Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 25 January 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Emergency Department Overcrowding: Discussion

1:30 pm

Dr. Emily O'Conor:

Deputy O'Connell asked about my third thing. At some stage, we need to move on from overcrowding and celebrate how fantastic our emergency care service is from pre-hospital through the acute-care setting. Morale is at an all-time low because all that staff hear about is the terrible overcrowding and the complaints. That is not us. We would love to attend some forum and discuss the good elements of emergency medicine instead of always discussing overcrowding.