David Cullinane
Question:1151. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of developing a community healthcare network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21466/20]
View answerTuesday, 8 September 2020
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Community Healthcare Networks (CHNs) are key to the expansion of services in the community. The networks represent the “unit of organisation” for the delivery of health services based on population need and size and as such, they should be considered as a framework for both future healthcare reform and expansion.
Full implementation of the CHN model together with integrated care programmes will support a reorientation of the health service toward general practice, primary care and community-based services. Such a transformation in service delivery will require significant and sustained investment.
Work is ongoing within the Department, in partnership with the HSE, to estimate the resource requirements for a comprehensive community-based service. This work will inform resource planning for the delivery of services in CHNs in the context of Winter and Service Resumption planning as well as the Estimates 2021 process.