Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 7 March 2018
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care
Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed)
1:30 pm
Mr. Martin Varley:
We are talking about the North American countries, Australia and New Zealand. We looked only at the countries in which English is spoken. The others that come into play are the Gulf states which attract a lot of people, including teachers, nurses, doctors and consultants. The general problem, of which we should not lose sight, is that the WHO and everybody else have confirmed that there is a shortage of medical professional staff worldwide. The shortage is even affecting developed countries and, therefore, driving up the cost.