Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 June 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

National Children's Hospital: Discussion

Ms Eilísh Hardiman:

Yes, we are moving on that project. We have started central referrals.

With the implementation of the patient administration system, we set up a central referrals office for general paediatrics. Referrals come in digitally and whichever general paediatrician has the shortest waiting list is chosen. We manage it as a team of doctors and nurses in order to make it more efficient.