Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 6 December 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Update on Sláintecare Reforms (Resumed)
Mr. Damien McCallion:
I would not like to speculate but 457 will give us a strong foundation vis-à-viswhere we came from. In the pandemic the numbers we had clearly could have been a weak point for us but thankfully that did not emerge. Obviously there was a lot of concern, as there was in many countries around the world, in that regard. A total of 457 gives a good solid foundation but we will let the population analysis determine what the need may be into the future. It will also be influenced by the sorts of models we use and the way in which ICU is often a response to emergency needs but also to some elective care. It is also linked to that.
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