Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 21020-26
Deputy O'Flynn asked about the number of referrals made to the Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse (SCAN) service. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: March 2026
Updated: April 2026
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Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 21020-26
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the number of referrals made by general practitioners to the Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse (SCAN) service in each of the past three years; the number of those referrals relating to persons under the age of 18; and whether her Department monitors the utilisation of this pathway by primary care practitioners.
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