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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (11 Apr 2017)

Simon Harris: 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 reaching its decision, the HSE examines all the evidence which may be relevant in its view for the decision (including the information /dossier submitted by the Company) and will take...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Data (11 Apr 2017)

Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (11 Apr 2017)

Simon Harris: As this question relates to a service matter, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (11 Apr 2017)

Simon Harris: 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." Venesection for the treatment of Haemochromatosis is not considered a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (11 Apr 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 547 and 630 together. Last November, following mediation discussions, agreement was reached between the National Maternity Hospital (NMH) and the St. Vincent's Healthcare Group on a new governance structure for the co-located hospitals on the St. Vincent's campus. The agreement provides for the establishment of a new company - The National Maternity...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Data (11 Apr 2017)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Data (11 Apr 2017)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Data (11 Apr 2017)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Staff (11 Apr 2017)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (11 Apr 2017)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Properties (11 Apr 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 555 and 641 together. My Department does not have any vacant or unused State owned properties and did not maintain any such properties over the past five years.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (11 Apr 2017)

Simon Harris: As this question relates to a service matter, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (11 Apr 2017)

Simon Harris: The Programme for a Partnership Government committed to an independent clinical review of the need for a second catherisation laboratory at University Hospital Waterford (UHW). This commitment has been fulfilled and the review was completed by Dr Niall Herity, a highly respected Belfast-based NHS cardiologist. I consider that Dr Herity's approach to the analysis and interpretation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services Provision (11 Apr 2017)

Simon Harris: The Maternity and Infant Care Scheme provides an agreed programme of care, free of charge, to an expectant mother arising out of her pregnancy and to her new born baby for six weeks after birth. All expectant mothers who are ordinarily resident in Ireland are eligible to avail of services under the scheme. Women who choose to avail of these services are under the care of both a general...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services Provision (11 Apr 2017)

Simon Harris: The Medical Council is designated as the regulatory body for all registered medical practitioners under the Medical Practitioners Act 2007. It has a statutory role in protecting the public by promoting the highest professional standards among medical practitioners practising in the Republic of Ireland. The Medical Council has advised that all doctors are responsible for maintaining...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services Provision (11 Apr 2017)

Simon Harris: Under the GMS scheme, subsidies are payable to GPs towards the cost of employing support staff, including practice nurses. Practice nurses carry out a wide range of patient care under the direction of the GP. Services provided may include, for example: vaccinations; women’s health services; antenatal and postnatal care; skin and wound care; health promotion and lifestyle advice;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services Provision (11 Apr 2017)

Simon Harris: Practice nurses carry out a wide range of patient care under the direction of the GP, which can vary depending on the qualifications and skills of individual nurses. Services provided may include, for example: vaccinations; women’s health services; skin and wound care; health promotion and lifestyle advice; general nursing duties; practice administrative and policy work; specialist...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (11 Apr 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 568 and 570 together. Ireland's first National Maternity Strategy - Creating A Better Future Together 2016 - 2026 - recognises pregnancy and birth as a normal physiological process. It aims to ensure that appropriate care pathways are in place in order that mothers, babies and families get the right care, at the right time, by the right team and in the right...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services Provision (11 Apr 2017)

Simon Harris: Ireland's first National Maternity Strategy - Creating A Better Future Together 2016 - 2026 - aims to ensure that appropriate care pathways are in place in order that mothers, babies and families get the right care, at the right time, by the right team and in the right place. Similarly, it recognises that, while all pregnant women need a certain level of support, some will require more...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Data (11 Apr 2017)

Simon Harris: Maternity hospitals began publishing Maternity Patient Safety Statements in March 2016, with the first reports detailing data from December 2015. They have since been produced on a monthly basis, being published on the basis of a two month time lag. The Statement currently consists of 17 metrics, including, as the Deputy notes, figures for rates of induction and also for Caesarean sections....