Close to 5,200 people aged under 50 left the HSE last year.
According to freedom of information figures, that's a rise of almost 18 per cent on 2020.
More than 2,000 people under 30 resigned last year - which is an increase of 15 per cent.
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Beaumont Hospital consultant, Bill Tormey, says the housing crisis forces many people to go abroad:
