Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 6 December 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Update on Sláintecare Reforms (Resumed)

Mr. Damien McCallion:

Yes. Staffing-wise, there is not a huge difference. The nursing requirement is similar. They are still linking with those patients all the time and medical cover is critical for clinical governance of that facility because there is a decision made that a patient can be managed at home using technology delivered by nurses and overseen by doctors. Some of the examples in the UK involve a room with all the monitoring and equipment that people are working-----

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