Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 27 November 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Working Group on Access to Contraception: Discussion
Dr. Caitriona Henchion:
Practice nurse roles have been expanding all the time. There are many skills that practice nurses bring to the job. They can bring immediacy. Obviously, the role of pharmacy could also be expanded. Without any major change, the lengthening of the prescription time is very simple. We are working against guidelines on this. We would be saying we should be able to give year-long prescriptions but we are not at present. Some small changes in this regard would be very quick to make. Obviously, we should consider other ways to provide-----