Re-organisation of the health care system should not be a smokescreen for the government’s long-term neglect of ongoing problems within the system. It must be an overhaul of the system aggressively routing out waste, embracing technology, increasing patient involvement
in governance and risk management, and providing funding for enough staff. Inefficiencies within the system including recruitment red tape, and the outpatient appointment system must be fixed. Transparency & accountability should be cornerstones of this reorganisation.
The reorganisation plan needs to be publicised so patients understand what is going on and who is accountable for what. A sustained effort to retain physicians in Ireland and to recruit additional physicians must be made concurrently to address current and future shortages.
Only a strong leader prioritising health care over politics can make this happen and it doesn’t look as though the current leadership is willing to make health care a priority. #CareCantWait
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