Eoin Ó Broin
Ceist:97. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health when he will publish and circulate the guidance on developing hospital group strategic plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13699/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 2 June 2016
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My Department is currently finalising Guidance on Developing Hospital Group Strategic Plans which will be circulated to Hospital Groups in the near future.
The Groups will develop their Strategic Plans informed by this guidance document. Each Hospital Group will be required to develop a plan to describe how it will provide more efficient and effective patient services; reorganise these services to provide optimal care to the populations they serve; and how they will achieve maximum integration and synergy with other groups and all other health services, particularly primary care and community care services.
In developing their plans, Hospital Groups will be expected to demonstrate a co-ordinated approach to the planning and delivery of services within and across the hospital groups, with an increased focus on small hospitals managing routine urgent or planned care locally and more complex care managed in the larger hospitals.
It is acknowledged that each Group is at a different stage of implementation and the strategic planning process of each group may progress at a different pace so that issues including resource allocation and service configuration can be addressed appropriately.
The Systems Reform Division in the HSE has also been engaging with the Group Chairs and Group CEOs and will be providing them with assistance in the development of their plans.