Results 14,501-14,520 of 45,539 for speaker:Simon Harris

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: According to provisional HSE TrolleyGAR data, there was a 36.5% increase in patients counted waiting on trolleys at 8am in Cork University Hospital ED for the year to date as of the end of September 2019 compared to the same period last year. In the month of September 2019, there were 789 patients counted on trolleys in Cork University Hospital, which was a 15.3% decrease compared to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Brexit Issues (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: As part of the whole-of-government response to Brexit, the Department of Health has established dedicated structures to manage the approach to preparing for the UK’s exit from the EU. The Department, the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) and the Health Service Executive (HSE), with the full support of stakeholders, are implementing a comprehensive and coordinated set of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: I am conscious that waiting times are often unacceptably long and of the burden that this places on patients and their families. In this regard, the Government is committed to improving waiting times for hospital appointments and procedures.   Waiting list figures for the end of September, due to be published by the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) later this week, show that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to you directly as soon as possible

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: The Health Service Executive recently published its Capital Plan for 2019-2021 outlining 250 projects to be progressed over the three-year period. The Capital Plan provides for €220m capital funding to the Community Nursing Unit programme over the period 2019 to 2021 and also sets out the current status of all projects within the programme, including new development at the Sacred...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: I am pleased that we have recently been able to conclude an agreement with the Irish Medical Organisation on a major package of GP contractual reforms which will benefit patients and make general practice a more attractive career option for doctors. The outcome of the talks process is a comprehensive service development and reform agreement in return for significant phased increases in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Records (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: My Department regularly provides speaking points to the Department of An Taoiseach on a range of issues. This is normal practice for Government departments. To clarify, the email in question does not concern the CervicalCheck IT issue which emerged in July this year and which related to tests undertaken at the Quest Diagnostics laboratory in Chantilly. As I have...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Access (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: I am conscious that waiting times are often unacceptably long and of the burden that this places on patients and their families. In this regard, the Government is committed to improving waiting times for hospital appointments and procedures. Waiting list figures for the end of September, due to be published by the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) later this week, show that there are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Data (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: Delayed transfers of care occur when patients have been deemed clinically fit for discharge from an acute bed but their discharge is delayed because they are waiting for some form of ongoing support or care following their discharge. There are many reasons for this such as a patient undertaking the application process for NHSS, awaiting assessment for a home support package, resolving legal...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: The determinants of health include income and social status; employment and working conditions;  education and literacy; childhood experiences; physical environments; social supports; healthy behaviours; and access to health services.  Clearly, addressing such issues extends beyond the policy remit of a single government Department and requires complex cross-governmental policy...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: The HSE TrolleyGAR count shows a 17% increase in patients waiting on trolleys in University Hospital Limerick ED for this year up to the end of September compared to the same period last year. In the month of September 2019, there were 897 patients counted on trolleys in University Hospital Limerick, which was a 28% increase compared to the previous month. It is acknowledged that this is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: The Programme for Government commits to reducing waiting times for procedures in hospitals and has provided funding to the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) to deliver on this commitment. Budget 2019 announced that the Government had further increased investment in tackling waiting lists, with funding to the NTPF increasing from €55 million in 2018 to €75 million...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: I have been advised that the Saolta Healthcare Group will conduct a review of the safety and quality of gynaecology services in Letterkenny University Hospital, led by an independent chairperson. The terms of reference and membership of the review group are being finalised at present and it is envisaged that this review will be completed in the coming months.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: The new Paediatric Outpatient and Urgent Care Unit at Connolly opened on the 31st July 2019. The current hours of opening for the Outpatients Department are from 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday. The  Urgent Care Unit is being opened on a phased basis and the opening hours are currently between 10am and 5pm The phased opening is in line with best practice and has allowed CHI to monitor...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospice Services Provision (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Recruitment (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Access (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: Project Ireland 2040, incorporating the National Development Plan 2018-2027, provides for funding of €10.9 billion over the decade to develop infrastructure, equipment and additional service capacity for the public health sector, in an ambitious plan to improve our health services and modernise how we deliver services through the implementation of Sláintecare. The...