Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 9 March 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Overcrowding Crisis in Hospitals: Discussion

Ms Karen McGowan:

On the point about clinical nurse specialists and advanced nurse practitioners, it needs to be funded, particularly in Limerick. We did an audit on an advanced practice internal clinic. It saved 8,740 bed days in its service. That is massive. That is what advanced practice can do and how effective it is. That is why this needs to be supported and pushed by Government.

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