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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (19 Dec 2018)
John Curran: 323. To ask the Minister for Health the action taken during 2018 to strengthen the implementation of the national drugs rehabilitation framework specifically with regard to developing a competency framework on key working, care planning and case management; and if the training programme on the key processes of the National Drugs Rehabilitation Framework has been extended. [53674/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (19 Dec 2018)
John Curran: 324. To ask the Minister for Health the action taken during 2018 to expand the availability and geographical spread of relevant quality drug and alcohol services and improve the range of services available based on identified need; and the way in which gaps in identifying and addressing gaps in provision within tier 1, 2, 3 and 4 services have been identified and addressed. [53675/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (19 Dec 2018)
John Curran: 326. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the availability of opioid substitution treatments has been improved during 2018; and if access to same has been increased through an expansion of general practitioners prescribing, nurse-led prescribing and the provision of opioid substitution treatments in community-based settings and homeless services. [53677/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (19 Dec 2018)
John Curran: 327. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which quality and safety of care in the delivery of opioid substitution treatment has been enhanced in 2018; and the way in which the HSE national clinical guidelines on same are being implemented and reviewed in line with national clinical effectiveness committee processes. [53678/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (19 Dec 2018)
John Curran: 328. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which relapse prevention and aftercare drug treatment services have been improved during 2018. [53679/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (19 Dec 2018)
John Curran: 329. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the range of progression options for recovering drug users has been increased in 2018; and if a new programme of supported care and employment has been developed. [53680/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (19 Dec 2018)
John Curran: 330. To ask the Minister for Health if the need to provide drug liaison midwives and specialist medical social workers in all maternity networks was assessed during 2018; and if so, the outcome of the assessment. [53681/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (19 Dec 2018)
John Curran: 331. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which maternity hospitals and units have strengthened their methods of detecting alcohol abuse and supporting women to reduce their intake. [53682/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (19 Dec 2018)
John Curran: 332. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which links between maternity services and addiction services have been strengthened during 2018. [53683/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (19 Dec 2018)
John Curran: 333. To ask the Minister for Health if the need for additional residential placements for pregnant and postnatal women who need inpatient treatment for addiction to drugs and or alcohol nationally has been quantified; and if so, the action being taken as a result [53684/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (19 Dec 2018)
John Curran: 334. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he has resourced the national women and infants health programme to provide drug liaison midwives and specialist medical social workers in all maternity networks [53685/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (19 Dec 2018)
John Curran: 335. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he is increasing the range of wrap-around community and drug and alcohol task forces residential services equipped to meet the needs of women who are using drugs and-or alcohol in a harmful manner, including those with children and those who are pregnant [53686/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (19 Dec 2018)
John Curran: 336. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he is developing interventions to address gender- and culture-specific risk factors for not taking up treatment for drug addiction [53687/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (19 Dec 2018)
John Curran: 337. To ask the Minister for Health the assessment being made of the need for the development of specialist services to meet the needs of older persons with long-term substance use issues [53688/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (19 Dec 2018)
John Curran: 340. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which needle exchange programmes have been expanded during 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53691/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (19 Dec 2018)
John Curran: 342. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the development of an overdose prevention strategy [53693/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (19 Dec 2018)
John Curran: 343. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he has taken during 2018 to build capacity within drug and alcohol services to develop a patient safety approach in line with the HIQA national standards for safer better healthcare [53694/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Data (19 Dec 2018)
John Curran: 325. To ask the Minister for Health the number of drug treatment episodes provided to date in 2018 across the services (details supplied); and the equivalent figures for 2016 and 2017. [53676/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Data (19 Dec 2018)
John Curran: 339. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional detoxification, stabilisation and rehabilitation beds respectively provided during 2018. [53690/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (19 Dec 2018)
John Curran: 338. To ask the Minister for Health the specific actions that have been taken during 2018 to improve outcomes for persons with co-morbid severe mental illness and substance misuse problems. [53689/18]