Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 11 November 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion

Mr. Connor Green:

The supports we need certainly include a psychology service.

We do not have adequate psychology services in Temple Street and none in Cappagh. We need more psychiatrists in Temple Street. At the moment, we only have one psychiatrist on the site and psychiatry services in Temple Street have not been taking on new patients since March of this year, or that is my understanding. We need more nurse specialists because the nurse specialist is there, working with the team consistently. The doctors in training are transient, so they come in under our service for a while and then move on. The consistency is with the nurse specialist, who can answer the clinical questions around things. We need a clear place for families to call with regard to the administrative issues and we need administrative support as well. There is not one aspect. I want to speak to families as well, so let us be clear about that.

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