Written answers
Thursday, 19 July 2012
Department of Health
Palliative Care
5:00 pm
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Independent)
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Question 741: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that general practitioners in Wicklow have been advised that, in palliative care cases, they are only to refer patients that are actively dying to the Wicklow Community Specialist Palliative Care Team, due to staffing shortages and or cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36286/12]
Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
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