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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (8 May 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: Patient Safety (8 May 2019)
Simon Harris: I thank the Deputy for asking about the Individual Health Identifier (IHI) which is an important patient safety initiative and a fundamental part of my Department’s eHealth strategy. It is the intention to embed the IHI into all health systems nationally, across multiple sites and as such, it is a project that will continue for several years. The sequencing of the candidate health...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (8 May 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 Appointments Status (8 May 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: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (8 May 2019)
Simon Harris: It is open to a registered medical practitioner to apply for a Ministerial Licence under the Misuse of Drugs Acts 1977 to 2016. Such a licence, if granted, enables the licensee (the medical practitioner) to legally prescribe the Schedule 1 controlled drug - cannabis, containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) - for a named patient. Licences have been granted in respect of twenty individual...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (8 May 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: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (8 May 2019)
Simon Harris: As the deputy will be aware, on foot of the conclusions from the Health Products Regulatory Authority’s report ‘Cannabis for Medical Use – A Scientific Review’, I established an Expert Reference Group to advise on the development of a Medical Cannabis Access Programme (MCAP). The purpose of the MCAP is to facilitate access to cannabis-based products or...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (8 May 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: Ambulance Service Data (8 May 2019)
Simon Harris: As this is a service issue, I have asked the HSE to reply to you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Data (8 May 2019)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 941 and 943 together. I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Data (8 May 2019)
Simon Harris: As this is a service issue, I have asked the HSE to reply to you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Data (8 May 2019)
Simon Harris: As this is a service issue, I have asked the HSE to reply to you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Data (8 May 2019)
Simon Harris: As this is a service issue, I have asked the HSE to reply to you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (8 May 2019)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 946 to 948, inclusive, together. The Medical Cannabis Access Programme As the deputy is aware, the Health Products Regulatory Authority’s (HPRA) report ‘Cannabis for Medical Use – A Scientific Review’ recommended that if access to cannabis is to be permitted for medical purposes, it's use should only be initiated as part of a...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Civil Defence (8 May 2019)
Simon Harris: The Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC) is an independent statutory body with responsibility for professional regulation in the area of pre-hospital emergency care including the recognition of professional qualifications. Accordingly, the Deputy's query has been referred to PHECC for direct response.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services Provision (8 May 2019)
Simon Harris: The most appropriate treatment for a patient is a decision to be made by the treating clinician together with his or her patient. However, any treatment, medication or therapy prescribed for a patient must be safe, evidence-based and in the patient’s best interests. Some limited studies have been conducted on the potential use of vitamin C (also known as ascorbic acid or ascorbate)...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (8 May 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: Hospitals Building Programme (8 May 2019)
Simon Harris: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of public healthcare infrastructure projects, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to you in relation to this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Data (8 May 2019)
Simon Harris: As this is an operational issue, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to you directly as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Recruitment (8 May 2019)
Simon Harris: As this is an operational issue, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to you directly as soon as possible.