Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)
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619. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the files of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1172/15]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The National Waiting List Management Policy, A standardised approach to managing scheduled care treatment for in-patient, day case and planned procedures, January 2014,has been developed to ensure that all administrative, managerial and clinical staff follow an agreed national minimum standard for the management and administration of waiting lists for scheduled care. This policy, which has been adopted by the Health Service Executive, sets out the processes that hospitals are to implement to manage waiting lists.

I understand that the HSE wrote to you in relation to this case on the 5th August 2014 advising that if the patient's condition has deteriorated since he was triaged, he should attend his General Practitioner to be reassessed. His GP would be in the best position to take the matter up with the consultant and hospital involved. In the meantime, I have asked the HSE to examine the matter and respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up with them.