Sláintecare has become a byword for progress in health services but this week the reality behind the slogans came into focus. Sources say there are questions about how the power-sharing jigsaw between the HSE, Department of Health and Sláintecare actually works. Changes like giving GPs better access to diagnostics or running midwifery clinics in the community are claimed as part of Sláintecare. 🏥Ministers are happy to use Sláintecare as a brand, but this has to be about more than a rebranding exercise. Unless Sláintecare leaders are given powers to back up the slogans, other key reforms could face a similarly limited future.

Source: Irish Examiner September 09, 2021 16:28 UTC