Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 25 April 2013
Public Accounts Committee
2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011
11:50 am
Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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It seems extraordinary that it takes 44 days from the time a patient is discharged from hospital for the documentation to be prepared for signing by the consultant. It is self-evident that there is an issue with the consultants, but clearly there is also an issue with the turnaround time within the hospital structures.