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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Discharges (13 Jun 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: Maternity Services (13 Jun 2019)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 159 and 160 together. My Department continues to engage with St Vincent’s Healthcare Group and the National Maternity Hospital to develop a legal framework to protect the State’s significant investment in the new hospital. St Vincent’s Healthcare Group has agreed in principle to provide the State with a 99-year lease of the land...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (13 Jun 2019)
Simon Harris: As the Deputy is aware, a detailed Sláintecare Action plan for 2019 was completed and published on 13 March 2019. The Action Plan sets out detailed deliverables and timeframes for 239 deliverables that are to be progressed in 2019 as part of the implementation of the Sláintecare vision and firmly establishes a programmatic approach to the delivery of the Sláintecare Strategy....
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 Jun 2019)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to reply to you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (13 Jun 2019)
Simon Harris: Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual. The National...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Jun 2019)
Simon Harris: Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual. The National...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Jun 2019)
Simon Harris: Reducing waiting time for patients for hospital operations and procedures is a key priority 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (12 Jun 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: Hospital Facilities (12 Jun 2019)
Simon Harris: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of healthcare infrastructure projects, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in relation to this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (12 Jun 2019)
Simon Harris: The Herity Report recommended that the hours of operation of the existing cath lab at Waterford University Hospital be extended to meet the needs of the catchment population. A mobile cath lab has been deployed at University Hospital Waterford (UHW) since October 2017 to conduct diagnostic cardiac procedures pending the extension of hours of operation of the existing cath lab. As the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (12 Jun 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: Hospital Facilities (12 Jun 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: Hospital Beds Data (12 Jun 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: Departmental Reviews (12 Jun 2019)
Simon Harris: The aim of the National Review of Specialised Cardiac Services is to achieve optimal patient outcomes at population level with particular emphasis on the safety, quality and sustainability of the services that patients receive through establishing the requirements for an appropriate configuration of specialist cardiac services throughout Ireland. Work is currently progressing on the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (12 Jun 2019)
Simon Harris: The Herity Report recommended that the hours of operation of the existing cath lab at Waterford University Hospital be extended to meet the needs of the catchment population. A mobile cath lab has been deployed at University Hospital Waterford (UHW) since October 2017 to conduct diagnostic cardiac procedures pending the extension of hours of operation of the existing cath lab. As the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (12 Jun 2019)
Simon Harris: Reducing waiting time for patients for hospital operations and procedures is a key priority for Government. Last year saw considerable improvement in the number of patients waiting for procedures. As a result of increased activity and the ongoing collaboration between the HSE and the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF), the number of patients waiting for an Inpatient or Day case procedure...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (12 Jun 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: Emergency Departments Data (12 Jun 2019)
Simon Harris: The HSE National Escalation Framework consists of a tiered and incremental suite of actions to be adapted and implemented in hospitals with an ED during times when such hospitals are challenged in matching capacity and demand for acute inpatient care. The full capacity protocol is the last escalation step in the HSE National Escalation Framework and is activated to alleviate pressure...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments Waiting Times (12 Jun 2019)
Simon Harris: I wish to acknowledge the distress overcrowded Emergency Departments cause to patients, their families, and frontline staff working in very challenging working conditions in hospitals throughout the country. The hospital system is currently operating at close to full capacity. The number of patients attending Emergency Departments continues to increase year on year, with approximately 1.3...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (12 Jun 2019)
Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.