Results 141-160 of 333 for 5 million speaker:Simon Harris

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (24 Sep 2019)

Simon Harris: ...and procedures. Budget 2019 announced that the Government has further increased investment in tackling waiting lists, with funding to the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) increasing from €55 million in 2018 to €75 million in 2019. The joint Department of Health/HSE/NTPF Scheduled Care Access Plan 2019 was published in March and sets out measures to improve access for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Antimicrobial Resistance (9 Jul 2019)

Simon Harris: ...work to implement the strategic objectives of the iNAP Plan. In line with iNAP, in 2018 I dedicated additional funding of €2m for HCAIs/AMR measures within the health service and a further €5 million has been allocated in 2019. This additional funding supports a number of initiatives and capacity building across the public health system. With regard to the use of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services Provision (2 Jul 2019)

Simon Harris: ...Services for termination of pregnancy have been available since 1 January 2019.  Additional resources have been allocated to provide for termination of pregnancy services this year.  In total €12 million was allocated in the budget for the provision of termination of pregnancy services in 2019. I have made it clear to the HSE that termination of pregnancy services, under...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans (2 Jul 2019)

Simon Harris: ...waiting list. 43% of the patients from Cavan & Monaghan are listed on the Cappagh Hospital IPDC orthopaedics Waiting list. The Cappagh Hospital IPDC Orthopaedic waiting list has decreased by 5% when compared to the same period last year and 96% of patients are waiting 9 months or less. The NTPF data also shows that there are 2,122 patients from Cavan/Monaghan on the Outpatient...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Data (27 Jun 2019)

Simon Harris: ...indicative average annual cost for GP visit card eligibility and medical card eligibility, by age group. Age Group Cost per GP Visit Card Cost per Medical Card 0 – 4 Yrs €243 €390 5 – 15 Yrs €165 €268 16 - 44 Yrs €154 €688 45 – 64 Yrs €223 €1,286 65 – 69 Yrs €252 €1,663 Aged 70 and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans (26 Jun 2019)

Simon Harris: 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 in 2019. The joint Department of Health, HSE, and NTPF Scheduled Care Access Plan 2019 was published on 11 March. Under the Plan the HSE, in line with the National Service Plan, will aim to deliver...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (12 Jun 2019)

Simon Harris: 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 in 2019. The joint Department of Health, HSE, and NTPF Scheduled Care Access Plan 2019 was published on 11th March. Under the Plan the HSE, in line with the National Service Plan, will deliver 1.155...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (12 Jun 2019)

Simon Harris: 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 in 2019. The joint Department of Health, HSE, and NTPF Scheduled Care Access Plan 2019 was published on 11th March. Under the Plan the HSE, in line with the National Service Plan, will deliver 1.155...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (12 Jun 2019)

Simon Harris: 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 in 2019. The joint Department of Health, HSE, and NTPF Scheduled Care Access Plan 2019 was published on 11th March. Under the Plan the HSE, in line with the National Service Plan, will deliver 1.155...

Development of Primary Care: Statements (29 May 2019)

Simon Harris: ...with the delivery of primary care infrastructure, there has been a continuing programme of investment in the sector to build capacity. The HSE’s national service plan for this year allocates €897.2 million to primary care. This headline figure reflects several important funding initiatives that have been introduced since 2016, including the following: ring-fenced funding of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Acquired Infections (21 May 2019)

Simon Harris: ...increased screening activity over the past year. The Department, in recognising the challenges of CPE for the health system, dedicated funding for HCAIs/AMR in 2018, which provides for a full year cost of €2 million. This included resourcing for University Hospital Limerick.  A further €5 million has been allocated in 2019. The HSE has prioritised work programmes for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans (15 May 2019)

Simon Harris: ...progress has been made over the past two years. The Access Plan sets out the activity levels for the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) who, following an increase in funding in Budget 2019 to €75 million, will supply additionality to HSE activity in order to reduce waiting times experienced by patients for a hospital appointment, operation or procedure. With regard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (15 May 2019)

Simon Harris: ...and procedures. Budget 2019 announced that the Government has further increased investment in tackling waiting lists, with funding to the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) increasing from €55 million in 2018 to €75 million in 2019. The joint Department of Health/HSE/NTPF Scheduled Care Access Plan 2019 was published in March and sets out measures to improve care for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (14 May 2019)

Simon Harris: ...item relative to therapeutically similar items or listed items provided in other health service settings and the level of certainty in relation to the evidence of those costs, benefits and risks. 5. The potential or actual budget impact of the item or listed item. 6. The clinical need for the item or listed item. 7. The appropriate level of clinical supervision required in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 May 2019)

Simon Harris: ...for Government. Budget 2019 announced that the Government has further increased investment in tackling waiting lists, with funding to the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) increasing from €55 million in 2018 to €75 million in 2019. The joint Department of Health/HSE/NTPF Scheduled Care Access Plan 2019 was published recently and sets out measures to improve care...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Acquired Infections (8 May 2019)

Simon Harris: On 25 October 2017, I convened the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) as a result of the activation of the Public Health Emergency Plan, as a public health response to CPE in Ireland. Over the last eighteen months, a number of measures have been put in place including strong governance arrangements for healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR)...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (8 May 2019)

Simon Harris: ...for Government. Budget 2019 announced that the Government has further increased investment in tackling waiting lists, with funding to the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) increasing from €55 million in 2018 to €75 million in 2019. The joint Department of Health/HSE/NTPF Scheduled Care Access Plan 2019 was published in March and sets out measures to improve care for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (17 Apr 2019)

Simon Harris: ...working in very challenging working conditions in hospitals throughout the country. The number of patients attending Emergency Departments continues to increase year on year, with approximately 1.3 million attendances in 2018, up 3.5% on 2017, hospitals are increasingly operating at or above capacity. This is a very busy period for our health services, with many sites reporting...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (11 Apr 2019)

Simon Harris: ...for Government. Budget 2019 announced that the Government has further increased investment in tackling waiting lists, with funding to the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) increasing from €55 million in 2018 to €75 million in 2019. The joint Department of Health/HSE/NTPF Scheduled Care Access Plan 2019 was published recently and sets out measures to improve care for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Data (9 Apr 2019)

Simon Harris: ...2017 to under 6,300, a reduction of almost 38%. The numbers waiting more than 3 months halved in the same period, down from 8,000 to just under 4,000, while those waiting more than 9 months fell from 4,371 to 536, a reduction of 88%. Last year also saw the establishment of a dedicated Cataract Centre at Nenagh Hospital. This is a stand-alone high-volume consultant-led...