Will New Elder Care Service Reduce Congestion at UHK’s Emergency Department? – August 3rd, 2023

The HSE has launched a service in Kerry which, it’s hoped, will result in fewer older people being sent unnecessarily to UHK’s emergency department. The Pathfinder service is designed to allow older people who are the subject of 112/999 calls to receive medical care in their homes instead of being unnecessarily taken to ED. Jerry spoke to Donal Crowley of the National Ambulance Service, Louise Galvin, specialist physiotherapist and Helen Kennedy who’s an advanced paramedic. They’re all members of the Pathfinder team.