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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Services Staff (2 May 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: ...on the back of the visit I had there some time ago. I will engage again with central HSE and the HR team to see what else we can do. We have the new consultant contract in place. The Deputy aware of the discussions between the NHS and the HSE and the fact that we are paying twice what NHS consultants are getting. It is a very attractive contract for international recruitment. I...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Services Staff (2 May 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: Certainly the next time I am in Donegal there will be no issue with that. We are very clear on what the issue is; it is a lack of recruitment. We have the money and we have the posts. We need the advanced nurse practitioners and the endocrinologists. I want to use the time to get the posts in place. I am very aware of the issues being raised and there is ongoing engagement through the...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Services Staff (2 May 2024)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...situation has got even worse since the meeting happened in 2022. The issue concerns adults with type 1 diabetes and the lack of endocrinologists, podiatrists and advanced nurse practitioners. We are asking for an urgent intervention and that the Minister meet the group at the earliest opportunity to hear about the issues and try to get them resolved.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Services Staff (2 May 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy said, I have met the group in question, which is very active and effective in Donegal. I will highlight some of the important progress that our healthcare workers in Letterkenny University Hospital, LUH, have achieved. It really is very encouraging to see. In the last while, they have reduced the number of patients awaiting first appointment by two thirds, which is fantastic....
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Services Staff (2 May 2024)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...him. The Donegal branch of Diabetes Ireland has said that the situation with patient safety at the hospital is "beyond critical". There is currently no endocrinologist in the hospital and there are three vacant posts. There are no advanced nurse practitioners. Two posts were not approved by the HSE. There are no podiatrists and there are also two vacant posts in podiatry. There is no...