Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 19 January 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
National Maternity Strategy: Discussion
9:00 am
Mr. Liam Woods:
We have a significant piece of workforce planning to do and it is not just about directly provided midwifery and consulting. There is also a requirement in the bereavement area and members have touched on that in some of the mental health observations. We understand that. There is a very significant piece of work to be done as a subset of this strategy that needs to include the entire workforce requirement and be clear about it. We have reasonable clarity in terms of the requirement relating to midwifery and consultants but we must also develop plans for other areas of service. We understand that.
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