Success of Service to Reduce Number of Over 65s Being Sent to ED Unnecessarily – December 19th, 2023

In August, the Pathfinder service was launched in Kerry. Figures indicate that it’s been successful in its aims to reduce the number of older people being sent unnecessarily to University Hospital Kerry’s emergency department. Treasa Murphy spoke to two members of the Pathfinder team, Louise Galvin, clinical specialist and physiotherapist, and Hannah O’Donovan, advance paramedic.