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- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (24 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: GPs are self-employed practitioners and therefore may establish practices at a place of their own choosing. There is no prescribed ratio of GPs to patients and the State does not regulate the number of GPs that can set up in a town or community. Under the GMS scheme, the HSE contracts GPs to provide medical services without charge to medical card and GP visit card holders. Currently there...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy Directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy Directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy Directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (24 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (24 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: The Strategic Plan for Critical Care, which I brought to Cabinet in December 2020, aims to provide for long term increases in critical care capacity to meet current and future needs. It aims to increase total critical care capacity to 458 beds. This surpasses the recommendations of the 2018 Health Service Capacity Review, which set out a requirement for 430 critical care beds by 2031. ...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (24 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: GPs are private practitioners, most of whom hold contracts with the HSE for the provision of medical services on its behalf. As of the start of this month, 3,148 GPs hold at least one HSE contract including 2,544 GPs who hold a GMS contract. The exact number of GPs practising in the State that do not hold any HSE contract is not known, however it is understood there are approximately a...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (24 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on the pricing and reimbursement of medicines; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (24 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on the pricing and reimbursement of medicines; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (24 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive (HSE) holds responsibility for the provision, along with the maintenance and operation of Primary Care Centres, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (24 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: The Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP) is the body responsible for education and training in general practice. The GP training course provided by the ICGP is recognised by the Medical Council with successful completion allowing entry onto the General Practitioner Specialist Register. GP training is in the main four years in duration. Applicants with appropriate qualifications...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (24 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy's question relates to a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (24 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: The roll out of the Ambulatory Gynaecology Model of Care commenced in 2020. There are currently 16 ambulatory gynaecology clinics in operation nationwide, and 5 more in development. The Health Service Executive’s National Women and Infants’ Health Programme (NWIHP) is responsible for the management, organisation and delivery of maternity, gynaecology and neonatal services. The...