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- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (19 Jun 2012)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 Jun 2012)
James Reilly: The HSE receives annual funding, from within which it agrees to deliver the targets for scheduled and unscheduled care in the Annual Service Plan. Cost containment plans are in place for hospitals and community services to bring their spending profiles in line with their allocations, as no additional funding is available for this year. There are limited financial resources available to the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Jun 2012)
James Reilly: The Health and Social Care Professionals Council, established in 2007 and the 12 registration boards being established under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (the Act), will be responsible for protecting the public by regulating health and social care professionals in Ireland. The object of the Council is to protect the public by promoting high standards of professional...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Jun 2012)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Departmental Strategy Statements: Departmental Strategy Statements (19 Jun 2012)
James Reilly: The Department of Health's revised guide to healthy eating 'Your guide to healthy eating using the food pyramid' and the complementary Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) resource for health professionals 'Healthy eating and active living for adults, teenagers and children over 5yrs â a food guide for health professionals and catering services' provide general information and advice...
- Written Answers — Domestic Violence: Domestic Violence (19 Jun 2012)
James Reilly: The HSE currently funds 20 crisis refuges 19 of which are available on a twenty four hour basis, in addition the HSE funds The Women's Aid National Helpline which is available free of charge to callers in Ireland and available every day from 10am to 10pm with the exception of Christmas Day. The HSE is working with the national networks Safe Ireland and Rape Crisis Network Ireland (RCNI) to...
- Written Answers — Patient Statistics: Patient Statistics (19 Jun 2012)
James Reilly: Statistics on the numbers of people diagnosed with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are not routinely available. The available data relates to episodes of hospitalisation from these conditions and this information is presented in the table below. The data are derived from the Hospital In-patient Enquiry (HIPE) system which records details on each in-patient and daycase discharge from...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (19 Jun 2012)
James Reilly: The work of the Special Delivery Unit, together with implementation of the Clinical Care Programmes in the HSE, will help to improve the efficiency of our hospitals, allowing us to treat as many patients as possible within budget. I believe that pursuing efficiencies through these means will be a far more productive approach than debating the number of beds open or closed at any one time....
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (19 Jun 2012)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Facilities: Hospital Facilities (19 Jun 2012)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (19 Jun 2012)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — National Children's Hospital: National Children's Hospital (19 Jun 2012)
James Reilly: Regarding the national paediatric hospital project, as you will be aware, I established an independent Review Group to consider the implications of the decision of An Bórd Pleanála, received on 23 February 2012, to reject the planning application for the proposed construction of the hospital on the site of the Mater Misericordiae Hospital. The aim of the Review was to consider all the...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (19 Jun 2012)
James Reilly: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has confirmed that there are sufficient intern posts to cater for the July 2012 intake of Irish / EU applicants.My Department and the HSE are considering a range of initiatives to cater for the 2013 intern intake and beyond. In response to concerns about the large numbers of qualified Irish doctors travelling abroad, the career structure for doctors and the...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 Jun 2012)
James Reilly: I believe we must concentrate on getting the best possible services for patients from the budgets available to us. This means we need to focus on how beds are used, on the throughput of patients, on reducing length of stay to international norms and on having as many procedures as possible carried out as day cases rather than inpatient work. The work of the Special Delivery Unit, together...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (19 Jun 2012)
James Reilly: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy in relation to medical consultants working the public health service. The Executive does not collect data relating to consultants who work exclusively in private hospitals.
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (19 Jun 2012)
James Reilly: Neither my Department nor the HSE has any responsibility for agency staff used by private hospitals. In relation to the public sector, I have referred this aspect of the question to the HSE for its attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (19 Jun 2012)
James Reilly: I believe we must concentrate on getting the best possible services for patients from the budgets available to us. This means we need to focus on how beds are used, on the throughput of patients, on reducing length of stay to international norms and on having as many procedures as possible carried out as day cases rather than inpatient work. The work of the Special Delivery Unit, together...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Jun 2012)
James Reilly: The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) collects waiting list data for inpatients and day case surgery on behalf of all public hospitals in Ireland. This data is then submitted to the HSE as part of monthly performance reports. The Department does not collect waiting list data for private hospitals. The following table shows the percentage of those waiting for all elective inpatient and...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (19 Jun 2012)
James Reilly: The latest detailed employment data available from the HSE Personnel Census (April 2012) indicates that there are 102,455 wholetime equivalent (WTE) staff working in the public health service. Of this figure, 47,681 WTE work in acute hospitals. Within the total employed in the medical/dental category, 2,445 WTE are consultants and 4,915 WTE are non consultant hospital doctors. However, not...
- Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (19 Jun 2012)
James Reilly: The Deputy's question relates to service delivery matters and accordingly I have asked the HSE to respond directly to him.