Written answers

Thursday, 29 March 2007

Department of Health and Children

Hospitals Building Programme

7:00 pm

Photo of Caoimhghín Ó CaoláinCaoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 16: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, with regard to the private for profit hospital co-location plan, the competitive dialogue phase of the process with the Health Service Executive and the relevant hospitals has been completed; the core requirements identified in respect of each public hospital site involved in the scheme; if preferred bidders have been invited to tender to build and operate private hospitals; the specifications which have been determined in each case; if invitations to tender have issued; if guidelines for contracts or draft contracts have been drawn up in her Department or by the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11807/07]

Photo of Mary HarneyMary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Health Service Executive is currently engaged in a public procurement process in relation to the co-location of private hospitals on the sites of public hospitals. I understand that the competitive dialogue stage of the process has been completed and that the Invitation to Tender will issue in the next few days. The core requirement of a co-located hospital will be to treat the private patients that are currently receiving treatment in the public hospital. The minimum requirements a co located hospital must provide include:

Ability to admit private patients directly from public hospital Emergency Departments, primary care centres and GPs on a 24/7 basis;

Capacity to treat all private patients currently catered for in the public hospital;

Joint Clinical Governance between the public hospital and the co-located hospital;

Performance Management requirements and documented service level agreements;

Shared Information and Records Management.

Selected bidders must confirm their ability to meet these requirements before progressing to the invitation to tender stage of the procurement process.

There will be full adherence to public procurement law and best practice. There will be a rigorous value for money assessment of all proposals. Any transaction will be on a commercial basis and will fully protect the public interest.

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