Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 2 March 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
South Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: HSE
Ms Anne O'Connor:
No. On how teams work and, unfortunately, healthcare is a very complex structure in general, disciplines report through their discipline's reporting line, which, to be clear, is not ideal. We have challenges as move forward with different integrated teams on that basis. However, the consultant is - I do not know if Dr. Burke or Dr. Young said this - the de facto clinical lead for the care of a patient. It is important to note, however, that disciplines do not report directly to the consultant. It is about patient care versus their reporting line.
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