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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Recruitment (8 Nov 2016)
Simon Harris: Nursing and midwifery recruitment and retention is a priority for the health service. Recruitment is challenging given nursing shortages globally, intense competition at home and abroad and the standing of Irish trained nurses and midwives. There are many initiatives currently underway to improve staffing levels throughout the country. The HSE is offering permanent posts to 2016 degree...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff (8 Nov 2016)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (8 Nov 2016)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (8 Nov 2016)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Data (8 Nov 2016)
Simon Harris: The HSE has advised that Macushield products have never been made available to all persons with medical card eligibility; however, Macushield and similar products were historically available to medical card holders in many areas under Discretionary Hardship Arrangements. In developing a national framework for the administration of Discretionary Hardship Arrangements, the HSE's Medicines...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (8 Nov 2016)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 396 and 398 together. Our Lady’s Hospital Navan is part of the Ireland East Hospital Group. Hospital Groups must increasingly focus on networks of service provision with smaller hospitals managing routine, urgent or planned care locally, more complex care managed in the larger hospitals and better linkages with primary, continuing and social care....
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Nov 2016)
Simon Harris: 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. The scheduling...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (8 Nov 2016)
Simon Harris: The Programme for a Partnership Government contains a commitment to commence the design phase of a new ED at Beaumont Hospital later this year. Since the publication of the Programme for Partnership Government, Beaumont Hospital has completed its initial overview including preliminary budget costs estimates for this project. All healthcare infrastructure developments, including this...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (8 Nov 2016)
Simon Harris: New innovative direct acting anti-viral medicines for the treatment of Hepatitis C have been developed which are significantly altering the prognosis for people infected with Hepatitis C. A National Hepatitis C Treatment Programme was established by the HSE in 2015 to oversee the roll-out of a multi-annual treatment programme. The Treatment Programme was allocated funding of €30m in...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (8 Nov 2016)
Simon Harris: A wide range of supports are available to people who contracted Hepatitis C from the administration within the State of contaminated blood or blood products: The Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal compensates those who were infected with Hepatitis C and/or HIV; Under the Health (Amendment) Act 1996, a range of services including GP services, all prescribed drugs, medicines and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (8 Nov 2016)
Simon Harris: As the HSE has responsibility for the provision, along with the maintenance and operation of Primary Care Centres and other Primary Care facilities, the Executive has been asked to reply directly to the Deputy in relation to the progress of planned Primary Care Centres.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Nov 2016)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Nov 2016)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health and Social Care Professionals (8 Nov 2016)
Simon Harris: The Physiotherapists Registration Board established its register under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 with effect from 30 September 2016. This ensures that the specified title of physiotherapist will be protected for the exclusive use of registrants when the register’s two-year transitional period ends in September 2018. Earlier this year, my predecessor,...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (8 Nov 2016)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (8 Nov 2016)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Applications (8 Nov 2016)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (9 Nov 2016)
Simon Harris: 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. The scheduling...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (9 Nov 2016)
Simon Harris: 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. The National...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (9 Nov 2016)
Simon Harris: I have been advised by the HSE that neither University Hospital Waterford nor the South/South West Hospital Group have changed their risk ratings in relation to out of hours access to interventional cardiology services in the six months prior to 19 September 2016. However, as the management of the South/South West Hospital Group risk register is an operational matter, I have asked the HSE to...