HSE launches international campaign to recruit over 400 consultants

The HSE is undertaking a publicity drive to try and find consultants to fill posts all over the country.

The HSE has launched a major international campaign to recruit more than 400 consultants to work in Ireland, including medics who practise abroad.

There has been a crisis in the profession, with the Irish Hospital Consultants Association saying that more than one in five roles were not permanently filled.