Medical staffing crisis

A chara, – As the health authorities trawl the Indian subcontinent and beyond in an attempt to recruit doctors, I am minded …

A chara, – As the health authorities trawl the Indian subcontinent and beyond in an attempt to recruit doctors, I am minded that this is akin to hiring deckhands for the Titanic. At the same time, the Medical Council is going about checking the competence of doctors already working here. I would suggest that it might be a more fruitful exercise to check the competence of those who employ the doctors – “quis custodiet ipsos custodes”. – Is mise,

TONY MARGIOTTA,

Fairyhouse Lodge,

Ratoath,

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Co Meath.