Written answers
Thursday, 8 February 2024
Department of Health
Departmental Reviews
Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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334. To ask the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question No. 44 of 18 January 2024, if he can provide an update on the publication of the National Review of Adult Specialist Cardiac Services; if the memo for Government has been completed; when the memo will be brought to Government; the timeline for publication and launch; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5929/24]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The National Review of Adult Specialist Cardiac Services, chaired by Prof Philip Nolan, commenced in 2018. A Steering Group formed from nominations of interested stakeholders representing medical, professional/technical staff, nursing, and patient representatives contributed to the Review.
The aim of the Cardiac Services Review is to recommend a configuration for national adult cardiac services to achieve optimal patient outcomes at the population level with particular emphasis on the safety, quality, and sustainability of the services that patients receive. This aligns with the Sláintecare reform programme. In terms of scope, the National Review covers scheduled and unscheduled hospital-based services for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac disease in adults and seeks to enhance and optimise service delivery across a region.
The Review faced considerable disruption during the pandemic and completed its work in 2023. The report is finalised. I have reviewed it, and a memo for the Government is being prepared. The recommendations of the review have been designed to inform the future provision of cardiac services nationally.
Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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335. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that failure to publish the National Review of Adult Specialist Cardiac Services is negatively impacting cardiac imaging services and registry roll out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5930/24]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The National Review of Adult Specialist Cardiac Services, chaired by Prof Philip Nolan, commenced in 2018. A Steering Group formed from nominations of interested stakeholders representing medical, professional/technical staff, nursing, and patient representatives contributed to the Review.
The aim of the Cardiac Services Review is to recommend a configuration for national adult cardiac services to achieve optimal patient outcomes at the population level with particular emphasis on the safety, quality, and sustainability of the services that patients receive. This aligns with the Sláintecare reform programme. In terms of scope, the National Review covers scheduled and unscheduled hospital-based services for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac disease in adults and seeks to enhance and optimise service delivery across a region.
The Review faced considerable disruption during the pandemic and completed its work in 2023. The report is finalised. I have reviewed it, and a memo for the Government is being prepared. The recommendations of the review have been designed to inform the future provision of cardiac services nationally. Any future decisions on cardiac imaging services and registry roll out will be considered in this context.
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