Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 10 April 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion
Ms Averil Power:
I accept it will take some time for the training places to flush through. We are frustrated that time was not spent addressing this over the past five years. I have to express that frustration. On what can be done now, I believe that sorting out accreditation and visas for people who are willing to come here from other countries, as mentioned by Professor Kennedy, seems like low-hanging fruit. It is something that could be done relatively easily. It is very frustrating for services on the ground when they struggle with things like visas and have gaps and patient waiting lists. That is certainly one area that should be considered.
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