Written answers
Wednesday, 8 May 2024
Department of Health
Health Services
Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein)
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597. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a detailed account of the work to be undertaken by the support team recently announced to address the current pressures on health services in the mid-west region; to provide any terms of reference under which they operate; to outline how their role relates to UHL, Ennis Hospital, St John’s Hospital and Nenagh Hospital individually; if the team is examining the role and the current circumstances relating to community health care provision and the nature of the work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20683/24]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Following on from measures announce recently to help alleviate the problems in University Hospital Limerick, the Minister for Health and the Chief Executive of the HSE also announced a support team to address the current pressures on health services in the Mid West region. The team is made up of:
- Ms Grace Rothwell, National Director
- Ms. Orla Kavanagh Director of Nursing & Integration at Waterford University Hospital
- Retired Emergency Medicine Consultant Dr Fergal Hickey.
As elements of your question relate to operational matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible
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