Almost 700 junior doctors started work without Garda vetting - review

Fine Gael's spokesperson on health, Cork North Central TD Colm Burke, said there was a growing staffing crisis particularly in smaller hospitals, citing the recent case of Bantry General Hospital, which had to temporarily restrict services due to a shortage of doctors. File picture Dan Linehan

Almost 700 junior doctors were not Garda vetted before they began working in Irish hospitals, an internal HSE audit has found. 

The lack of Garda vetting is just one risk to patients and staff identified by the 2019 audit into recruitment of non-consultant hospital doctors.