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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