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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Feb 2024)
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: Health Services (20 Feb 2024)
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: Health Services (20 Feb 2024)
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: Health Services (20 Feb 2024)
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: Health Services (20 Feb 2024)
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: Health Services (20 Feb 2024)
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: Health Service Executive (20 Feb 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive (HSE) holds responsibility for the provision, along with the maintenance and operation of Primary Care Centres, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (20 Feb 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: In 2023, a National Injury Unit Review was undertaken by a HSE Working Group who undertook the review of the existing Injury Units and made a series of recommendations to improve the service from Injury Units. This report was adopted by the HSE EMT and has been shared with the Department of Health. The aim of IUs are to provide unscheduled emergency care for patients with non-life threatening...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Gender Recognition (20 Feb 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 555, 556, 558, 559, 561 and 562 together. As this is a service matter I have referred the question to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (20 Feb 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: Clinical oversight and governance for EU telemedicine providers is a matter for the member state in which the healthcare provider is established.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Feb 2024)
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: Health Services Staff (20 Feb 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a matter for the Health Service Executive, the HSE has been asked to respond directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (20 Feb 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: It is Government policy that termination services, under the 2018 Act, should be provided in all 19 maternity hospitals. Currently 17 of the 19 maternity hospitals are providing full termination of pregnancy services, as prescribed in the 2018 Act, which includes termination in early pregnancy (i.e. under 12 weeks). These hospitals are listed on the HSE website:...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Feb 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: Uro-Gynaecological (Transvaginal) mesh is used in the surgical treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) and Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) in women and such mesh devices have been widely used for this over the past two decades. However, in late 2017, in line with emerging international evidence, concerns were raised at national level regarding the frequency and severity of complications...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (20 Feb 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive (HSE) holds responsibility for the maintenance and operation of the public healthcare property estates, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6thOctober. As a consequence of this...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 Feb 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: Officials in my Department have been in touch with CORU on this matter and I understand that CORU will contact you on the issues raised and will also liaise directly with the applicant concerned.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (20 Feb 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 Feb 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 580 to 584, inclusive, together. It is recognised that waiting times for many scheduled appointments and procedures are too long and continue to be impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Department of Health continues to work with the HSE and the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) to identify ways to improve access to care. The 2023 Waiting List Action...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (20 Feb 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual. In relation to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Feb 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: GP services are provided without charge to people who hold a medical card or GP visit card under the GMS scheme. 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...