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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (27 Sep 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Developing a standardised approach to the provision of electronic discharges is something the department is considering and indeed has engaged with the HSE on as part of the Sláintecare programme. There are some sites that already issue discharges electronically - some are simple notifications of discharge whilst others are full discharge notes. Bringing more consistency to the discharge...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (27 Sep 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: GPs are private practitioners, most of whom hold a GMS contract with the HSE for the provision of medical services to medical card and GP visit card holders without charge. Under the GMS contract, GPs are to provide eligible patients with "all proper and necessary treatment of a kind usually undertaken by a general practitioner". While GPs will often be the first point of contact for patients...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (27 Sep 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (27 Sep 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The 2022 Waiting List Action Plan was launched with €350m of funding on 25 February this year following extensive engagement between my Department, the HSE and the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF).  The Action Plan contains 45 actions to reduce and reform waiting lists across four main areas of work: delivering capacity, reforming scheduled care, enabling scheduled care...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (27 Sep 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: While medical card and GP visit card holders that experience difficulty in finding a GP to accept them as a patient can be assigned to a GP's GMS patient list by the HSE, I am aware that general practice workforce issues can impede access to GP services in certain areas. To increase the number of GPs in Ireland, the Government has provided significant further investment and taken steps to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (27 Sep 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of public healthcare infrastructure projects, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in relation to this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (27 Sep 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the terms of the current GMS contract, GPs are required to provide eligible patients with ''all proper and necessary treatment of a kind usually undertaken by a general practitioner and not requiring special skill or experience of a degree or kind which general practitioners cannot reasonably be expected to possess". Persons who hold a medical card or a GP visit card are not subject to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (27 Sep 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: My officials have sought further information regarding this particular radiology machine from the HSE's National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP). The NCCP have notified my officials that they will respond as soon as possible, and my officials will update the deputy without delay once they receive the NCCP's response. Awaiting additional information.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (27 Sep 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 Sep 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Firstly, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all healthcare workers for their efforts during this most challenging period. The HSE and the Department have been examining progressing the rollout of the Pandemic Recognition Payment to the list of 6 non-HSE/non-Section 38 organisation types covered by the Government Decision. This measure will be ring fenced to staff working...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 Sep 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Firstly, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all healthcare workers for their efforts during this most challenging period. The vast majority of eligible HSE and Section 38 staff have received the Pandemic Recognition Payment, with approximately 123,549 such staff having received the payment by 16thSeptember 2022. The HSE and the Department have been examining progressing the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (27 Sep 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 Sep 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Firstly, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all healthcare workers for their efforts during this most challenging period. The vast majority of eligible HSE and Section 38 staff have received the Pandemic Recognition Payment, with approximately 123,549 such staff having received the payment by 16th September 2022. The HSE and the Department have been examining progressing the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Sep 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 Sep 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Firstly, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all healthcare workers for their efforts during this most challenging period. The vast majority of eligible HSE and Section 38 staff have received the Pandemic Recognition Payment, with approximately 123,549 such staff having received the payment by 16th September 2022. The HSE and the Department have been examining progressing the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (27 Sep 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines under the community drugs schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, I have asked the HSE to respond to the deputy Directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (27 Sep 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Our Lady’s Hospital Navan is one of nine designated Model 2 Hospitals under the Smaller Hospitals’ Framework which was approved by Government in 2013. Navan is the last of those hospitals identified for reconfiguration to Model 2. As the Deputy will be aware, the HSE has proposed a process of planned service changes at Navan and has advised that these changes are necessary...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (27 Sep 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE provides orthodontic treatment to those who have the greatest level of need and have been assessed and referred for treatment before their 16th birthday. I am aware of that there are currently significant delays in accessing this service and that the HSE has put in place a number of measures to address waiting times. The HSE is developing service improvement initiatives to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2023 (27 Sep 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Decisions on the funding of cancer services next year are being made in the context of the Estimates process for 2023. The points raised in all Pre-Budget Submissions have been noted and you can be assured that all stakeholder views will be considered during the Service Planning process for 2023.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (27 Sep 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.