Therapists 'regret' HSE's new Assessment of Need model for vulnerable children

Psychologists and therapists have railed against fresh moves by the HSE to introduce a new Assessment of Need (AON) model for children, two years after a row over the issue first blew up.

The Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI), the Association of Occupational Therapists and the Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists issued a joint statement outlining their "regret" that the HSE implemented new processes last month, and asked the HSE to pause that process.