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Almost two thirds of doctors working in Ireland did not take sick leave for serious mental ill-health

Almost two thirds of doctors working in Ireland did not take sick leave for serious mental ill-he...

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11.00 6 Feb 2025


Almost two thirds of doctors working in Ireland did not take sick leave for serious mental ill-health


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11.00 6 Feb 2025


Almost two thirds of doctors working in Ireland did not take sick leave for serious mental ill-health, with 19% fearing this may have led to missed or incorrect diagnosis, a “worrying” survey shows .Some 50% of doctors felt not taking sick leave may have meant delivering a lower standard of patient care.

Newstalk Reporter Sarah Madden has been looking into this and she joined Pat in studio this morning. 


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