Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 20 November 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Workforce Planning in the Mental Healthcare Sector: Discussion
Dr. Susan Finnerty:
It is of concern that doctors who have not completed their specialist training are being appointed as specialists in mental health. The training to become a psychiatrist is long and very detailed. To put somebody who has not had experience into psychiatric care management and have him or her leading a team is concerning. We would call for any consultant psychiatrist who is appointed to have the relevant training. One would not appoint a surgeon who did not have the relevant training.