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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Discussion (17 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: I will qualify that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Discussion (17 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: I accept that. This issue was discussed last night and a suggestion of a tiered approach was made. In many cases, all we are doing is writing to ensure that someone is still alive or in the country. The very act of returning the letter is the end of the matter. It is a "Yes, I am here, thank you very much".

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Discussion (17 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: After that, we can investigate issues of changing circumstances. That should require a different type of approach further down the line. I will discuss that with the HSE. I am sure the Minister of State, Deputy White, will as well. Mention was made of the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act. It will be ready by the year end in terms of implementability. Dr. Philip Crowley might say...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Discussion (17 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: I have always maintained that the era of the service serving itself rather than the patient is over. I will turn over to Mr. Tony O'Brien. My apologies - I meant the Minister of State, Deputy White.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Discussion (17 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: I stated that Mr. Tony O'Brien would answer that question for the Senator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Discussion (17 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: I need to speak up, in that I must partake in the debate on that motion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Discussion (17 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: I am time-limited.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Discussion (17 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: I wish to make a comment on this issue, because I attended that conference this morning and wish to reiterate forcefully here a point I made there. In the past, people have considered patient safety to be a matter for clinicians solely, and members will have heard people stating on radio that administrators would not understand that issue or that it would not be fair. It is a core duty and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Discussion (17 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: With regard to the medical cards and terminal illness, it is clearly a very emotive and difficult issue. If there is to be a change with regard to the giving of the card without means testing, because of the nature of the situation, I presume there would have to be legislation and new regulations. I will allow the Minister of State, Deputy Alex White, to deal with that as it is more in his...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Discussion (17 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: Thirteen, with one lead. Deputy McLellan’s questions on what is the formula are very salient. We need to publish them so that we have transparency. This will be part of our communications drive to reassure people they have been treated fairly. As I said this morning at the conference, the informed and empowered patient is the safe patient. Similarly, informed clients can be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Discussion (17 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: I will defer to the Minister of State, Deputy White, in respect of the medical card issues. I certainly think there is a need to answer Senator O'Brien's point about how we measure up to the UN standard for child care in terms of how we issue medical cards. That is something we will do because I believe this country is progressive and provides good standards by comparison with other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Discussion (17 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: It must be the saddest thing of all to have the joy of childbirth followed by the news that one's child is not going to live and the pain that causes parents. We have had a long discussion here about the difficulties around the issue of terminal illness and how we define it. Perhaps this provides us with an opportunity to refine that definition to benefit people as best we can. It seems...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Discussion (17 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: I did not realise the Chairman was winding up so quickly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Discussion (17 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: Yes, I must go to the Dáil. There has been much talk about the medical card. I hope things have been clarified for people and that they realise that there has been no change in policy. I understand that people have difficulties, which have been outlined very clearly here by some of the members and which will be taken on board. We need to look at the issues around terminal illness and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (22 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: Government approval was received last May to begin the process of introducing standardised packaging of tobacco products in Ireland. Work is progressing on the development of draft heads of a bill to regulate the retail packaging of tobacco products. An interdepartmental Steering Group on Standardised Packaging has also been established to oversee the implementation of a project plan in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Registration of Nurses (22 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: The information regarding Nurse Registration is a matter for The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (formerly An Bord Altranais). I have forwarded your query to the Board for direct response.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (22 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: The National Waiting List Management Policy, A standardised approach to managing scheduled care treatment for in-patient, day case and planned procedures, January 2013, has been developed to ensure that all administrative, managerial and clinical staff follow an agreed national minimum standard for the management and administration of waiting lists for scheduled care. This policy, which has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: The National Waiting List Management Policy, A standardised approach to managing scheduled care treatment for in-patient, day case and planned procedures, January 2013, has been developed to ensure that all administrative, managerial and clinical staff follow an agreed national minimum standard for the management and administration of waiting lists for scheduled care. This policy, which has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: The National Waiting List Management Policy, A standardised approach to managing scheduled care treatment for in-patient, day case and planned procedures, January 2013, has been developed to ensure that all administrative, managerial and clinical staff follow an agreed national minimum standard for the management and administration of waiting lists for scheduled care. This policy, which has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Services Provision (22 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: The Smaller Hospitals Framework, which ensures the future of our local hospitals, sets out the necessity for moving high volume, lower complexity cases to smaller hospitals whilst moving more complex cases to larger hospitals. These changes will help to make sure that the services provided in all hospitals are safe, appropriate and sustainable. Work continues across smaller hospitals to...