Specialty-Specific Reviews 2014-2021
The subsequent reports were developed to provide evidence-based data and projections for the current and future requirement for each of the medical specialities. These reviews outline the current speciality service delivery model, the configuration of the medical workforce, future drivers of change to that workforce as well as planned models of care, among other things.
This information then feeds into the medical education and training aspect of NDTP via the commissioning and funding of medical training required to meet workforce needs, ensuring that the training content and delivery is responsive to the changing needs of the Irish healthcare system, and supporting the retention of doctors upon completion of their training.
Specialty Specific Reviews are available below
Pathology Specialty Review.pdf (size 1.7 MB)
Psychiatry Specialty Review
Intensive Care Specialty review
Clinical Genetics Specialty Review
Emergency Medicine Specialty Review
Palliative Medicine Specialty Review
Paediatrics and Neonatology Specialty Review
Clinical Radiology Specialty Review
Radiation Oncology Specialty Review
Medical Workforce Planning Report
Archive of Specialty Workforce Reviews from 2014
Anaesthesia
Cardiology
Clinical Genetics
Dermatology
Endocrinology
Gastroenterology
Geriatric Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Medical Oncology
Nephrology
–please note recent communication with the National Renal Office has indicated a change in the demand for consultants in the workforce. This update is reflected in report “Demand for medical consultants and specialists to 2028 and the training pipeline to meet demand: a high level stakeholder informed analysis” on the main Workforce Planning Page
Neurology
Rehabilitation Medicine
Respiratory Medicine
Rheumatology
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Occupational Medicine
Pathology
Surgery