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Outrage as HSE plans to axe patient scheme otoole.jpgPATIENTS availing of a very successful home help service on the Northside say they are shocked and angry at plans to have it scrapped.
The Health Service Executive (HSE) has confirmed that it is to alter the Hospital in the Home scheme, which has allowed vulnerable patients at Beaumont Hospital receive vital medical care at home.
Patients on the scheme have said this would be a disaster, as it was proving extremely successful at freeing up beds at the hospital and minimising their risk of infection by being treated in their own homes.
The Hospital in the Home scheme allows trained nurses to visit patients’ homes on a daily basis to administer medication and monitor their health.
Aidan O’Toole, from Ardbeg, Artane, told Northside People the scheme had helped him to make an excellent recovery from surgery to remove a tumour.
Mr O’Toole (39) said he had to spend three weeks at Beaumont Hospital in January to receive his treatment.

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