Dr. Colm Henry:

Since then, there have been about 100, of whom one third are associated with mental health. We have put in place a governance arrangement for the consultants through discussion with their respective mental health directors or the clinical directors in their hospitals to ensure we can assure patients going to them that they are keeping up to date with best practice, that they attend conferences within the hospital or meetings with their mental health directors and that they are keeping their education and training up to date. Many of the doctors are well established and enhance services within their hospitals. Our aim is to get them on the specialist register if they are entitled to be on it based on the criteria under which they are currently established.