and Pakistani doctors in the health system amid fears that 80% of recent recruits intend to leave Ireland.

In a statement, the IMO said the treatment of doctors from the two countries was “deplorable” and had resulted in an outward flow of medical staff who had been targeted for work here in the first place.

“It appears that only 17% of the original number who came here in 2011 are involved in discussions with a view to taking up posts within Ireland; the rest would appear to be leaving the country,” the IMO statement said.