Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 24 October 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Overspend on the Health Budget 2018: Discussion

9:00 am

Photo of Kate O'ConnellKate O'Connell (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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I am aware that in the UK, one way they deal with it is by saying a patient can have it but there should be an outcome as per the trials. They will give it but if a patient is not getting the results, they will state they cannot spend £100,000 a month on injections or whatever.