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Health Minister James Reilly informed Government at the Cabinet meeting today that the Project Brief for the new children’s hospital has been approved by the HSE, with his consent.

Health Minister James Reilly announced today that the Project Brief for the new children’s hospital has been approved by the HSE, with his consent. The Minister informed Government at the Cabinet meeting today.

The Project Brief sets out the proposed accommodation including bed numbers, estimates of cost and key milestones. It outlines the key design principles that will be used in order to deliver a world class children’s hospital with the very best in clinical care.

The Minister said:

The project brief is the blueprint for the new children’s hospital. A single tertiary hospital, supported by two satellite centres, means that highly specialised care and treatment for children can be centralised appropriately, for best outcomes. At the same time, the new hospital will allow children to receive care closer to home where possible through local access to urgent and outpatient care at the satellite centres, and through outreach to paediatric units around the country.

Following Project Brief approval, the project will now proceed to the next stage - appointment of a design team and preparation of a planning submission. The Development Board is expected to notify the preferred design team within the coming days.

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