HSE chief Gloster expected to say demand for services increasing at faster rate than predicted before pandemic
It is not sustainable in the long term to continue to increase the health budget in line with demand every year, the top official in theis likely to argue reforms to how the health service works will be key to meeting demand in a population that is both growing and ageing.is expected to tell the same meeting of the Oireachtas joint committee on health that “demand for services is only going in one direction and in many cases at a faster rate than had been predicted before the pandemic”.
It is understood he will tell the committee that it will be “the combined efforts of more resources and productivity that will enable us to respond to demand, whereas more resource on its own, or the corresponding waiting times pending that additional resource, are unsustainable”.in July by the Department of Public Expenditure said Government spending on the healthcare system grew by €10.3 billion, or 77 per cent, between 2015 and 2022.
Mr Watt is expected to maintain that the driving objective of health service management is to increase the volume of activity in the public system and to treat more people in the community through improved integrated care. Mr Watt is expected to argue that the increased funding, the provision of more than 1,100 additional beds and a rise of nearly 40 per cent in staffing levels since 2016 have led to not just better care but also more care.
Robert-Watt Bernard-Gloster Department-Of-Health
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