Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 October 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed)

Dr. Matthew Sadlier:

That is a very easy question to answer; there should be support. Like any workforce, the HSE should be supporting its own workforce and it should have a system of welfare in place for doctors, nurses and allied health professionals. The managers and administrators often get involved in some of these cases also. It is an easy question to answer but it is probably a more difficult service to design and implement. There should be support.