Mr. Michael Walsh:

It works because we deal with mental illness. The consultant psychiatrist is someone who has trained and is on a specialist register to do that work. I would not ask a surgeon to do a gynaecological operation, nor would I ask a gynaecologist to do a surgical operation on a hip. It is like chalk and cheese. If one was a gynaecologist, one would know the ins and outs. If one was a surgeon, one would know the operations and whatever else and would be specialised in that. It is the same in child psychiatry. The consultant psychiatrist is very adept at dealing with children and is very well-trained. Those I have worked with over the years have been brilliant. They are understanding of the family unit and of the child. They have knowledge and compassion, and are very tuned in to the family. They are very qualified people. I do not think anyone else could do that.