Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 22 November 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Winter Preparedness in the Hospital System: Discussion
Ms Mary Day:
I take the Deputy's point on security. There is a problem regarding staff in several accident and emergency departments getting abused verbally, unfortunately. In fairness, a great deal of effort is being put into increasing security across accident and emergency departments. Work is being done with the INMO in this regard as well. This is an area of concern for that organisation, and we are very much working in partnership in respect of undertaking due diligence for our accident and emergency departments, doing an assessment of the security available and a piece on workplace safety. Protecting staff in the workplace is very much top of our agenda.
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