Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

There was a recent Topical Issue dealing with stroke care. The stroke programme is being rolled out.

We reduced the percentage of people moving from acute hospitals to nursing homes from 17.3% in 2009 to 14.5% in 2012. The percentage of patients discharged directly home has increased from 49.4% to 51.5%.

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