Written answers
Thursday, 2 May 2024
Department of Health
Medical Aids and Appliances
Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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25. To ask the Minister for Health how many children from April 2024 with type 1 diabetes to date are awaiting access to technology such a glucose monitors and insulin pumps in the South/South West Hospital region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19915/24]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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South/South West Hospital Group includes Cork Unversity Hospital, South Infirmary - Victoria University Hospital, Mercy University Hospital, University Hospital Kerry, and Bantry General Hospital. Paediatric diabetes services for the South/South West Hospital Group are provided at Cork University Hospital (CUH) on a centralised basis. There are currently 10 children awaiting insulin pumps at CUH, and no children awaiting access to a glucose monitor.
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