Irish nurses and doctors have called the Health and Safety Executive’s embargo on recruitment “outrageous”, after the HSE said in a statement: “Pending agreement and approval of a workforce plan for each Hospital Group, the groups have been advised of a requirement to pause on any further additions to payroll”. The move follows an announcement by the health service that it would not be recruiting from outside Ireland until its plans were approved by the Government.
Irish nurses and doctors have called the Health and Safety Executive’s embargo on recruitment “outrageous”, after the HSE said in a statement: “Pending agreement and approval of a workforce plan for each Hospital Group, the groups have been advised of a requirement to pause on any further additions to payroll”. The announcement has been greeted with fury by medical professionals who say the Irish health service is “grossly” understaffed and the ban on hiring “will affect patient care”.