Planning gap causing ‘brain drain’

By Gary Culliton. The IMO wants the Minister for Health to engage with the union in producing a framework for the retention of doctors and workforce capacity planning. Prof Seán Tierney of Tallaght Hospital said that when it comes to manpower and capacity planning, “we don’t have any”. “Ireland is facing a ‘brain drain’ problem. It has been estimated that up to 200,000 additional specialists will be required in the United States over the next 20 years. That is where our medical graduates are going to end up unless we come up with a planning system.” Questions of morale, training…