Richard Boyd Barrett
Ceist:1408. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the reason the laboratory service at St. Michael's Hospital had its hours of operation reduced on 5 August 2020 back to pre-pandemic levels (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that out-of-lab-hours point-of-care blood testing is being used, despite the fact that this equipment is known to generate erroneous results, and that this point-of-care testing is being carried out by medical students rather than lab technicians or scientists; his views on whether this is appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33662/20]
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