Bríd Smith
Question:920. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that patients invited to attend an outpatient appointment with a neurologist (details supplied) at St. Vincent’s University Hospital who have been given the option to attend, cancel or rebook in the past are now being informed that they have only one opportunity to rebook and then must take the subsequent appointment or be removed from the waiting list; his views on whether, during the Covid-19 pandemic, those with underlying health conditions or legitimate concerns about the current level of infections and are keen to comply with public health advice should be penalised by choosing to defer the appointment during the pandemic having spent several years on the waiting list in the first place; the reason for this change in hospital policy on neurology outpatient appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1073/21]
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