A prominent Clare campaigner believes Slaintecare becoming operational doesn’t have ‘a hope’ without full access to medical card reform for the terminally ill.
The Department of Health published a report from the HSE’s clinical advisory group on the issue nearly a year ago, though a number of its findings have yet to be implemented.
That report implied full access to the facility would be far more likely if Slaintecare became successfully operational, though that plan’s implementation group has seen two resignations in recent weeks.
Minister Stephen Donnelly is coming under increasing pressure, including from within his own party, to extend eligibility from those who’ve had a prognosis of two years or less to all terminally ill patients instead.
Quin man John Wall, who has been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer, says an information campaign for the terminally ill on the issue is needed urgently.
