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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: What has the reaction to the Patients Deserve Better campaign been from the HSE and the Department?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: Reference was also made to Paul Reid's comments about the importance of building new relationships with section 38 and section 39 organisations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: To go back to the earlier discussion on long Covid, it is the same argument whereby people who have long Covid are saying that it is an infectious disease and also pulmonary and all of the those services. The ideal approach would be not be under the infectious disease, and going from one hospital to another hospital, and that one would have the group of services there that would look at the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: Reference was made to the upcoming examination of the hidden impact of the pandemic on services. When is it expected o publish this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: We have listened to the witnesses' asks and will hopefully respond positively to them. The contributions were really useful and it was a comprehensive discussion. Different members' questions came from different angles but we share the concern about location affecting whether someone gets or does not get services. That is in other elements of healthcare as well. We will try to follow up...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Neurological Services, Care and Capacity: Neurological Alliance of Ireland (30 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: I thank the witnesses.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (24 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: 157. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the widespread difficulties parents are experiencing with consent forms for children’s first-time passports being rejected due to incorrect dates; the changes he plans to bring forward to remedy this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14986/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Doctor Retention and Motivation Project: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: Today, the committee will meet witnesses to discuss the hospital doctor retention and motivation project. I welcome from the graduate school of healthcare management at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, RCSI, Dr. Niamh Humphries, senior lecturer, and Dr. John-Paul Byrne, postdoctoral researcher. Appearing virtually is Dr. Jennifer Creese, lecturer, SAPPHIRE group, department of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Doctor Retention and Motivation Project: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: We move to questions. I call Deputy Colm Burke.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Doctor Retention and Motivation Project: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: I thank Deputy Durkan. We are going to move onto Deputy Lahart.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (23 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: Apologies have been received from Deputy Cathal Crowe and Senator Hoey. I have one housekeeping matter to deal with before I introduce the witnesses. Members have been circulated with a draft copy of the minutes of the public meetings of 16 February 2022 and 9 March 2022. Are these agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Doctor Retention and Motivation Project: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: According to the research, what was the single greatest driver for qualified doctors and consultants to go abroad when they had completed their study? A number have been mentioned but what was number one?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Doctor Retention and Motivation Project: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: You cannot give me one.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Doctor Retention and Motivation Project: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: We talk to senior people from the HSE and Department of Health and to the Minister. They all say it is a policy to retain staff and encourage people back to Ireland. Dr. Humphries is saying from the research that it is not really happening or that there is no evidence of that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Doctor Retention and Motivation Project: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: The majority of people you talk to who are planning to emigrate, and it is the dream of most emigrants, think they will return home but that does not necessarily happen. People settle down and the quality of life can be better. It can be worse and they miss family and so on. The pandemic highlighted for many people the importance of being close to loved ones. It was very difficult for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Doctor Retention and Motivation Project: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: The witnesses' opening statement stated that respondents found it difficult to see their patients struggle to access the care that they needed. There is a quote where Doctor 7 said: “I find myself apologising to patients on behalf of the system for their poor care. It’s draining.” Doctor 5 said: “What keeps me up at night is ... people not having access to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Doctor Retention and Motivation Project: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: Knowing that if the system was tweaked or there was a system, the outcomes would be much better. It goes back, presumably, to the people who are coming from abroad with the experience of what they have seen working there, knowing this but facing the "that is not how it is done here" type of attitude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Doctor Retention and Motivation Project: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: I am conscious I cut Deputy Durkan off earlier. Is the Deputy finished?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Doctor Retention and Motivation Project: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

Seán Crowe: I thank the Deputy very much. We have covered everyone who indicated a wish to ask questions. On behalf of our committee, I thank all of our guests for their contributions which were very helpful and will be useful to the work of the committee. We will try our best to progress their research. A number of suggestions were made by members, including the possibility of a report. We can...