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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: Figures for the end of May show that there are 720 patients on the Temple Street Children's University Hospital (TSCUH) urology Outpatient waiting list, of which 68% (491 patients) are waiting less than 9 months. For the same period there are 123 patients waiting for an Inpatient Day case urology procedure at TSCUH, with almost 75% waiting less than 8 months. Improving waiting times...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (26 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: Reducing waiting times for hospital procedures is a key priority of this Government. On April 12th 2018 the Minister launched the Inpatient/Day Case Action Plan 2018. This plan was compiled by the Department of Health, the Health Service Executive, and the National Treatment Purchase Fund. As part of the plan the HSE will deliver 1.14 million hospital operations or procedures and the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (26 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 359 and 384 together. The national approach to future oral health service provision will be informed by the National Oral Health Policy. The aim of the policy is to develop a model of care that will enable preventative approaches to be prioritised, improve access and support interventions appropriate to current and future oral health needs. The policy is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (26 Jun 2018)

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: Vaccination Programme Data (26 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: As information concerning the number of doses of HPV vaccine administered is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.  The information that the Deputy seeks concerning the number of cases of anaphylactic or anaphylactoid reactions is not readily available.  Therefore, I have asked the Health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (26 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: The HSE has reported to the Minister on the issues raised, advising that all safety incidents, both clinical and non-clinical, must be notified through the process outlined in the HSE’s Safety Incident Management Policy. It has advised that, while incident forms were received by the Risk Management Department at University Hospital Kerry (UHK) in relation to delayed scans,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (26 Jun 2018)

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: Emergency Aeromedical Service (26 Jun 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (26 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (26 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reports (26 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: The Report of the look-back of paediatric services in Mayo and Roscommon provided between 2011 and 2015 represents a thorough analysis of the quality of service delivery in the area against standards for such services that were set out in the National Audiology Review Group Report (2011). Since 2011, the recommendations of this Report, including clinical governance and quality...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Foireann Roinne (26 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: Tá Oifigeach Gaeilge ar leibhéal an Phríomhoifigigh Chúnta fostaithe i mo Roinn. Oibríonn an tOifigeach sin san Aonad Acmhainní Daonna agus tá dualgais Acmhainní Daonna uirthi i dteannta na ndualgas atá uirthi mar Oifigeach Gaeilge. Is é ról an Oifigigh Ghaeilge a chinntiú go mbíonn baill foirne ar an eolas faoina gcuid...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (26 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: The Government recently gave approval to the drafting of legislative provisions to provide for mandatory open disclosure through the development of the General Scheme of a Patient Safety Bill. The General Scheme has been developed by officials of my Department, with a view to having this item brought to the Government for consideration in early July 2018. These...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (26 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: The HSE National Escalation Framework, issued to the system in late 2015, consists of a tiered and incremental suite of actions to be adapted and implemented in hospitals with an ED during times when such hospitals are challenged in matching capacity and demand for acute inpatient care.  The full capacity protocol is the last escalation step in the HSE National Escalation Framework. In...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans (26 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: After contacting the Deputy, he confirmed that the hospital the question relates to is in fact Ireland East Hospital Group (and not CH06/7).  Improving waiting times for hospital procedures is a key commitment in the Programme for Government and  €50 million was allocated to the NTPF in 2018 to provide treatment for patients. The recently launched Inpatient/Day Case...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (26 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: As Minister for Health, I am committed to continuing the effort to address overcrowding in our Emergency Departments, and in particular, the capacity of the system to respond during periods of peak demand. In this context, I have asked my Department to work with the HSE to identify the location and mix of beds across the hospital system, which can be opened and staffed this year and into 2019...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (26 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (26 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: The HSE has statutory responsibility for medicine pricing and reimbursement decisions, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013.   As Minister for Health, I do not have any statutory power or function in relation to the reimbursement of medicines. The Act specifies the criteria for decisions on the reimbursement of medicines. In line with the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Paediatric Services (26 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: The long-term strategy to develop sustainable scoliosis services from 2018 has been prioritised by my Department and the HSE in the 2018 HSE National Service Plan. An additional €9 million has been provided to the HSE in 2018 specifically to develop paediatric orthopaedic services, including further increasing access to scoliosis services. The Children's Hospital Group committed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Paediatric Services (26 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: The long-term strategy to develop sustainable scoliosis services from 2018 has been prioritised by my Department and the HSE in the 2018 HSE National Service Plan. An additional €9 million has been provided to the HSE in 2018 specifically to develop paediatric orthopaedic services, including further increasing access to scoliosis services. The Children's Hospital Group...