Safety concerns forcing staff to leave children’s disability service teams

Therapists, social workers, and psychologists warned their ability to deliver safe care is “in jeopardy” with concerns over safety, clinical governance, and risk management pushing people to leave these jobs. File picture

Waiting lists for children with disabilities are being affected by staff leaving because they are worried about working under non-specialist managers, five representative bodies have warned.

Therapists, social workers, and psychologists warned their ability to deliver safe care is “in jeopardy” with concerns over safety, clinical governance, and risk management pushing people to leave these jobs. The HSE, in response, said there are 700 vacancies across the 91 children’s disability network teams but that recruitment is ongoing to address this.