Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 8 March 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

The Role of Pharmacy Care in the Healthcare System: Irish Pharmacy Union

Photo of Martin ConwayMartin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for attending today, for their detailed presentations and for the phenomenal work they have done in recent years to support our society during the pandemic. I will start with one specific question. Last week, a report was launched on advancing the prevention agenda for cardiovascular disease in Ireland. One of the key recommendations was on screening. It seems that screening for a lot of cardiovascular diseases is something that can be done relatively simply with a stethoscope. Is that something pharmacists around the country would be interested in doing? What is the witnesses' view of that type of screening, and would they be prepared to participate in such a screening programme?

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