Colm Burke (Cork North-Central, Fine Gael)
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I have come across two difficult cases recently involving patients who were transferred from hospital by the National Ambulance Service. It is not the fault of the ambulance service but it is about the co-ordination. In one case there was a transfer from Sligo to Cork, which does not sound very sensible. The other one was a transfer from Clare to Cork. In both cases, there were substantial delays, even stopovers, and not very good outcomes. I wonder about the management of co-ordination of the transfer of patients where the National Ambulance Service is brought in. What is the structure that is in place? Who does the co-ordination?