The Mayor of Clare is warning of a mass exodus of highly skilled nursing graduates from the Midwest, if the Health Minister doesn’t lift a recruitment ban.
Simon Harris has responded to a letter of concern from Meelick Fianna Fáil Councillor Cathal Crowe, and says the temporary ban is a result of budgetary constraints.
Minister Harris goes on to say that the HSE’s financial projections will include a provision for the retention of graduate nurses but admits it will not always be possible to accommodate college-leavers in their preferred locations.
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Councillor Crowe says the issue, which came to light when a Clare graduate nurse was left unable to find a job locally, won’t be going anywhere until the ban is lifted:
