Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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728. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which he received the working group review of accident and emergency and acute services at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan; the meetings or discussions he has held regarding this review since receiving it, and attendance at same; the date on which the review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59500/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Our Lady’s Hospital Navan is one of nine designated Model 2 Hospitals under the Smaller Hospitals’ Framework which was approved by Government in 2013. Navan is the last of those hospitals identified for reconfiguration to Model 2.

As the Deputy will be aware, the HSE has proposed a process of planned service changes at Navan and has advised that these changes are necessary to support safe service delivery on a sustained basis and are driven first and foremost by patient safety considerations.

While recognising the very real clinical concerns identified, the Government is clear that several important issues, including additional capacity in other hospitals impacted and the continued ability of people in the Navan area to access emergency and urgent care, would need to be fully addressed before any proposed transition by the HSE.

For this reason, I have asked the HSE to undertake a review of capacity. The review was received on the 8th of October. This review is currently under consideration and engagement with the HSE in relation to this matter is ongoing.