Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 28 September 2016

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare

Universal Health Care and the NHS: Discussion

9:00 am

Photo of Josepha MadiganJosepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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I thank Professor Pollock for her very interesting presentation. As we know, health is not only the absence of illness. What does the NHS do to promote or cultivate health as opposed to fighting disease? Are there specific programmes and initiatives around that?