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Question from Deputy Erin McGreehan - PQ 19704-26

Deputy McGreehan asked about endoscopy units being temporarily shut and repurposed for other hospital pressures. Read the HSE response.


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Summary

To ask the Minister for Health if she will examine the practice whereby endoscopy units are temporarily shut and repurposed for other hospital pressures, including emergency department overflow, as highlighted by clinicians who note that this practice reduces diagnostic capacity at times of high demand.


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