Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 25 January 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Electronic Health Records: Discussion

Mr. Fran Thompson:

I thank the Deputy for his question. The most important areas for us include the children's hospital, which is a brand new facility. Every time we open a brand new facility we try to ensure that we provide the correct and efficient digital solutions in that area. We have made significant investment in the maternity solutions and we want to expand that out to other hospitals. We are also investing in the forensic hospital and the rehabilitation hospital to provide them with really modern, up to date digital solutions that match the infrastructure that is being put in. Lots of parts of the health system require digital solutions and it is challenging. It is also not possible to say that one area needs it more than others. What we try to do is work with both the clinical community and our own IT community to ensure that we deliver the services that are required.

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