Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
HSE National Service Plan 2024: Discussion
Mr. Bernard Gloster:
Some of them are already widely known in the public domain. There is the step-down 50-bed sub-acute facility for Nenagh, which we are planning to do for one year. That will make a substantial difference. That is the first. The second is the GP at the front door initiative, which Deputy Cullinane raised with me. To follow on from Dr. Henry's comments about model 2 hospitals, my plan is, hopefully, to be able to confirm very shortly the move towards 24-hour acute medical assessment units at Nenagh, Ennis and, hopefully, St. John's as well. There are some other measures. To be fair to the Minister, I do not want to commit him to those until we have finalised that.
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