Secret HSE report: Patients put at risk by consultant recruitment crisis

Consultant recruitment in Ireland is “in crisis”, according to an unpublished HSE report into the employment of medical consultants. It represents the first admission from the health service that what is now happening on a widespread basis in Irish hospitals is creatingclear “patient safety” risks.

The report found that one in every 20 doctors now employed as a medical consultant by the health service was not on the specialist register, which ensures they ...