Patients’ representative wants action on medical cards for families in need

One of two patient representatives named on the HSE’s medical card clinical advisory group wants the body to agree and implement key issues to help families long before its three-month interim report deadline.

Our Children’s Health spokesperson Peter Fitzpatrick said he will raise the possible measure at the 12-person group’s first meeting next week in a bid to address the public’s most pressing concerns.

Under plans previously flagged by Government, the HSE yesterday appointed 12 independent doctors, cancer experts, therapists and patient representatives to a group tasked with further reforming the discretionary medical card process.