THE HSE HAS for the first time published a list of which items for children and adults with a disability are covered by a medical card.
The items are available through the HSE’s Community Funded Schemes, which cover supports and supplies provided through primary care services. They are provided based on a clinical assessment. O’Riordan said that it had been frustrating for parents to be “repeatedly given incorrect information” previously.“Often a clinician may have had the wrong information because it seemed as if many people got different information .
A spokesperson for the HSE said the organisation will “continue to improve information provision and access to aids and appliances” as part of its work in the area.
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