Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 21: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if all of the clinical leads for each speciality have now been appointed; the names of persons so appointed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1561/11]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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The Quality and Clinical Care Directorate, led by Dr Barry White, is charged with improving and standardising the delivery of clinical care.

The work of Quality and Clinical Care Directorate is based on three main objectives:

· To improve the quality of care

· To improve access to all services

· To improve cost effectiveness.

Each of the programmes is led by a team of national experts, selected by their peers through the academic colleges and professional bodies. The teams include consultant, GP, nursing and allied health professional, management, and regional representatives, who bring together their experience and expertise from services around the country to help plan the work of the programme.

The clinical programmes have been developed along similar principles to the National Cancer Control Programme.

The following is the list of clinical leads for each speciality as requested: