Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 62: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received the report of the cardiovascular policy group; if and when she will publish the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25909/10]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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I launched the report of the Cardiovascular Policy Group on 10 June. The full report is available on the Department's website. The policy report addresses the spectrum of cardiovascular disease, including prevention and management and how these should be integrated to reduce the burden of these conditions. Prevention includes measures that individuals can take themselves as well as population intervention and areas where intersectoral action is necessary. Management of cardiovascular disease covers all aspects of health care from childhood through to old age, from pre-hospital emergency care to rehabilitation and palliative care.

The report is set out along the following lines:

Burden of cardiovascular disease and recent trends

Prevention and health promotion

Primary care

Hospital and emergency care services

Rehabilitation and continuing care

Workforce planning

Framework for quality in cardiovascular health

The HSE is developing an implementation plan to give effect to the policy recommendations for which it has lead responsibility.