More clerical staff than nurses hired by HSE

The HSE recruited more new staff for managerial, administrative, and clerical roles last year than doctors or nurses, despite a concern within the healthcare system about the lack of frontline staff.

The HSE’s annual report for 2017 highlights how 942 extra nurses were hired by the HSE last year, bringing total nursing staff to 36,777 — an annual increase of 2.6%.

The number of medical staff, including consultants and junior doctors, grew by 399 to 10,122 — up 4.1%.