Results 49,801-49,820 of 49,836 for speaker:Stephen Donnelly
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (22 Jan 2025)
Stephen Donnelly: I fully acknowledge the distress and inconvenience for patients and their families when hospital appointments and procedures are cancelled. While every effort is made to avoid cancellations or postponements, they can happen for a variety of reasons, including capacity issues due to increased scheduled and unscheduled care demand, and unforeseen circumstances that may impact a service. ...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (22 Jan 2025)
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 Services (22 Jan 2025)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is an operational matter I have referred the question to the Health Service Executive for a direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (22 Jan 2025)
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: Ambulance Service (22 Jan 2025)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (22 Jan 2025)
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 Waiting Lists (22 Jan 2025)
Stephen Donnelly: In 2022, in line with actions in the 2022 Waiting List Action Plan (WLAP), the Department of Health issued formal approval to the NTPF to commence work on the development and delivery of a National Radiology Diagnostic Protocol. In October 2024, the NTPF formally launched the first National Radiology Diagnostic Waiting List Management Protocol for the administrative management of patients on...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (22 Jan 2025)
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: Dental Services (22 Jan 2025)
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: Dental Services (22 Jan 2025)
Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (22 Jan 2025)
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 Waiting Lists (22 Jan 2025)
Stephen Donnelly: Several initiatives are underway to support improvements in paediatric spinal services and reduce the time that children are waiting for spinal procedures. International outsourcing arrangements are in place with Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital in New York and Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. In 2024, 15 patients received their surgery abroad under these arrangements....
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (22 Jan 2025)
Stephen Donnelly: Following engagement with the ICGP, the number new entrant GP training places available for 2024 was increased to 350 whereas previously it intended to reach 350 new entrant places by 2026. 346 new entrants commenced GP training last year, a 21% increase on the previous year’s intake of 286. The number of new entrants to GP training has been increased by approximately 80% from 2019 to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (22 Jan 2025)
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: General Practitioner Services (22 Jan 2025)
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: Dental Services (22 Jan 2025)
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: Medical Records (22 Jan 2025)
Stephen Donnelly: The Minister for Health is supportive of the digitisation of patient and medical records as evidenced by his approval for the Digital for Care: A Digital Health Framework for Ireland 2024-2030 which was published in May 2024. See: www.gov.ie/en/publication/0d21e-digital-for-care-a-digital-h ealth-framework-for-ireland-2024-2030 Digitisation of patient and medical records will be...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (22 Jan 2025)
Stephen Donnelly: GPs are private practitioners most of whom hold a GMS contract for the provision of health services to medical card and GP visit card holders. GP services are a vital part of primary care services and most often serve as the entry point to the wider health service. The development of primary care services supports the delivery of a high-quality, integrated and cost-effective health care...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (22 Jan 2025)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (22 Jan 2025)
Stephen Donnelly: The recruitment Pause ended in July 2024. As of the end of November 2024, there were 148,111 WTE staff working in our health service (including Disabilities). While the increase in our workforce has been incredibly positive and has enabled significant improvements in service delivery and reductions in waiting times for patients, it is important that the HSE operate within budgeted...