As a response to the pandemic residents from St. Patrick’s Hospital were moved to facilities on Our Lady’s Hospital campus in June 2020, now named Cashel Residential Services.
This is registered under HIQA for 3 years from June 2020. The three-year registration is now due for renewal and HSE are engaged with HIQA regarding reregistration.
I, my Department and the HSE are committed to the development of a new Community Nursing Unit (CNU) for older persons for Cashel.
Provision has been made in the Capital Programme 2023 to progress a 60 bed CNU for Cashel.
HSE advise that the existing hospital site is not suitable for the new 60 bedded CNU. HSE also advise that the site is very limited in size. Challenges regarding the amount of parking space and access to the building have been identified.
A site within Cashel town is currently being reviewed by HSE for suitability for a new CNU. This review is expected to be completed in Q2 2023.
Additionally, the Public Private Partnership build in Clonmel has commenced with a completion date of Q4 2024 which will provide a 50 bedded CNU.
An assessment and rehabilitation unit, and a day hospital for Older Persons Services, continues to operate at St. Patrick’s Hospital.
