Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 117: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the Health Service Executive's plans for changes to the delivery of accident and emergency services in Cork city; and the impact on the delivery of services at the current accident and emergency unit at each of the three acute hospitals in the city. [17299/09]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The HSE is about to commence a review in respect of emergency services in acute hospitals in Cork and Kerry. The review will focus on achieving safe services for patients. It will benchmark Emergency Department services against international best practice and adopt an integrated approach to academic medicine, education, teaching, training and research across the region. The review will seek to identify a model of care that delivers services as near to home as possible for the vast majority of patients.

The review will include full engagement and discussion with relevant healthcare providers, staff and patient representative groups and public representatives.

I have asked the HSE to give the Deputy further information in relation to accident and emergency services in Cork City.