Michael Harty (Clare, Independent)
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We hear from health professionals that, in many cases, pay is not the principal reason for deciding to move to Australia, New Zealand, Canada or the UK. They want to be valued, to have a work-life balance, to have proper career progression and to be valued within the health service. It is not purely about pay. Is that taken into account when recruitment takes place? I know that this question has been answered, more or less. I hear many people saying that they got a job, but they were not valued or taken into account when decisions on planning were being made. Front-line staff are rarely consulted on how services should be planned.