Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 11 October 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion

Photo of Mark WardMark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

So it would be a ministerial decision. That is what I am asking.

The HSE will be in later. It has said that at the moment, as regards this report, no children are lost to follow-up. I have read the report and gone into its details, especially about the monitoring of antipsychotic medication or ADHD medication. I know there was a reluctance earlier to refer to any specific CHO. I have the figures for all CHOs here, but CHO area 1, which includes Donegal, is the first one I have in front of me. Just over 40% of antipsychotic medication monitoring checks as regards bloods in CHO area 1 have not been completed. Over 40% of blood pressure checks have not been completed. Going on to pre-medication checks, 40% of height checks have not been completed, and weight checks have not been completed. To me, national standards need to be developed for the monitoring of medication.

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