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2019 OECD Report Shows Ireland Has The Irish Cancer Society Calls
On Government To Ease
10th, Lowest Number Of Consultants In EU Financial Burden On Patients C

July reland has the lowest another indictment of our completely unable to pro-
number of consultant Government’s lack of vide the care that they have
| President & Founding
Ispecialists in the EU, a regard for the medical pro- been trained to do and Paddy McCarthy
Publisher
EXAMINER 2.45 consultants per 1,000 further proof that our sys- suffer from burnout,” Mr Grahame Curtis
fession in Ireland, and are
where one in three doctors
new global report shows.
The European average is
Editor
McGarry added.
tem is broken and needs
head of population, but
“They are being wel-
immediate attention,” he
IRISH Ireland’s rate is the lowest in said. comed with open arms to Associate Publisher
Marc-Yves Tumin
other shores – we are literal-
The IMO said there were
the EU at 1.44 per 1,000,
News Editor
more than 7,000 patients on
ly training our doctors for
according to the latest
health statistics report by hospital trolleys in the export. There are calls for the David Carter
the Organisation for month of June, and 500,000 “The lack of specialists in Government to ease the financial Arts & Entertainment Editor
Economic Cooperation and patients on waiting lists. Ireland means that it is burden experienced by cancer Brad Balfour
Development (OECD). “The sad reality is that impossible for patients in patients and their families. Sales Director
The figures also showed our youngest doctors, the our hospitals to get access to In its pre-budget statement, the John O’Rourke
that 1,179 Irish doctors are specialists of the future, sim- the high levels of care that Irish Cancer Society says cancer
now working in Australia, a ply do not want to work in a they deserve. This dire situ- patients and their families face Classified Advertising
John O’Rourke
40% increase on 2013. system where they are not ation must be addressed as a €1,200 in monthly fees as a result
Some 1,717 of the coun- respected, where they are matter of urgency.” C of their diagnosis and treatment. Art Director
try’s doctors are working in Inpatient fees of €80 a day, pre- Heidi Gross Kelley
Canada, while the number scription charges, and the cost of Contributors
Joe Murphy, Joe Kavanagh, C.S.
of doctors emigrating to the parking at hospitals are adding O’Brien, Mike Fitzpatrick, Seamus
UK each year to work has another burden to families already Kelleher, Bert Randolph Sugar, John
increased by a third since under pressure, according to the Mooney, Neil McDaid, Aine Fox, Sean
McCarthy, Mike Bowen, Marc-Yves
2013. Irish Cancer Society who are call- Tumin, Jack McGrath, Charley Brady,
Irish Medical ing on the Government to imple- Patrick Hurley, Catherine Wylie, Alicia
Organisation (IMO) presi- ment measures to ease this bur- Colon, Jason Gallagher, Jackie Cahill, Bill
Daly, Jim McKeon
dent Padraig McGarry said den.
the new figures demonstrat- “Many families suffer a big drop Contributing Photographers
ed the “catastrophic consult- in income when someone gets can- Leo Doyle, Danny McCabe, Roger
Wong
ant shortage in a system cer,” Irish Cancer Society Chief
which does not respect its Executive Averil Power said. Circulation
John Philip, Manager
doctors”. “At the same time, they have to North East - Paul Hamrock
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