HSE cites significant challenges encountered ‘for many service areas’ as a consequence of Covid-19 pandemic
A core focus of the State’s Sláintecare strategy is to move care out of acute hospital settings and into community settings, where possible. Photograph: Jeff Moore/PA
“Primary and Community Care waiting lists have increased by 57 per cent in five years since 2019,” he said, adding the number of people on a waiting list for more than 12 months had more than doubled over the five years.Bray-Greystones cliff walk: New barriers installed blocking access to route “Children’s services by their nature are more complex in presentation and require more attendances compared to services for adults,” the spokesman said, adding that so far this year, referrals have grown by another 0.5 per cent compared to last year, with increases particularly notable in physiotherapy, psychology, dietetics and audiology.
“Primary and community waiting lists are just as important as hospital waiting lists. The focus of Sláintecare was to move care to an earlier stage — to deliver early intervention and prevent, where possible, a person from needing hospital,” the Waterford TD said. It said it recognised the need to address waiting lists and was reforming community-based care in line with Sláintecare, which involved a significant restructuring in how services were delivered.
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