John Brassil (Kerry, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We need a root-and-branch review of the recruitment process within the HSE to tackle the chronic lack of doctors, nurses, care assistants and other medical experts to deal with the crisis. At 6 p.m. yesterday, a local GP sent a notice on social media asking people not to attend casualty at University Hospital Kerry unless absolutely necessary because 26 patients were on trolleys at that time awaiting admission to the wards. The notice said there was a 12-hour waiting list and standing room only in the area. That reflects very accurately the crisis we are undergoing. It all goes back to the lack of necessary staff and a root-and-branch review of the recruitment process is long overdue.

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