Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We do not have a national policy in regard to trauma and the management of patients who suffer in this way. This is about giving excellent care to people who find themselves in these circumstances. The report is examining how best to do that.

The implementation of the hospital groups provides an opportunity for hospitals to work together to develop an optimal configuration of trauma services. There is no need for people going past their hospital emergency department tonight to have the kind of concern the Deputy is outlining-----

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