Irish Examiner: Criminal trials being delayed by six months due to shortage of psychiatrists, featuring CPsychI President Dr Lorcan Martin
College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
MARCH 19, 2025
We also need 835 consultant psychiatrists by 2030, which would be an increase of approximately 350 based on current figures. He said the undersupply means that many doctors are overworked in their day jobs and in many cases do not have the time for the administrative and practical work that accompanies each caseload for the courts.
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