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Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (12 Dec 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Jackie Cahill: 760. To ask the Minister for Health if it is possible for a person on a GP visit card to be assigned to another GP practice locally, in circumstances where they wish to change GPs but other GPs in the area are stating that they do not have spare capacity to take a patient on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54550/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (12 Dec 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...point of contact for older adults and a catalyst to signpost services on their behalf. Referral into the programme can be made by the older person themselves, or by a family member, friend, GP, carer, or member of their community. On referral into the programme, their Local Coordinator will carry out a home visit to conduct a holistic assessment of needs in the areas of health, housing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Priorities (12 Dec 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...charges have been abolished, saving people up to €800 a year. Free contraception has been rolled out to women up to the age of 30. Half a million more adults and children are eligible to access free GP care. We have just introduced state-funded IVF for the first time. The maximum amount that people now pay on their monthly medicines bill has been cut from €124 to €80...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (12 Dec 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: A number of significant developments were undertaken in the period concerned to increase the number of GPs working in the State and improve access to GP services for all patients across the country. The 2019 GP Agreement was rolled out from 2019 to 2023. The Agreement provided for significant increases in capitation fees for participating GPs, the introduction of new fees for additional...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Dec 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...PrEP programme, managed by the HSE Sexual Health and Crisis Pregnancy Programme (SHCPP). At present, there are 13 public PrEP clinics in Ireland, four of which are located in Dublin, and 16 private/GP providers who are approved to prescribe PrEP, 15 of which are located in Dublin. Dispensing PrEP is free of charge, as are appointments at the public clinics, however, the private...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Dec 2023) See 3 other results from this debate

Éamon Ó Cuív: ...had been here, I would have asked a different question but since it is the Minister for Health, I will ask what is a very relevant question for many people. I recognise that a lot more people have GP cards now than was the case previously. I also recognise that with the abolition of hospital charges, the increase in the GP card threshold and the lowering of the drug refund threshold, the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...on the matter and we are concluding the drafting of the legislation. For the information of the House, as of 1 October last, there were over 1.6 million medical card holders and over 595,000 GP visit card holders. This means more than 42% of the population has access to free GP care, and rightly so. Eligibility for the cards was extended to all children aged under eight years from 11...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Dec 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...In addition to the personal details relating to the child's care needs as provided by the applicant on the completed application form (Dom Care 1), including the signed details from the applicant's GP/Specialist or other medical professional on this form, the applicant may provide any additional information or documentary evidence that is relevant to their application such as a medical...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (7 Dec 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Stephen Donnelly: ...arrangements that unlicensed medicines are consultant initiated. However, whilst the original prescriber of Cariban® must be a consultant and specialist in the relevant field, the HSE will accept a GP prescription subsequent to the initial hospital prescription for approved patients. The relevant HSE circular regarding the exceptional arrangement for Cariban® is available at:...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (7 Dec 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: GPs are self-employed practitioners and therefore may establish practices at a place of their own choosing. There is no prescribed ratio of GPs to patients and the State does not regulate the number of GPs that can set up in a town or community. Where a GP GMS vacancy is set to arise in a practice, the HSE is notified in advance and becomes actively involved in the recruitment process to find...

Immigration: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Holly Cairns: ...right is only too happy to fill. Deputy O’Gorman’s Department must reach out to communities with information, and engage. It must not consult but it must listen and address people’s concerns. If people are worried about GP services and school places, all of these matters should be within the Government’s ability to address. Capacity can always be increased in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disease Management (6 Dec 2023)

Mary Butler: ...by hospitalisation and treating associated complications. The Department of Health supports the HSE national clinical programme for diabetes in the planned delivery of diabetes services. The GP chronic disease management, CDM, programme, which commenced in 2020, includes type 2 diabetes as one of four chronic diseases in respect of which General Medical Services patients receive ongoing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Rising Veterinary Costs on Dog Ownership and Surrenders and Abandoned Dogs: Discussion (6 Dec 2023) See 2 other results from this debate

...medical first opinion practice. Most practices now have digital X-rays, ultrasound machines, endoscopes and blood testing machinery and the tests are done instantly. It is like a cross between a GP, an accident and emergency room, and a hospital, all merged into one. All of those costs have to be paid for, including staff, who also have to endure the cost-of-living increases and who...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Access to CAMHS for Individuals with Dual Diagnosis: Discussion (6 Dec 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

...system, where I was in the voluntary sector working with children in the care system for 23 years. There are a couple of things that made it almost impossible to get children seen. One is that GPs were the only ones allowed to do a referral. We might get them a GP for the first time and the GP would not have a notion of who they were, except for their name and date of birth, but they...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (6 Dec 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: .... Further information is available here: www2.hse.ie/conditions/shingles/ It is open to any individual who is aged 50 years and older and who wishes to receive the vaccine to consult with their GP or pharmacist. It may be of interest to note that the Health Information and Quality Authority are currently carrying out a Health Technology Assessment (HTA) on the herpes zoster...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (6 Dec 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...and two further initiatives related to gestational diabetes. The inclusion of diabetes as one of four chronic diseases in respect of which GMS patients receive ongoing, planned care from their GP through the Chronic Disease Management Programme also represents a major step forward in assisting those living with diabetes to manage their condition. As part of the recently published GP...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (6 Dec 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...Care. The HSE will consult with a wide range of stakeholders in the development of the new model of care, including those who use the services and advocacy groups. Please be advised that GPs are private practitioners, most of whom hold contract(s) with the HSE for the provision of health services, such as under the GMS scheme for the provision of health services without charge to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (6 Dec 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...may benefit them in assessment, including medical evidence of costs and certain expenses. In circumstances where an applicant is still over the income limit for a medical card, they are then assessed for a GP visit card, which entitles the applicant to GP visits without charge. The Drug Payment Scheme (DPS) ensures that no individual or family pays more than €80 a month towards the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (Resumed) (6 Dec 2023) See 6 other results from this debate

..., to commence the creation of IHIs for 4.5 million people, using the PPS number data set provided by the Department of Social Protection. The system went live in September 2015, initially providing IHIs for all electronic referrals from GPs, and then extended to all electronic messages from GPs using Healthlink. In 2018 and 2019, significant work was undertaken with various national...

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (5 Dec 2023)

Martin Conway: ...into the notion that vaping is used as a step-down from smoking cigarettes. Vaping is illegal in Australia. Someone who wants to vape to give up smoking in Australia needs a prescription from a GP. That is where we need to get to with vaping. We need to close down the horrible vaping shops that are proliferating in every town and village. They are disgusting.I remember we had a...