Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 8 May 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE
Mr. Damien McCallion:
I will come back to the Deputy about Cork specifically. In terms of percentages and waiting lists over 52 weeks, the waiting list for psychology services in the community is one we are struggling with in terms of the numbers. We are focused on the activity, the number of psychologists we have for adults and children and if we are seeing the numbers coming through. We are challenged in that regard and Dr. Ní Bhriain may want to add to that and share the numbers. It goes back to a point made earlier by Senator Black about the national access policy. The key in that regard is that if patients cannot get into, or do not need access to, CAMHS, they can be referred to primary care or to a children's disability team. That is the ideal-----
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