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- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: The goals of the National Cancer Control Programme are improvements in cancer prevention, detection, treatment and survival through a national service based on evidence and best practice. Under the Programme, all cancer diagnostic, surgical and radiation oncology services are being transferred to four managed cancer control networks, each with two cancer centres. This process was completed...
- Written Answers — Health Insurance: Health Insurance (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: The Health Insurance Authority (HIA) recently announced the findings of a national survey of the private health insurance market in Ireland. The survey includes an analysis of the effects of the recession on the attitudes and behaviour of consumers of private health insurance. In addition to its survey, statistics recently published by the HIA show that the size of the health insurance...
- Written Answers — Redress Schemes: Redress Schemes (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: The Government approved the establishment of a Redress Board to administer an ex-gratia scheme of redress for certain former patients of Dr Neary. The Board which was chaired by Judge Maureen Harding Clark has concluded its work and all awards determined have been notified to successful applicants. I consider that the Scheme of Redress approved by the Government on the advice of Judge Clark...
- Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: My Department, through the office of the Chief Medical Officer, has a function in the management and monitoring of policy implementation in the area of immunisation. Through regular meetings between officials in my Department and the HSE the importance of adherence to the immunisation schedule is stressed. In recent months the priority for these meetings has been to monitor MMR uptake rates...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: The HSE has worked closely with my Department to implement changes to drive operational performance and accountability at local level, to provide clinical leadership to improve quality and standards and to deliver hospital and community services in a fully integrated way. Significant changes have already taken place nationally across the HSE, with the introduction of the Quality and Clinical...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: The HSE has recently established a clinical programme for Obstetric care led by Professor Michael Turner of the Coombe Women's and Infants University Hospital. An important priority in the programme will be the development and implementation of National Guidelines for clinical practice. I expect that, in relation to matters of consent, the provision of obstetric services in accordance with...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: The HSE was established on 1 January 2005 as a single, national authority with responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services. It replaced the seven regional health boards, the Eastern Regional Health Authority, the three area health boards and a number of other agencies. The important issue is monitoring the HSE and working together to improve its...
- Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: In September 2007, my Department sanctioned eight temporary negotiator posts at Grade VII level, remunerated at â¬47,015 - â¬57, 015 (1 January, 2010) for the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) to enable it to undertake additional responsibilities assigned to it under the Fair Deal programme. Those responsibilities related to the negotiation of private nursing home bed prices under...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: Owing to industrial action by staff in the HSE for most of the year to date, data on cancelled operations in acute hospitals in 2010 is not available at present. Now that the industrial action has ended, work is underway in the HSE to collate and validate data in this regard. I am conscious that the cancellation of a hospital procedure can be inconvenient and stressful for both patients and...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: I have consistently emphasised the need to improve facilities and services to persons with cystic fibrosis. Capital funding has been provided for the development of outpatient facilities for patients with CF treated at Beaumont Hospital. HSE funding enabled the construction of a three storey building consisting of two floors each of 14 single rooms, and 8 bed HDU and two additional ICU rooms...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 Jun 2010)
Mary Harney: As these are service matters, they have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.