Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 February 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion

Ms Anne O'Connor:

If I may add to that, with regard to the work that is going on, the Senator mentioned short-term and long-term care. Obviously, enhanced community care is a key enabler for the acute hospital system over time but it is not an immediate quick fix. There are a number of sites. There has been a lot of focus but we have other big model 4 sites that are very challenged, including those in Cork and Galway. They have been consistently challenged over recent weeks and months. This is true across our acute and community services. Ultimately, the solutions to some of the problems in our hospitals do not lie within those hospitals. The solutions are often in the community with regard to hospital avoidance and supported egress. As Mr. Woods said, we have re-enabled a lot of step-down capacity.

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