Professor Brendan McAdam:

It is a great question. Again, we know, although we do not have good data, that there is a lot of disparity in access to services for cardiovascular care all over the country regionally. Obviously, we do not fare very well nationally. We know that people have to travel quite a lot to get care. For example, in the west of Ireland, there is no access to CT or cardiac MRI and very limited access to echo. There are opportunities to improve, including to improve access and equitable access to cardiovascular care all over the country. That is espoused in the national cardiovascular review document that looks to try to improve access throughout the regions of Ireland so people can get the best care locally instead of having to travel.