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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (15 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: A maximum waiting time target of 12 months has been set for a first time consultant-led outpatient appointment and this is reflected in the HSE Service Plan. The SDU and the NTPF are working closely with hospitals towards achievement of the maximum waiting time. Should a patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment, he or she would be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (15 Jan 2014)

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 (15 Jan 2014)

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: Ambulance Service Provision (15 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: In relation to the detailed information requested by the Deputy, I have asked the Health service Executive to respond to him directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (15 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: I am aware that the ambulance services in the north east have received considerable media attention recently. The Deputy may however wish to note that significant investment has gone into the area in recent years, including five more ambulance stations, three rapid response vehicles and six intermediate care vehicles. In addition, under new rostering arrangements, 500 extra crew hours are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (15 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) published its Pre-hospital Emergency Care Key Performance Indicators for Emergency Response Time in 2011. This set of key performance indicators (KPIs) classified 112/999 emergency calls by clinical status. Clinical Status 1 ECHO calls involve life-threatening emergencies of cardiac or respiratory origin. Clinical Status 1 DELTA calls...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Issues (15 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: In relation to the detailed information requested by the Deputy, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to him.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (15 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: As this is an operational matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (15 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: The Health Service Executive has recognised the need to increase the level of consistency and standardisation in the way both early intervention services and services for school-aged children with disabilities, including autism, are delivered. It is currently engaged in a reconfiguration of existing therapy resources to geographic based teams for children (0-18 years) as part of the National...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Prices (15 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: The latest data available from the Health Insurance Authority, showing the annual average increase in the average premium paid by insured persons, is as follows: 2008: 8.6% 2009: 11.3% 2010: 7.4% 2011: 7.3% 2012: 12.1% Full year figures for 2013 are not yet available. In the interim, the increase in the average premium per person insured for the 12 months to end-September 2013 is 10.6%. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (15 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (15 Jan 2014)

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 Services (15 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: Cystic Fibrosis is Ireland's most common life-threatening inherited disease. This Government is acutely aware of the challenges that people with cystic fibrosis and their families face in managing their condition and fully acknowledges the need for and supports the provision of dedicated accommodation in an environment which allows appropriate isolation for improved infection control. Given...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (15 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: In relation to the specific query raised by the Deputy, as this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (15 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: Last May, I published the Government's plan to reorganise public hospitals into more efficient and accountable Hospital Groups which will harness the benefits of increased independence and greater control at local level. The establishment of acute hospitals into a small number of groups, each with its own governance and management, will, I believe, provide an optimum configuration for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Service Plan 2014: Minister for Health and HSE (14 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: Mr. O'Brien will address the issue raised by Senator van Turnhout.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Service Plan 2014: Minister for Health and HSE (14 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: I thank the Chairman and committee members for their time. We will be back in another 48 hours and can answer any questions left unanswered then. Hopefully, we will address Senator van Turnhout's concerns further then. Patient safety is the first and foremost concern in regard to all of this. For a long time, I have talked about focusing on better outcomes for patients and on seeing more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Service Plan 2014: Minister for Health and HSE (14 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: That is not for today. This is the service plan, not the capital plan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Service Plan 2014: Minister for Health and HSE (14 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: I do not yet have a date for the committee but it will be in the coming weeks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Service Plan 2014: Minister for Health and HSE (14 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: Deputy Regina Doherty's questions were aimed mainly at Mr. O'Brien and concerned reduced staff numbers and the figure of €174 million. Senator John Crown talked about the low number of obstetricians. We must examine the model of care in this regard and whether pressure could be relieved in the delivery of babies of young mothers in hospitals if we looked outside the box a little...