Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion
Ms Maria Bridgeman:
Yes, we have plans for it. I am surprised to hear the ferns are growing up through the tarmacadam because the last day I was out there they certainly were not. We have looked at that facility in respect of a number of services. The issue really is its location. However, the good news is that we now have the new development of a dual diagnosis mental health illness addiction team for which we are a pilot site. The model of care has actually been agreed. There are eight whole-time equivalents, WTE, allocated to that team and they will be based in Inis Gile.
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