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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Discharges (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 21 and 53 together. The operational definition of a delayed discharge is “A patient who remains in hospital after a senior doctor (consultant or registrar grade) has documented in the medical chart that the patient can be discharged.” The number of delayed discharges nationally, as at 17th September 2013, is 653. Of these, 529 are reported as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Inspections (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: The prevention and control of Health care Associated Infections (HCAIs) is one of my priorities in protecting patient safety. HCAIs represent a major cause of preventable patient harm and increased health care costs. Established as an independent statutory body under the Health Act 2007, the Health Information and Quality Authority's (HIQA) mandate extends across the quality and safety of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Rare Diseases Strategy Publication (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: Work on the drafting of a National Plan is well under way with publication of it earmarked for the end of the year. As the particular queries raised by the Deputy are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cochlear Implants (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: Beaumont Hospital is the centre for delivering Ireland’s national cochlear implant programme, with surgical provision for patients under six years being carried out in the Children’s University Hospital Temple Street. Since the programme commenced in 1995, over 700 patients have received cochlear implants. Beaumont Hospital carried out ninety cochlear implants in 2012 (42...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Domestic Violence Refuges (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: Wexford Women's Refuge is a Limited Company run by a voluntary Board of Management. While the HSE commission the service of the Wexford women's refuge through a service level agreement, it is the voluntary Board of Management who are legally responsible for any decisions that are made in relation to how the service is delivered. The reduction in service provision in Wexford Women's Refuge...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: Comprehensive, multi-level approaches are required to address the obesity epidemic. For this reason the Minister for Health has established a Special Action Group on Obesity (SAGO) whom he meets with regularly to progress the obesity prevention agenda. SAGO is concentrating on a range of measures and initiatives to help reverse the growing prevalence of obesity in the Irish population. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: I would like to assure the Deputy that addressing the health needs of those affected by narcolepsy, with symptom onset post pandemic vaccination, continues to be a priority for my Department. This includes consideration of all possible supports which may need to be put in place for those diagnosed. I, along with officials of my Department continue to work closely with the Health Service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 39, 260 and 261 together. There is ongoing and intensive engagement each month between officials of my Department and the HSE in the context of regular monitoring of expenditure. My Department also provides detailed analysis each month on expenditure trends to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, and there is regular engagement between officials...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Commencement of Legislation (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: The Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill was signed into law by the President on 30th July 2013. There are operational issues which need to be addressed before it can be commenced and the Department is liaising with the HSE in this regard. These include the establishment of a panel of medical practitioners for the purpose of the formal medical review provisions and administrative...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Charges (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: Under the provision of the Health Act 1970, a person with full eligibility (i.e. a medical card holder) is eligible for public hospital out-patient and in-patient services, including consultant services, without charge. A person with limited eligibility (i.e. a non-medical card holder) is entitled, subject to certain charges, to all in-patient public hospital services in public wards...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: The HSE, through its National Organ Donation and Transplantation Office, in conjunction with my Department, has identified further priority areas for action to enhance the organ donation and transplantation system. These are being considered in the context of the current Estimates process. Meanwhile, approval has been given for 30 wholetime equivalent posts at various levels for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: Under this Government, clear data on outpatient waiting lists is being published for the first time following a national project undertaken by the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF). The waiting list for outpatients is updated monthly and includes numbers waiting by hospital, by timeframe and by specialty. In August 2013, there were 374,104 people overall on outpatient waiting lists....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reform (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: I remain committed to a wide series of health reform as outlined in the document Future Health. Those areas of reform that I have prioritised for this Dail term are: To publish a White Paper on Universal Health Insurance. To establish a new Patient Safety Agency on an administrative basis. In conjunction with the HSE and the State Claims Agency to rollout the National Adverse...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Domestic Violence Policy (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: In 2010 the National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence was published. It aims to provide a framework for sustainable intervention to prevent and effectively respond to domestic, sexual and gender-based violence and is lead by Cosc which is the National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence. The HSE subsequently published its own Policy...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Capital Programme (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: Following the flooding in Letterkenny General Hospital a major emergency plan was put into operation. As part of this plan a Rebuild Steering Group was established and is supported by a design team. The Group identified the Scope of Works (11 projects), indicative timescales and costs to restore services to the hospital. Emergency capital funding has been made available to fund the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2014 Issues (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: The health care system has, over recent years, had to deal with a number of major challenges, including reduced overall levels of funding and employment levels, demographic pressures, and increased numbers of people with chronic illnesses. Despite this, major improvements in mortality and morbidity rates have been achieved in certain core areas, including diseases of the circulatory...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Status (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: The National Paediatric Hospital Development Board is the body with statutory responsibility for building the new children's hospital. Last month I announced appointments to this Board to replace the transitional Board which had been in place since January 2013. These appointments ensure appropriate professional membership with the necessary capital development expertise and experience in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: The three existing paediatric hospitals in Dublin - Children's University Hospital Temple Street, Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin and the paediatric service at Tallaght - will come together in the new children's hospital when built. The HSE National Service Plan 2013 sets out the quantum and type of health services to be provided in 2013 by the three hospitals, within the overall...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: The details of the new in-patient charges are set out in the Health (Amendment) Act 2013. As a result of the discussions my Department has had with the private insurance industry, in order to agree a phasing in of the charges for all private patients, including those who occupy public beds, I have decided to implement these charges from 1 January 2014. It is expected that the new in-patient...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Universal Health Insurance White Paper (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: The Government is committed to a major reform programme for the health system, the aim of which is to deliver a single-tier health service, supported by universal health insurance (UHI), where access is based on need, not on income. Under UHI, everyone will be insured and will have equal access to a standard package of primary and acute hospital services, including acute mental health...