Recommendation 1
Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) should use the data in this report to work with the Health Service Executive (HSE) in order to inform the planning and implementation of adequate measures for optimising bed capacity in the Paediatric Critical Care Units (PCCUs) in the Republic of Ireland (ROI). Providing the resources adequate to maintain a bed occupancy of 85% would provide flexibility in order to cover surges such as flu pandemics and the winter surge, and avoid the late cancellation of semi-elective surgeries.