Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 6 November 2014
Public Accounts Committee
Special Report No. 83 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Managing Elective Day Surgery
12:00 pm
Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Figure 3.1 relates to the day surgery patient pathway and it is stated that post-discharge treatment is 50% nurse led. Should the figure in this regard be higher? I am concerned that people were not given details regarding the accident and emergency departments they should attend if they required aftercare. It appears that patients seem to be discharged on a somewhat perfunctory basis. It is stated that they are not given adequate information regarding which accident and emergency department to attend should they need to return. What level of post-discharge care would Professor Keane like to be nurse led?