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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (18 Dec 2013)

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 (18 Dec 2013)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Issues (18 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: The query raised by the Deputy is a matter for the HSE. Accordingly, I have asked the HSE to collate this information and respond directly to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 Dec 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: Health Services Staff Issues (18 Dec 2013)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 Dec 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 Services (18 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 246 and 249 together. On foot of the publication of the Report on the Establishment of Hospital Groups, a Strategic Advisory Group is being put in place to oversee the establishment of Hospital Groups and the reorganisation of acute hospital services. Each hospital group will work as a single cohesive entity managed as one, maximising the amount of care...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (18 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: Waterford Regional Hospital currently has 6 Intensive Care Unit beds and 4 High Dependency Unit beds. In August/September this year, the High Dependency Unit beds were closed for a number of weeks due to a shortage of staff which arose from retirements and maternity leave. These closures necessitated the deferral of some elective surgeries, including cancer surgeries, and these have since...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (18 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: As outlined in the Report on the Establishment of Hospital Groups, Waterford Regional Hospital will be part of the South/South West Group. Under these arrangements Waterford will continue to operate as a cancer centre. UCC will be the primary academic partner for the South/South West Hospital Group and this will be to the benefit of all hospitals in the Group across all services, including...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (18 Dec 2013)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (18 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: As the Deputy will be aware, Government approval was received on 19 November 2013 for the publication of the General Scheme of a new Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013 and to proceed with the drafting of the legislation based on this General Scheme. It is proposed that all tobacco products will have to comply with this legislation. In relation to the reference in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Issues (18 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 254 and 255 together. The new children's hospital project is a priority for this Government. The National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (NPHDB) is the body responsible for the capital project. Last August, I announced appointments to this Board to replace the transitional Board which had been in place since January this year. These appointments...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Data (18 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: The Health Insurance Authority, the independent statutory regulator of the private health insurance market in Ireland, provides advice to my Department on an ongoing basis, including in relation to market statistics and developments. The main relevant market developments over the past five years are as follows: - The number of people who currently hold private health insurance is 2.047...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Acquired Infections (18 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: The prevention of Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAIs) and colonisation/infection of our patients with antimicrobial-resistant organisms (AMR) such as MRSA is one of my priorities in protecting patient safety. HCAIs represent a major cause of preventable harm and increased healthcare costs. While not all HCAIs are due to AMR a significant proportion are. HCAIs are not an inevitable...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times (18 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: Since my appointment as Minister for Health, I have set out to address the issues which cause delays in patients being treated in our hospitals. I established the Special Delivery Unit, which is working to unblock access to acute services by improving patient flow through the system. Significant progress has been made on reducing the numbers of patients on hospital trolleys in Accident and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (18 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: All staffing arrangements have to be considered in the light of the current budgetary pressures in the health service and the need to reduce the numbers employed throughout the public sector. Nonetheless, it is open to the HSE to continue to recruit NCHDs, nurses and consultant staff in circumstances where it has been established that there is an urgent service requirement and the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: For 2013, as set out in the HSE Service Plan, the target maximum wait times for inpatient and day case treatment are: Adults 8 months, Children 20 weeks and Routine GI endoscopy 13 weeks. In July 2011, when the Special Delivery Unit was set up a total of 6,277 patients were waiting more than nine months for inpatient or daycase treatment. By the end of 2012, that number had been reduced by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (18 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: Last May, I announced the introduction of Hospital Groups to provide for organisational change, giving more autonomy and better enabling the reorganisation of services in a well-planned manner. Naas General Hospital is part of the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group, which also includes the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise, Midlands Regional...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (18 Dec 2013)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Bullying in the Workplace (18 Dec 2013)

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