Mr. Jim Breslin:

We discussed this at the health committee. An important context is to understand the nature of paediatric medicine which, above all else, seeks to avoid inappropriate admissions, to keep children at home or to deal with them on a day-case basis. The child-centred philosophy ensures that a child does not have to stay overnight if that is not necessary. At the heart of this model of paediatric care that goes into the design of this hospital, as well as its relationship with other paediatric units, is about minimising the number of children who have to go to the hospital and stay overnight.