Patrick Seigne, Brian O’Brien, Ivan Hayes, Robert Plant, Dorothy Breen, Rory Dwyer, Catherine Motherway, Eilis Condon, Ian Conrick-Martin, Maria Donnelly, Arabella Fahy, Vida Hamilton, Brian Marsh, Patrick Neligan, Ruth-Aoibheann O’Leary, Ellen O’Sullivan, Dermot Phelan, Donal Ryan, Michael Scully, Andrew Westbrook on emergency neurological services

We, the Council of the Intensive Care Society of Ireland (ICSI), wish to commend Mr Lawless on his motivation to address this matter and indeed on how constructively he has directed his grief following his wife’s tragic death toward better outcomes for others.

Definitive resolution of the problems relating to SAH will require a coordinated and multidisciplinary approach. However, we would emphasise that neurosurgical emergencies are among many acute medical and surgical scenarios which require immediate intensive-care admission. In such circumstances, rapid access to intensive care and its ancillary services is crucial. (Times) >