Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 24 June 2014
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children
Provision of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors: Discussion
6:45 pm
Dr. Michael Byrne:
As usual, we in UCC would like to see ourselves as being ahead of the game - I say that as a Dub. In essence we would be the first in Ireland and we would probably be the first in the world to deliver this. There is a precedent in the UK for non-health care professionals to give adrenaline in some primary care trusts on a patient-group-directive basis, which does not exist in Ireland. However, other universities are not in a position to make provision. We thought we would demonstrate proof of concept because we have the world expert and we have someone who is keen to ensure this happens.
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