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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (21 May 2013)

James Reilly: Improving access to outpatient services is a key priority for the Government. Building on work already undertaken by the HSE, the National Treatment Purchase Fund has now taken over the reporting of outpatient waiting time data. For the first time data is available on www.ntpf.ie. The collation and analysis of outpatient waiting time data in a standardised format will reveal the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (21 May 2013)

James Reilly: A significant reform programme has been underway in recent years in pre-hospital care services, to ensure a clinically driven, nationally co-ordinated system, supported by improved technology. The programme involves a number of measures, including the Performance Improvement Action Plan, development of the intermediate care service (ICS), the trial emergency aeromedical service (EAS), and the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (21 May 2013)

James Reilly: The particular issue raised by the Deputy is a service matter for the Health Service Executive. Accordingly I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Thalidomide Victims Compensation (21 May 2013)

James Reilly: Senior officials from my Department recently met with representatives of the Irish Thalidomide Association. A meeting is also arranged for next week with the Irish Thalidomide Survivors Society. It is my hope that a way forward can be found to progress matters for Irish survivors of thalidomide.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (21 May 2013)

James Reilly: My Department will look into the matter and I will respond to you directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Issues (21 May 2013)

James Reilly: As the matter raised by the Deputy is a service issue, I have requested the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (21 May 2013)

James Reilly: The particular issue raised by the Deputy is a service matter for the Health Service Executive. Accordingly I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (21 May 2013)

James Reilly: The particular issue raised by the Deputy is a service matter for the Health Service Executive. Accordingly I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Issues (21 May 2013)

James Reilly: The particular issue raised by the Deputy is a service matter for the Health Service Executive. Accordingly I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (21 May 2013)

James Reilly: In relation to the particular query raised by the Deputy, as this is a service issue, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Air Ambulance Service Provision (21 May 2013)

James Reilly: In relation to the particular query raised by the Deputy, as this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Statistics (21 May 2013)

James Reilly: The concept of an EHR (Electronic Health Record) that enables patient information to be stored, accessed and shared in a secure environment by patients and authorised health providers is widely held to be a key enabler for a more efficient health systems delivery model. Such systems are critical for the support of patient safety and improved quality of care. The development of EHRs within the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (21 May 2013)

James Reilly: As the Deputy will be aware, the Framework for Smaller Hospitals lists the services that are appropriate to a smaller hospital. The future growth in healthcare will be in the services such as ambulatory care (including chronic disease management and day surgery), diagnostics and rehabilitation which will be based in smaller hospitals. As a result of these emerging models of healthcare...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (21 May 2013)

James Reilly: Improving access to outpatient services is a key priority for the Government. Building on work already undertaken by the HSE, the National Treatment Purchase Fund has now taken over the reporting of outpatient waiting time data. For the first time data is available on www.ntpf.ie. The collation and analysis of outpatient waiting time data in a standardised format will reveal the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Universal Health Insurance Provision (21 May 2013)

James Reilly: The Government is embarking on 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. In February, I published The Path to Universal Healthcare, a preliminary paper on UHI which provides a comprehensive update on progress achieved to date and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (21 May 2013)

James Reilly: In relation to the particular query raised by the Deputy, as this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Levels (21 May 2013)

James Reilly: The Deputy will be aware that I established a Special Action Group on Obesity (SAGO) to take forward priority actions to tackle obesity. I have considered the recent U.K report by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges on tackling obesity and have referred the ten recommendations for health-care professionals, local and national government, industry and schools to SAGO to discuss at their June...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (21 May 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 680 and 682 together. Overweight and obesity are a public health priority for me, as Minister for Health. I established a Special Action Group on Obesity (SAGO) with whom I meet regularly to progress the obesity prevention agenda. The Special Action Group on Obesity comprises key stakeholders from a wide range of Departments, the HSE and other interested...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Issues (21 May 2013)

James Reilly: As this is a Service Matter it has been transferred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Training (21 May 2013)

James Reilly: I agree that not only post graduate but also undergraduate programmes would include health and wellbeing components, in keeping with the recommendations in Healthy Ireland a Framework for Improved Health and Wellbeing,which I recently launched. The implementation of Healthy Ireland will include the prioritisation of a range of areas across the 64 actions highlighted in the report. The...