Thomas Gould
Question:268. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of the 31 primary care centres promised in the Sláintecare plan that are to be located in County Cork. [28078/21]
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The Sláintecare Implementation Strategy & Action Plan highlights the development of new Primary Care Centres (PCCs) as a key component of the efforts to enhance community care, and to deliver care in a location at, or as near as possible to an individual’s home, where it is safe and clinically appropriate to do so.
The most recent update from the Health Service Executive advises that there are currently 142 operational PCCs, with a further 30 PCCs scheduled to open before the end of 2023. Of these, four are in County Cork and will be located at Bandon, Bantry, Beara (Castletown-Berehaven), and Cobh.