Frances Black

To aid understanding of the specific issues around homecare and to ensure committee members could ask questions related to dementia specific homecare the challenges in providing that service

The IMO is seeking a clear and unambiguous definition of “A Child” that is consistent across all health care services.::To ensure that consultants in psychiatry remain clinically independent and retain overall responsibility for patient care in line with the consultant contract…

Secure meeting and/or support for raising issues affecting the home care sector in Ireland

Investment in a range of supports both for newly establishing GPs as well as supports for existing practices to invest in additional staff::A review of Out-of Hours GP services::Establishment of a bank of GP locums to allow GPs to take leave::ongoing investment in structured…

Urgent investment in acute bed capacity and infrastructure including: i) temporary modular builds ii)Develop finance and implement a multi-annual capital investment programme in acute bed capacity to include : 5,000 additional public acute beds; stand-alone public hospitals…

Change in mental health law

To provide policy makers with insight into the findings generated by the HDRM project and the implications for health workforce policy.

To highlight the benefit of such a service expansion for patients and the HSE

Commitment to supporting additional investment in neurology nurse specialists within the health system

To address Consultant Psychiatrists’ concerns on aspects of specific sections within the Heads of Bill to amend the Mental Health Act 2022

Commitment to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights at national and international levels

Under the definition of treatment,the proposed replacement of the word medical by the term clinical does more accurately reflects the broad range of care provided as opposed to a solely medical lens.::We would emphasise that every involuntarily detained person should have a…

Provide information to Committee members on the topic being discussed at meeting

Shine lobbied for the integration of the human rights approach in the following sections of the Mental Health Act: including: Language, the role of family members, the role of advocates, seclusions and restrains, early intervention, community support, knowledge and information,…

We intended to highlight the delays to the implementation of Ireland's national genomics programme and secure support for its advancement.