Results 901-920 of 1,348 for speaker:Pádraig Rice

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (27 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 659. To ask the Minister for Health her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26932/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (27 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 721. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the basis for the recruitment embargo on physician associates; to provide an update on the review of this role; the timeline for competition of said review; the number of physician associates currently employed by the HSE; the status of their posts since the review was announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27382/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (27 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 727. To ask the Minister for Health to outline Children’s Health Ireland’s formal protocol for pre-operative assessment in relation to spinal fusion surgery in children; the clinical investigations and reviews that are required as part of this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27421/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (27 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 728. To ask the Minister for Health if children are reviewed in person by the consultant surgeon or multidisciplinary team prior to undergoing spinal fusion surgery in Children’s Health Ireland (details supplied); the standard timeframe for this assessment relative to the scheduled procedure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27422/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (27 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 729. To ask the Minister for Health the investigations that are routinely completed as part of pre-operative assessment for spinal fusion surgery at Children’s Health Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27423/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (27 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 730. To ask the Minister for Health Children’s Health Ireland’s (CHI) governance measures to determine how long a completed pre-operative assessment remains valid; CHI’s protocol if significant time elapses between assessment and surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27424/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (27 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 731. To ask the Minister for Health the average time between the completion of pre-operative assessment and the child’s spinal fusion surgery in Children’s Health Ireland; how this compares to accepted best practice timelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27425/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (27 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 732. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a copy of all current clinical protocols, guidelines, and standard operating procedures used by Children’s Health Ireland in the planning and delivery of pre-operative assessments for paediatric spinal fusion surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27426/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (27 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 736. To ask the Minister for Health the pre-operative assessment protocols that are in place at Children's Health Ireland in advance of scheduled rod lengthening procedures for children with traditional or magnetically controlled growth rods; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27458/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (27 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 737. To ask the Minister for Health if children with traditional or magnetically controlled growth rods are reviewed in person before each rod lengthening procedure at Children's Health Ireland; if this assessment is conducted by the consultant surgeon, anaesthetist or another member of the clinical team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27459/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (27 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 738. To ask the Minister for Health the clinical investigations (details supplied) required at Children's Health Ireland before each growth rod lengthening procedure on children with traditional or magnetically controlled growth rods; if they are standardised across all cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27460/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (27 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 739. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time that a pre-operative assessment is considered valid for a growth rod lengthening procedure at Children's Health Ireland; the protocols in place to repeat or update assessments in cases of cancellation or delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27461/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (27 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 740. To ask the Minister for Health the average time between completion of pre-operative assessments and a growth rod lengthening procedure at Children's Health Ireland (CHI); if CHI has audited this timeframe against recognised best practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27462/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (27 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 741. To ask the Minister for Health to provide copies of all relevant clinical policies, protocols, and standard operating procedures governing pre-operative assessment for paediatric growth rod lengthening at Children's Health Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27463/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (27 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 742. To ask the Minister for Health if she will confirm whether Children's Health Ireland has a dedicated clinical protocol, policy, or standard operating procedure (SOP) for the identification, assessment, and perioperative management of children with known or suspected connective tissue disorders undergoing spinal surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27464/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (27 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 743. To ask the Minister for Health the pre-operative risk assessments in place at Children's Health Ireland for children with connective tissue disorders (details supplied), particularly in terms of anaesthetic risk, vascular fragility, wound healing, and spinal stability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27465/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (27 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 744. To ask the Minister for Health if children with diagnosed or suspected connective tissue disorders are routinely referred to genetics, rheumatology, cardiology, or other relevant specialties before major spinal surgery at Children's Health Ireland; if this coordination is part of a formal care pathway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27466/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (27 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 745. To ask the Minister for Health the post-operative protocols in place at Children's Health Ireland for monitoring children with connective tissue disorders who undergo spinal fusion or growth rod procedures; if these differ from standard care pathways; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27467/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Investigations (27 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 746. To ask the Minister for Health if Children's Health Ireland has conducted any audit or review of surgical outcomes, complications, or readmissions among children with connective tissue disorders following spinal surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27468/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (27 May 2025)

Pádraig Rice: 747. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide copies of all policies, protocols, and standard operating procedures relating specifically to the management of connective tissue disorders in paediatric patients undergoing orthopaedic or spinal surgery at Children's Health Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27469/25]