Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 11 November 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion
Professor Damian McCormack:
In terms of paediatrics, we have six - down to five now - in Temple Street and the same number essentially in Crumlin. The point is there are none in the north east, none on the west coast, two in Cork and none in the midlands. We have locums and transient services, but that is a major issue. If we were to say to a young doctor to go to America to train for two years on fellowship, possibly not guaranteed a job because it is a competitive process-----