Results 21-40 of 103 for gp speaker:Mary Butler

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Sep 2023)

Mary Butler: ...question. As he will be aware, the HSE interim model of care for long Covid is being implemented, building on existing service provision, in addition to the establishment of new services across GP and community services and acute hospitals to ensure a national service is in place for all who need it. In 2023, €6.6 million was allocated for the continued development of these...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (25 Apr 2023)

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly. As the Deputy will be aware, GPs are private practitioners, although most GPs hold contracts with the HSE to provide services under public health schemes. There are currently 2,539 GPs with a general medical services, GMS, contract for the provision of GP services without charge...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (25 Apr 2023)

Mary Butler: ...of weeks ago. I will check the latest details in respect of the proposed primary care centre in Blarney. The HSE has undertaken a recruitment campaign for the GMS vacancy in Blarney and a GP has been identified through the process and is anticipated to take up the position of the GMS GP for the panel on 1 July. The HSE has issued correspondence to the affected main cardholders of the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (2 Mar 2023)

Mary Butler: ...supporting a better patient experience. The appointment service will also redirect families, as appropriate, to the level of care most suitable to the patient's clinical needs, which could be a GP or an emergency department. I take on board the Deputy's point that in some cases it is difficult to find a GP and this is the reason families end up attending this service. A pilot...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Pharmacy Services (23 Feb 2023)

Mary Butler: ...an evolving and enhanced scope of practice beyond the traditionally perceived pharmacy practice framework. I was struck by what the Senator said, that evidence has supported that one in seven visits to a GP and one in 12 to an emergency department might not be as necessary as is thought, if they had that support. During the Covid-19 pandemic the HSE established a working group, now called...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Primary Care Centres (23 Feb 2023)

Mary Butler: ...; physiotherapy; occupational therapy; speech and language therapy; dietetics; and counselling. It will also consist of three general practitioner suites, which are important because we have seen GPs move into primary care centres and it is nearly a one-stop shop for people when they have to have other issues identified. It will also include a day care centre for persons with Alzheimer's...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Bereavement Counselling (16 Feb 2023)

Mary Butler: ..., 8 and 9, although not in the other six areas. This service is available to both medical card and non-medical card holders, which is very important, and clients can self-refer or be referred by a GP or health professional. I agree with the Deputy on this. Since I started back visiting day care centres, I see the number of older people who were bereaved during Covid who did not get...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Mental Health Services (16 Feb 2023)

Mary Butler: ...as well as an assessment of risk is always taken into account. If they no longer need the support of CAMHS, or have aged out, the children should be discharged and care transferred back to the GP. If, despite all attempts, the team cannot make contact with the young persons or their parents the files will be closed and referred back to the GP or referral agent.

Seanad: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Statements (1 Feb 2023)

Mary Butler: ...the level of referral across the various CHOs. The rate is as low as 38% in some areas and as high as 81% in others. I was informed that a decision is not made by just one person. When a child is referred – by a GP, for example – the multidisciplinary team considers all aspects of his or her referral. In many cases, the child will be assessed and the multidisciplinary...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Services (26 Jan 2023)

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy. Her point is well made. To reiterate, the HSE continues to work in partnership with NoWDOC and Caredoc to ensure the delivery of a safe and appropriate GP out-of-hours service. No decision has been made with regard to any redesign of the service in the area and any such decision will involve the stakeholders concerned. The HSE CHO has confirmed that there are currently...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Services (26 Jan 2023)

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. The provision of out-of-hours GP care is a fundamental component of general practice and appropriate access to GP out-of-hours services must be maintained. Under the general medical services scheme, contracted general practitioners must make suitable arrangements to enable contact to be made with them, or a locum or deputy, for emergencies...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Services (24 Jan 2023)

Mary Butler: ...the stress and frustration caused by the delay in the delivery of development checks. The Department and HSE would encourage any parents with a concern about their child's development to contact their GP or local public health nursing service directly. Any of us who had the support of a public health nurse when we had a very young baby recognise the importance of ensuring parents,...

Capacity in the Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jan 2023)

Mary Butler: ...HSE since early summer to put in place plans for winter. The winter plan is supporting delivery of a range of actions to optimise available capacity across community and hospital services by expanding GP access, including within the GP out-of-hours service, facilitating patient flow through the hospital system, and supporting safe and timely discharge. We have allocated up to €169...

Current Issues Affecting the Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (13 Dec 2022)

Mary Butler: ...staff; full implementation of the safe staffing framework for adult emergency care settings; the recruitment of an additional 608 staff across the health service; increased community intervention teams, GP supports and out-of-hours services to reduce the need for attendances at EDs; increased community services for mental health, disability and palliative care; increased community and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (22 Nov 2022)

Mary Butler: ...assistants to support community services on the chronic disease hub, three administrative staff to support referral pathways between SUH and the community, one clinical nurse manager to act as GP liaison, three emergency medicine consultants and one registrar to assist with pre-admission patient flow. In keeping with the principles of Sláintecare, the Government will continue to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability, Mental Health and Ageing: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (17 Nov 2022)

Mary Butler: ...their own, may not be having a sufficiently nutritious diet. It is like a one-stop shop. People will have a raft of tests done and the best plan will be put in place for them, working with their GP, public health nurse and the team.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability, Mental Health and Ageing: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (17 Nov 2022)

Mary Butler: One can get a simple referral from a GP to an ICPOP team. ICPOP teams work very closely with local community older persons services. They also help develop end-of-life care pathways. I have only heard good things about these teams. I have spoken to many people who avail of their services. It simplifies that people do not have to go to six different clinics in six different weeks....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability, Mental Health and Ageing: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Health (17 Nov 2022)

Mary Butler: ...That is how it works in the community. If someone is being discharged from hospital, there is always a planned meeting put in place with the next of kin, the family, the public health nurse, the GP and the team that has been looking after the person in order to determine the correct pathway. That is where the ICPOP team can be involved as well.

Long Covid Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (9 Nov 2022)

Mary Butler: ...impact can be so variable. I have been struck by how varied the symptoms are for different people. General practice plays a key role in the delivery of a national long Covid service with the initial role of GPs being to exclude acute or life-threatening complications and other unrelated diagnoses. As part of the implementation of the model of care, the HSE has engaged with the Irish...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Infectious Diseases (8 Nov 2022)

Mary Butler: ...is most common in infancy and early childhood, with a second smaller peak of incidence in adolescents and young adults. The HSE advises that if people have any concerns, they should contact their GP in the first instance but ensure that medical expertise is sought quickly. Vaccination plays a central role in disease prevention. The meningococcal B vaccine and the meningococcal C vaccine...