Results 1-20 of 28 for gp speaker:Neasa Hourigan

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I will move to the clinical trials but, before I do so, I will make a point about the barriers for people in areas of deprivation or in low-income households to go to a GP, at a very low level, to get checked if they are feeling unhappy. In my area in particular, and other Deputies represent areas of deprivation, getting an appointment for a GP, even if people have the money, is very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: ...things that struck me was that so many people accessing this type of care are already mothers and already know what is involved in pregnancy. I am thinking of a scenario where I go into my local GP or another GP if, say, I am working in town, and I am just exploring options. Perhaps I have some complications or this is my third or fourth pregnancy. If I ask what my cut-off date is to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: ...session, we went into the My Options scheme and its deficiencies in understanding how many doctors really are providing care. It does not always do that. I am concerned about the situation of GPs who are struggling to provide care where that is not a reflection of conscientious objection but simply an issue of capacity. Ms O'Shea said the first appointment lasts an average of 45 minutes...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: I can only imagine that issue is aggravated by the fact every GP is not providing the care and, therefore, the demand is more focused on particular GP practices.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: If I were to ask about abortion at any point during that first GP appointment, under the parameters of the new legislation, does that count as the first appointment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Services for the Treatment of Endometriosis: Endometriosis Association of Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Honestly, that does sound like a number of levels would have to be passed before even getting told "Go". To get the specialist one must go through the GP, then through to a regional service, and then through to a consultant or specialist.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: A GP or service provider is often in a position of power.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: We are quite short in that regard. I will move on to the service plan. I will take a minute to talk about GP services. I have the information open in front of me and so much of the work that needs to be done links in with GP care. The HSE has identified GPs as key to providing diagnostic texts and early identification to take the pressure off emergency departments. There are a couple of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: ...something to think about. The other point I want to make will return us to the discussion around those larger catchment CHOs, including CHO 8 and similar areas. We tend to think of the dearth of GPs in rural areas but for areas of deprivation, the lack of GPs is a massive issue. One model that has come across my desk is GP care for all, which is organised on a not-for-profit charity...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Access to Community Neurological Rehabilitation Teams: Discussion (17 May 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: ...area like CHO 9? What do they envisage the challenges to be in terms of staffing it? What would they expect the HSE to raise as concerns? Also, I spoke to somebody recently about rolling out GP services in deprived areas and how one of the things that is a barrier and presents a challenge is that there are higher clinical needs. There is a higher requirement for services because when...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (18 Apr 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 1664. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to update policies around doctors providing locum GP services, particularly around hourly locum rates and doctors' eligibility to locum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17637/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: The Role of Pharmacy Care in the Healthcare System: Irish Pharmacy Union (8 Mar 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: I agree with Deputy Shortall's proposal, particularly concerning emergency contraception. This is the aspect I find frustrating. It is an emergency issue and we are adding on the trip to the GP and the expense associated. I am under the impression that 23 of 27 EU countries allow for some version of emergency contraception without a prescription. I thank the IPU for its briefing. It was...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (25 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 186. To ask the Minister for Health the number of GP cancer referrals received electronically as a proportion of overall GP referrals. [3606/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Emergency Departments in Public Hospitals: HSE (17 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: ...constituency around children's services in Temple Street and Crumlin hospitals and the availability of D Doc. With the roll-out of the winter plan, what decisions are made in terms of activating GP hours and out-of-hours services? What happens in the general winter plan and what changed on 22 December?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Emergency Departments in Public Hospitals: HSE (17 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Is that standard or extended GP hours?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Emergency Departments in Public Hospitals: HSE (17 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: ...D Doc service on St. Stephen's Day not too many years ago with a child who had bronchiolitis for whom I was really fearful. Christmas week happens every year and we know that it is associated with GP disruption. We also know that parents desperately need time. I want to refer to something somebody sent me. They say that, for the second time in a matter of weeks, they had to go to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Is the GP care an unknown sum? I apologise, I am way over time.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: ...for Health if he will outline the work of his Department towards enhancing the provision of community-based vasectomy services; if he will provide an update on the work to develop a standard GP contract for the provision of vasectomy services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51792/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: At the moment, if a parent feels their child is experiencing long Covid, they bring them to the GP. What exactly does the HSE expect the GP to do?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I have been looking at what they do in other jurisdictions. Let us say there are 12 weeks of persistent symptoms. What does the GP do then?