Conor D McGuinness: Outreach services planned for Dungarvan
Conor D McGuinness addressed the lack of a family resource centre in later West Waterford and set out plans for an outreach presence in Dungarvan. He said clinicians will travel multiple days a week to a local outreach location to provide in-person appointments and that access to session rooms is required.
Service gap identified
The speaker highlighted that there is no family resource centre in later West Waterford and described this absence as a glaring gap in service provision.
Outreach model for Dungarvan
He stated it is the intention to have an outreach presence in Dungarvan. Clinicians will travel a number of days a week to an outreach location and offer appointments in person from there.
Operational needs for delivery
The speech emphasised the practical need for access to a number of session rooms to enable the outreach clinics to operate effectively.
Plans to explore local options
He said they will explore any and all available opportunities in Dungarvan to establish the outreach presence and deliver services locally.
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One of the striking things that occurs to me, there isn't, you mentioned I think earlier in response to another person's questions about engagement with family resource centres and the like, we don't have a family resource centre in later West Waterford, it's a glaring, another glaring gap in service provision of which there are many. It is our intention to have an outreach presence in Dungarvan, essentially what that looks like is our clinicians will travel a number of days a week to an outreach location and offer the appointments in person from there, so essentially access to a number of session rooms is what we need. But, you know, we'll explore any and all available opportunities in Dungarvan.
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