Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 17 January 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Challenges Facing Emergency Departments in Public Hospitals: HSE
Mr. Damien McCallion:
There were a number of things. Deputy Cullinane referred to utilising surge capacity in the hospitals, which facilitated ward rounds in terms of hospital and community services working together, in particular for elderly patients, which we saw a huge increase in through that period. That facilitated early discharge. As I mentioned, the last piece of our focus is around the community piece, which facilitates people to go home, or various step-down facilities and arrangements that are in place.
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