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UK consultants being ‘poached’ by HSE due to better pay and conditions, British cardiologist claims

Dr Vishal Sharma’s, who is also chair of the British Medical Association’s Consultants Committee, comments come amid Ireland’s own debate over consultants pay and conditions

It comes as the HSE has launched a major recruitment drive for consultants, with a particular focus on international recruitment. Picture: Getty

British consultants are being “poached” by the Irish health system due to better pay and conditions, a leading British cardiologist has claimed.

Dr Vishal Sharma, a consultant cardiologist and chair of the British Medical Association’s Consultants Committee, was speaking to Channel 4 News last week regarding concerns over pay and conditions for consultants working in the British National Health Service (NHS).

“This can’t go on because we are losing staff. We are losing doctors. They ...