Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 17 October 2018
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
New Standard Operating Procedure for Assessment of Need under the Disability Act 2005: Discussion (Resumed)
9:00 am
Ms Vickie Kirkpatrick:
My suspicion is that consulting the health and social care professionals, outside of the doctors and nurses within a medical model, is often an afterthought. In terms of disability, we are often the first point of contact. Contributing at a higher level and ensuring the structures are there for us to contribute are paramount. I do not think speech and language therapists were consulted.
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