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Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Given the potential for the winter flu season in 2020/2021 to coincide with a resurgence of COVID, and the importance of minimising hospital attendance, the Government is expanding the provision of vaccination without charge to all of those in the at-risk groups, including healthcare workers, and to all children aged from 2 to 12 years inclusive. The programme is being offered through GPs. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The 2020/2021 influenza vaccination season will be the 10th year that pharmacists have provided this service to patients. Since the pharmacy vaccination service began, the pharmacy regulator, the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (the PSI) have carried out a number of evaluations and a user satisfaction survey which have identified that this service is well received by the public and is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (13 Oct 2020)

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 Reports (13 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Following reports of planned changes to midwifery led maternity service provision at Cavan General Hospital, my Department requested a full report from the National Women & Infants Health Programme. The report was expected to be completed by the end of September. My Department has written to the Programme requesting an update on the status of the report. Once the full report is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (13 Oct 2020)

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 (13 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: It is recognised that waiting times for scheduled appointments and procedures have been impacted as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to the Covid-19 pandemic the HSE had to take measures to defer most scheduled care activity in March, April, and May of this year. This was to ensure patient safety and that all appropriate resources were made available for Covid-19 related...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (13 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As this question relates to 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: Vaccination Programme (13 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Given the potential for the winter flu season in 2020/2021 to coincide with a resurgence of COVID, and the importance of minimising hospital attendance, the has expanded the provision of vaccination without charge to all of those in the HSE defined at-risk groups and to all children aged from 2 to 12 years inclusive. The expanded programme will ensure that those most vulnerable to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (13 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE's National Cancer Control Programme advise that they currently collect data on electronic GP referrals to Symptomatic Breast Disease Clinics, Lung Rapid Access Clinics and Prostate Rapid Access Clinics. Electronic referrals account for over 80% of all referrals to these clinics. Data on referrals to cancer clinics for other tumour types is not currently available. Data for the first...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (13 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The number of cancer diagnoses made in Symptomatic Breast Disease Clinics, Lung Rapid Access Clinics and Prostate Rapid Access Clinics in January/July 2019 and 2020 is set out below. GPs can refer patients directly to these clinics and performance is monitored monthly against agreed Key Performance Indicators. The HSE's National Cancer Control Programme advises that data on the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (13 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The number of patients who attended Symptomatic Breast Disease Clinics, Lung Rapid Access Clinics and Prostate Rapid Access Clinics in January/August 2019 and 2020 is set out below. These clinics operate in each of the 8 designated cancer centres (with a Symptomatic Breast Disease Clinic also in Letterkenny University Hospital as a satellite of University Hospital Galway). The HSE's National...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (13 Oct 2020)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (13 Oct 2020)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: In anticipation of the projected surge in Covid-19 cases and the expected impact on the health care system a major part of the response was to urgently ramp up capacity for acute hospital care facilities. A critical element of the strategy was to put in place an arrangement with the private hospitals to use their facilities as part of the public system, to provide essential acute hospital...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 Oct 2020)

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 the deputy directly in relation to this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (13 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: It is recognised that waiting times for scheduled appointments and procedures have been impacted as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to the Covid-19 pandemic the HSE had to take measures to defer most scheduled care activity in March, April, and May of this year. This was to ensure patient safety and that all appropriate resources were made available for Covid-19...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (13 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE to respond to the deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (13 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The 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. In line with the 2013 Health Act and the national framework agreed with industry, a company must submit an application to the HSE to have a new medicine added to the reimbursement list....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (13 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The majority of public hospitals in Ireland do not currently have electronic prescribing in place. The implementation of ePrescribing is a significant programme of work and will take time to embed in acute and primary care settings. To support access to prescriptions during the pandemic, a new service to facilitate the secure electronic transfer of prescriptions (ETP) between GPs and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (13 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE is not currently using rapid antigen tests. However, it is continuously examining the issues involved in their potential use, including sensitivity, as many of the antigen tests developed to date have low sensitivity. The HSE advises that antigen testing may well have a potential role in testing of both symptomatic and asymptomatic people in the future. Studies of these tests,...