Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 June 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

National Children's Hospital: Discussion

Ms Eilísh Hardiman:

Absolutely. We are finding that we are being asked to support and give advice and guidance globally on our plans. Our colleagues internationally are very impressed that it is a national model of care. We are looking at it as a network. We are focusing on providing care as locally as possible. We are consolidating into one hospital. It is helpful that we are tri-locating. Internationally people would like to do it that way and they are envious. In their planning for paediatric healthcare, they are coming to seek our advice and guidance, which is not an area we intend to engage in too much, but we have a plan and it will be hard work and challenging. When we implement it, we will be as good as anywhere in the world.