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

Okay, I accept that for now.

Integrated IT systems were also mentioned, which are important in 2023. They should have been implemented a long time ago. I met Lucena CAMHS in CHO 6, which also has an impact in CHO 7 and it has an integrated IT system. The front end does not look great but the back end does its job. That is the way it was described to me. It seems to be working. It even raises red flags if a child has not been seen in six months or if medication has not been monitored in six months. The system lets the team know. Why has this not been rolled out across other CHO areas?

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