Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 8 February 2022
Joint Committee On Health
General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed)
Ms Susan Clyne:
Everybody has changed the way in which they practise medicine but there is an element of patient choice and of what constitutes best clinical practice, as Dr. Doherty said. Not everyone will be dealt with appropriately through e-consultation, be it in mental health services or other kinds of services. If one needs to physically test people's blood pressure or hopes on a wing and a prayer that they are telling one the truth about their blood pressure based on some monitor they have-----
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