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- Written Answers — General Practitioner Qualifications: General Practitioner Qualifications (20 Oct 2011)
James Reilly: Registration of medical practitioners is a matter for the Medical Council. Full details on the requirements for registration can be found on the Medical Council website at www.medicalcouncil.ie/registration.
- Written Answers — Hospital Procedures: Hospital Procedures (20 Oct 2011)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Vaccine Trials: Vaccine Trials (20 Oct 2011)
James Reilly: The Commission put extensive procedures in place to provide information to individuals who suspected that they may have been involved in such trials. Persons who were resident in the above named homes and who wish to ascertain if the Department holds clinical trials vaccination records in respect of them, may do so by contacting my Department. I would emphasise, however, that my Department...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (20 Oct 2011)
James Reilly: The HSE Clinical Strategy and Programmes Directorate, through the National Clinical Programme for Stroke, made a submission to the Department of Finance for funding to implement a telestroke/telehealth service and received approval in late summer 2011. A project team consisting of ICT, consultant and project management expertise is overseeing the implementation of a nationwide service. The...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (20 Oct 2011)
James Reilly: The National Cancer Screening Service (NCSS), part of the HSE National Cancer Control Programme, is responsible for the development and implementation of Ireland's first national population-based colorectal cancer screening programme. The programme is planned to be available to men and women aged 60-69 from July 2012. The 15 colonoscopy units, selected as candidate screening colonoscopy units...
- Written Answers — Information and Communications Technology: Information and Communications Technology (19 Oct 2011)
James Reilly: My Department is working with the HSE to develop a strategy for the use of ICT in the health services which it is hoped to publish shortly. While it is recognised that significant investment will be required over the next few years to bring ICT services to a level where they would be on par with the best world wide the current investment in strategic systems will provide a sound building...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Oct 2011)
James Reilly: The HSE National Clinical Programme for Diabetes - which includes the care of children and adolescents with diabetes - was established within the Clinical Strategy and Programmes Directorate. The national clinical leads for diabetes and paediatrics met recently to discuss the issues involved in the care of children and adolescents with diabetes. They set up a working group to assess current...
- Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (19 Oct 2011)
James Reilly: The following board appointments have been made by me since 9th March 2011: Board Member Position Appointed Expiry Date Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council Maureen Cronin Ordinary Member 20/04/2011 29/06/2012 Health Service Executive Brian Gilroy Ordinary Member 20/05/2011 31/12/2012 Health Service Executive Laverne McGuinness Ordinary Member 20/05/2011 31/12/2012 Health Service...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (19 Oct 2011)
James Reilly: Last Autumn the previous Government decided to implement a range of budgetary measures including the phased abolition of pay to student nurses when undertaking the rostered placement. Following my appointment, I requested a review of this decision and invited the nursing unions to become involved in the process. I also advised that a more general review of the degree programme for nurses...
- Written Answers — Medical Inquiries: Medical Inquiries (19 Oct 2011)
James Reilly: My Department has been in discussion with the independent academic researcher appointed to carry out the research in relation to its completion. The researcher has advised my Department that due to unforeseen difficulties in accessing information sources over the summer she expects to complete the report by the end of this month rather than as originally planned. As soon as the draft report...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (19 Oct 2011)
James Reilly: The Deputy's question relates to service delivery matters and accordingly I have asked the HSE to respond directly to her.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 Oct 2011)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Oct 2011)
James Reilly: I am determined to address the issues which cause unacceptable delays in patients receiving treatment in our hospitals. In this regard I have established the Special Delivery Unit (SDU), which will work to unblock access to acute services by dramatically improving the flow of patients through the system, and by streamlining waiting lists, including referrals from GPs. The SDU is working...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (19 Oct 2011)
James Reilly: The Employment Control Framework for the health sector requires a net reduction in employment of approximately 1,500 staff a year to 2014. The Framework contains sufficient flexibility to provide for adaptation to changing service needs. It exempts certain grades and posts from the moratorium on recruitment in order to deliver on key priority services. These exemptions include medical...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (19 Oct 2011)
James Reilly: The Employment Control Framework for the health sector exempts certain grades and posts from the moratorium on recruitment. These include psychologists, counsellors and behavioural therapists. The Framework also allows the HSE discretion to fill non-exempt posts on exceptional grounds in order to maintain essential services. In July 2011, the HSE decided to introduce a recruitment pause to...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Oct 2011)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Oct 2011)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (19 Oct 2011)
James Reilly: Data on the uptake of HPV vaccination for girls in first year and for those in the sixth year catch-up programme in the 2011/2012 academic year will not be available until the end of the school year. Early indications are that the uptake rate is approximately 80%.
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (19 Oct 2011)
James Reilly: All parents/guardians receive a letter, information booklet and consent form prior to the HSE school teams' visit for the HPV vaccination programme. The booklet includes information on possible side effects. When devising the HPV booklet, the HSE consulted with a number of parents in advance of publication and this resulted in 90 percent of parents stating that they were happy with the...
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (19 Oct 2011)
James Reilly: The HSE has allocated â¬4 million annually for the HPV vaccination programme. This includes - Provision of three doses of HPV vaccine - Training for all school vaccination teams - Information materials and consent forms for parents/guardians. There are two HPV vaccines licensed for use in Ireland â Gardasil manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur and Cervarix manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline. The...