Results 4,181-4,200 of 11,602 for speaker:Colm Burke
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (18 Jan 2023)
Colm Burke: 1560. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to setting an annual qualified paramedic recruitment target that is filled by ranking all applicants and taking from the highest rank down until the target is reached, without omitting eligible candidates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1742/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (18 Jan 2023)
Colm Burke: 1561. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that a system will be put in place to ensure adequate capacity in the National Ambulance College for successful candidates to the National Ambulance Service to commence any induction and training required within 90 days of the campaign closing, in order that no successful candidates are left waiting on the panel indefinitely; and if he...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (18 Jan 2023)
Colm Burke: 1562. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to putting in place a time limit of 90 days for the time that successful candidates can be left on a panel before a formal job offer is made in the National Ambulance Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1744/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (18 Jan 2023)
Colm Burke: 1563. To ask the Minister for Health the support that is given to new-entry qualified paramedics as per the National Ambulance Service workforce support policy, education and competency assurance framework; if there are any plans to update this framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1745/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (18 Jan 2023)
Colm Burke: 1564. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the reason that the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council is awarding qualifications to the paramedics and advanced paramedics that are not able to pass a competency assessment based on PHECC guidelines and training standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1746/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (18 Jan 2023)
Colm Burke: 1565. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the National Ambulance Service uses an induction programme in lieu of competency assessments for Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council-registered EMTs and does not apply a similar process to PHECC-registered paramedics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1747/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (18 Jan 2023)
Colm Burke: 1566. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the National Ambulance Service does not accept Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council-qualified paramedics onto an induction programme where any policy or educational gaps can be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1748/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (18 Jan 2023)
Colm Burke: 1628. To ask the Minister for Health if the eligibility criteria under the drugs payment scheme will be widened for the drug known as saxenda in order that patients who meet two of four criteria (details supplied) will meet the requirements of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1895/23]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Emergency Departments in Public Hospitals: HSE (17 Jan 2023)
Colm Burke: I thank the witnesses for attending and dealing with the queries raised. I thank all staff who worked over Christmas and work week in and week out. It is important to acknowledge staff are in hospitals every weekend, whether consultants, junior doctors or nursing staff. An impression is given that sometimes healthcare is only provided from Monday to Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. It is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Emergency Departments in Public Hospitals: HSE (17 Jan 2023)
Colm Burke: But that is recently. Why was the engagement not prior to Christmas? Why was it not in early December or in November?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Emergency Departments in Public Hospitals: HSE (17 Jan 2023)
Colm Burke: I was speaking to them myself.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Emergency Departments in Public Hospitals: HSE (17 Jan 2023)
Colm Burke: No. The survey is quite clear. The survey from Nursing Homes Ireland of 147 nursing homes has said they had 740 beds vacant and they were prepared to take people. Another 63 nursing homes had 117 beds vacant and they were not prepared to take people because they did not have staffing. The survey is quite clear that 740 beds were vacant.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Emergency Departments in Public Hospitals: HSE (17 Jan 2023)
Colm Burke: I will move on now to the transitional care, which was raised earlier. I am not satisfied this is being used effectively. For instance, I have seen situations where a person is discharged out to a nursing home for two weeks and then the support is immediately cut after the two weeks. I know a number of families who had to transfer their elderly parent to another nursing home because the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Emergency Departments in Public Hospitals: HSE (17 Jan 2023)
Colm Burke: But there is great variation across the country with regard to the use of transitional care beds. There is a huge variation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Emergency Departments in Public Hospitals: HSE (17 Jan 2023)
Colm Burke: I apologise for interrupting-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Emergency Departments in Public Hospitals: HSE (17 Jan 2023)
Colm Burke: -----but my understanding-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Emergency Departments in Public Hospitals: HSE (17 Jan 2023)
Colm Burke: Can I just say-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Emergency Departments in Public Hospitals: HSE (17 Jan 2023)
Colm Burke: My understanding is that Nursing Homes Ireland was not contacted by the HSE until after the survey was published as regards getting involved in and having a more co-ordinated plan to get people out of hospital.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Emergency Departments in Public Hospitals: HSE (17 Jan 2023)
Colm Burke: Perhaps Mr. Mulvany could give the committee the dates when contact was made with Nursing Homes Ireland over the last eight weeks.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Emergency Departments in Public Hospitals: HSE (17 Jan 2023)
Colm Burke: Could Mr. Mulvany give it to the committee as I have been getting different information?