Donnelly acknowledged the health service had 'a long, long way to go' before it could meet waiting list targets.
MINISTER FOR HEALTH Stephen Donnelly has told the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health that an emphasis on care in community and home settings is crucial to decreasing hospital overcrowding.“Not all of the solutions to overcrowding are found in the Emergency Departments or even in hospitals.”
He added that a “multi-annual approach” was underway to achieve a maximum wait time of 10 and 12 weeks and that expanding Community Intervention Team services was part of the solution. “In addition, I am in discussions with government colleagues on a proposal to expedite the construction and delivery of 1,500 additional hospital beds,” he added.
Cullianne added that the number of patients of trolleys is “averaging now at about 560 patients a day, every day this month, it’s almost the new normal”.
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