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Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Management of Chronic Care Illness: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Dr. O'Shea might clarify this. There are the individual clinical care programmes for different diseases and he is arguing for a programme to deal with co-morbidities, which is the challenge for those in primary care. Is there such a programme in place at present or does that need to be devised?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Management of Chronic Care Illness: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: We might move on to that in a moment. Is there a programme in place for dealing with multiple morbidities?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Management of Chronic Care Illness: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Therefore, that would have to be devised.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Management of Chronic Care Illness: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Sure.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Management of Chronic Care Illness: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: I thank the witnesses. I will open the discussion up now to members. I invite the members to contribute in groups of three and I ask the witnesses to bank the questions and respond to them as a group.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Management of Chronic Care Illness: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: That is a different argument though, is it not?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Management of Chronic Care Illness: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Can Dr. Murphy explain what the NICE guidelines are?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Management of Chronic Care Illness: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: There was a question about primary care staff ratios from Deputy Louise O'Reilly. Are there best practice ratios in terms of allied health professionals?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Management of Chronic Care Illness: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Without wanting to get into negotiations, Deputy Brassil asked for an indication of the principal issues GPs will seek to have addressed in the context of a new contract.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Management of Chronic Care Illness: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: What are the principal reasons for that?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Management of Chronic Care Illness: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Why is that the case?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Management of Chronic Care Illness: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: To what extent is the issue of premises a factor in this? The point has been made that many GPs have invested heavily in their practices. If that is the case, it needs to be recognised in a contract. However, there are many people who go into training here as doctors and who want to operate as doctors rather than as entrepreneurs and business people. I made the point earlier that we would...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Management of Chronic Care Illness: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: What about premises?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Management of Chronic Care Illness: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Will the Deputy ask some questions, please?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Management of Chronic Care Illness: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: The question is why it is not happening in other places.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Management of Chronic Care Illness: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: I think we have that point. I call Dr. Murphy.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Management of Chronic Care Illness: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: I would like clarification on several points that have been raised. Is there a diagnostics model elsewhere which the witnesses believe we should emulate in terms of stand-alone facilities? The big danger is that if an empty wing in a hospital is used in time it will be taken over by the hospital and we will have the same type of blockages. Is there a regional diagnostic centres model?...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Management of Chronic Care Illness: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: We need flexibility.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Management of Chronic Care Illness: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: I invite Dr. O'Shea to wrap up.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Management of Chronic Care Illness: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Róisín Shortall: I thank the witnesses for their comprehensive presentation and for addressing all of our questions so thoroughly. We appreciate their time and expertise.