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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (8 May 2024)
Bernard Durkan: I welcome the witnesses. I am in the awkward position that I have to be here and next door at the same time. It is very difficult to be in two places. Sometimes it is difficult to be in one place at the correct time. We have had extremely good performance in the delivery of health services in some hospitals and not-so-good performance in others. To what extent has there been a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (8 May 2024)
Bernard Durkan: Are they being fixed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (8 May 2024)
Bernard Durkan: How is the hospital building programme progressing across the county, including refurbishment, upgrading and expanding capacity? I refer to hospitals in places like Naas, Portlaoise, and Navan, where population pressures are high. Are we make sufficient provision for the future or are we in a situation where, by the time we get around to making changes and improvements, they are already out...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (8 May 2024)
Bernard Durkan: What did Mr. Watt say about Naas?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (8 May 2024)
Bernard Durkan: I would be anxious about that because it has been there a long time and we need to be getting to the end of it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (8 May 2024)
Bernard Durkan: My last question is around scoliosis and the degree to which the health service is getting to grips with the issue. It is a high-profile subject which is very serious and sensitive for those affected and their families. Can we report sufficient progress in that area? Are we making a real impression? This is an issue that reflects the standards, welfare and well-being of the service...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (8 May 2024)
Bernard Durkan: Why is it not clear-cut? Would an obvious trend not be readily visible if in one region there are one or two hospitals performing less up to scratch than in a hospital 100 miles away? There has to be some relevance to the procedures and management in the hospital itself, and the number of patients in the catchment area. There must be something that can be addressed. Why can that not be...