Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 14 December 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Recruitment, Retention and Manpower Planning Issues: Irish College of General Practitioners

Photo of Róisín ShortallRóisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Sure, but people do not necessarily get sick during daytime hours. I want to be clear that it is not a criticism of doctors, and I would not expect a doctor who is working a full week with all the onerous responsibilities in a practice to then do night-time hours. What I am asking is whether there is potential for increasing capacity by employing people? For example, the HSE would employ people to provide alternative services to EDs. Does Dr. Quinlan think there is potential for that?

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