Áine Kenny: Non-EU doctors struggling to access consultant training

Áine Kenny: Non-EU doctors struggling to access consultant training

Non-EU doctors are struggling to access training schemes and it will result in them leaving Ireland, a Crumlin Children's Hospital registrar has said.

Non-EU doctors are being prevented from joining Irish training schemes to become consultants, it has been claimed.

Mohsin Kamal, originally from Pakistan, came to Ireland in 2016 and says he has not been given the opportunity to progress his career. This is his third year as a registrar in Crumlin Children's Hospital and he wants to become a consultant in paediatrics.

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