Seanad debates

Wednesday, 25 June 2003

Council Regulation on Procedures for amending the Sirene Manual: Referral to Joint Committee. - Health Service Reform: Statements (Resumed).

 

The development of the three pillars allows for primary care to grow and for existing community care structures to be strengthened. It will allow for more focus on the issues without having to compete with the constant over-emphasis on hospital services as the only part of the health system. We put undue pressure on this sector to deliver some aspects of community care services. Having said that, I acknowledge and recognise the great partnership between those who provide community care services and acute hospitals in the delivery of certain services. It would be wrong to extrapolate from what I have said that we are going to break up those partnerships. That will not be the case.

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