Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 21 September 2016

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare

General Practice in Disadvantaged Areas

9:00 am

Photo of Louise O'ReillyLouise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is about time and resources. If one had them, one could attend a nursing home for a half day and have those conversations and it would be significantly less likely that a person would opt to transfer to an emergency department, which might not be the most appropriate place for him or her. One cannot necessarily expect a locum to make that decision if he or she-----

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