Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 May 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Employment of Consultants and Non-consultant Hospital Doctors in Public Hospitals: Irish Medical Organisation

Ms Vanessa Hetherington:

Sorry, I will clarify that 94% of doctors, over the experience of their whole working life, have experienced some form of depression. They also have a high risk of burnout. The actual crux of this issue, however, is down to their working conditions and working hours. That is the bit we are trying to address. You can provide all the supports to treatment, but if the actual root of the problem and where it comes from is not addressed, which is the working conditions and the hours-----

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