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75 Miss Quill asked the Minister for Health if he will list each review and study commissioned by him since he took office; the title of such a review or study; whether the review or study is being completed within his Department or by external consultants; the names of any such consultants; the current state of preparation of each of these reviews or studies; and the cost of each review or study undertaken. [14812/96]
Limerick East): The information requested by the Deputy is as follows:
|
Title of Review/Study |
Internal/External |
Consultants |
Current Position |
Cost |
|
£ |
||||
|
Investigation of Medical Indemnity Insurance in the Public Health Service |
External consultants |
Mercer Ltd |
On-going |
70,000 |
|
Management Development Strategy for the Health Service |
External consultants |
Healthcare Risk Solutions Ltd |
On-going |
60,000 (approx.) |
|
Advice on I.T. Communications within the health services |
External consultants |
Norcontel Telecommunications Consultancy |
Complete |
17,318 |
|
Review of Patient Systems Software |
External consultants |
NCC Birmingham & CHL Software Dublin |
Complete |
5,131 |
|
Assessing Nursing Practice |
External consultants |
Oliver Morgan |
Complete |
2,700 |
|
Nursing Study Project- Royal Hospital Donnybrook |
External consultants |
Edna Cobain |
Complete |
60,000 |
|
Evaluation of the Registration-Diploma Programme in Nursing Education |
External consultants |
Professor Helen Simons University of Southampton |
On-going |
90,000 |
|
Working Group on the role of Mental Handicap Nurse |
Internal (some research work carried out by Health Research Board) |
— |
On-going |
1,700 |
|
Child Health Services Study |
External consultants |
Mr. Michael Bruton |
Complete |
11,797.50 |
|
Review of Indicative Prescribing in the General Medical Services |
External consultants |
Professor Michael Murphy |
On-going |
75,000 (approx.) |
|
Advisory Group on personal assistance services for people with physical disabilities |
Internal |
— |
Complete |
— |
|
Cost Evaluation of personal assistance services |
External consultants |
Dr. Eamon O'Shea |
Complete |
6,000 |
|
Group to review the operation of the Health (Nursing Homes) Act 1990 |
Internal |
— |
Complete |
No Costs |
|
Materials Management Review |
Internal |
— |
Complete |
8,200 |
|
Study of Product Liability Insurance arrangements for providers of Blood Products |
External consultants |
Mercer Ltd |
Almost complete (final text in the course of preparation) |
8,000 |
|
Project to Adviser on the Incorporation of Day cases into the Casemix Budget Model |
External consultants |
Solon Consulting Group |
Almost Complete (final text in the course of preparation) |
46,100 |
|
Evaluation of Alternative DRG Classification Systems (and related work) |
External consultants |
ESRI |
The final report is in preparation |
55,000 |
|
Evaluation of Anti- Smoking Campaign |
External consultants |
Centre of Health Promotion Studies University College Galway |
On-going |
25,000 (approx.) |
|
Focus testing of Anti- Smoking materials |
External consultants |
DTA Marketing |
Complete Sept. 1995 |
1,972 |
|
Evaluation of AIDS Campaign |
External consultants |
Centre of Health Promotion Studies University College Galway |
On-going |
22,000 |
|
Review of Alcohol Policy Literature |
External consultants |
Dr. Ann Hope UCG |
On-going |
3,300 |
|
Focus Testing of Drugs Materials |
External consultants |
Behaviour and Attitudes Marketing Research |
Complete June 1996 |
14,278 |
|
Strategic Management Initiative |
External consultants |
Arthur Anderson |
Complete |
52,030 |
