Government has ‘ostrich approach’ to recruiting and retaining medical staff

Doctors, nurses, and midwives have accused the Government of taking an “ostrich approach” to the staffing crisis in hospitals, community and mental health services.

The Irish Medical Organisation (IMO), the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO), and the Psychiatric Nurses Association (PNA) said the workforce situation was affecting the delivery of care.

Sustainable recruitment and retention measures were needed because Ireland was competing in a worldwide market for medical staff, they urged.