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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 May 2013)

James Reilly: The management of inpatient and daycase waiting lists for patients awaiting public health care is based on the principle that after urgent and cancer patients are treated, then clinically assessed routine patients should be seen in chronological order (i.e. longest waiter first). Should the patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (9 May 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 234 and 235 together. The Government has decided that the numbers employed across the public service must be reduced in order to meet its fiscal and budgetary targets. The Health Sector must make its contribution to that reduction. However, the HSE can make staff appointments once it remains within its overall employment ceiling and has the financial...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Children in Care (9 May 2013)

James Reilly: As this is a matter for the Minister for Children, I have asked my colleague to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Crisis Pregnancy Services (9 May 2013)

James Reilly: I have requested that my officials compile the information for each of the years from 2003 - 2013. When it is compiled I will write to you directly with the information.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Issues (8 May 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 Appointment Status (8 May 2013)

James Reilly: I understand that the HSE will be in contact with the Deputy shortly regarding an appointment for this child which I am advised has been scheduled.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Delays (8 May 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: National Treatment Purchase Fund (8 May 2013)

James Reilly: Immediately following my appointment, I established the Special Delivery Unit (SDU) as set out in the Programme for Government. The aim of the SDU is to unblock access to acute services by improving the flow of patients through the system. As set out in Future Health, a key goal is to deliver faster more equitable access to hospital services. The implementation of the SDU Performance...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Generic Drugs Substitution (8 May 2013)

James Reilly: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill, the Irish Medicines Board has statutory responsibility for establishing and publishing a List of Interchangeable Medicinal Products. In deciding whether to add a group of medicinal products to the List of Interchangeable Medicinal Products, the Board must be satisfied that each medicinal product which falls within the group: (a)...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (8 May 2013)

James Reilly: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (8 May 2013)

James Reilly: In relation to waiting list management in general, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transport Provision (8 May 2013)

James Reilly: Patient transport is the responsibility of the HSE. However, people attending outpatient and hospital appointments are, in general, expected to make their own travel arrangements, using private or scheduled public transport. The exceptions are for dialysis, cancer (radiotherapy and chemotherapy) and post-operative transplant patients, where transport may be provided. In these cases, the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (8 May 2013)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to investigate the situation and respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Regulations (8 May 2013)

James Reilly: The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI), an independent statutory body established by the Pharmacy Act 2007, is accountable for the effective regulation of pharmacists and pharmacy services in Ireland, including responsibility for supervising compliance with the Act and the accreditation of pharmacy education and training programmes. As provided for under the Ombudsman (Amendment) Act...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Delays (8 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: Hospital Appointment Status (8 May 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 229 to 232, inclusive, together. Tackling outpatient waiting lists is the next priority for the Special Delivery Unit set up by the Minister to unblock access to our acute hospitals. The target for 2013 is that no-one should be waiting longer than a year for an outpatient appointment. An Outpatient Reform Programme is underway with the SDU, the HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (8 May 2013)

James Reilly: My Department is in the process of obtaining the requested information and I will respond to the Deputy when this is available.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Universal Health Insurance White Paper (8 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. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reform (8 May 2013)

James Reilly: The draft Money Follows the Patient Policy Paper, which I published for consultation on 15 February last, proposes the introduction of a new model of funding for public hospital care. This involves changing from the current inefficient system of block grant budgets to a new approach where hospitals are paid for the actual level of activity they undertake. The new approach will be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (8 May 2013)

James Reilly: Under the General Medical Services (GMS) contract, a general practitioner (GP) is expected to provide his/her patients who hold a medical card or GP visit card with all proper and necessary treatment of a kind generally undertaken by a GP. Where blood tests form part of the investigation and necessary treatment of patients' symptoms or conditions, these should be provided free of charge to...