Written Answers. - National Task Force on Medical Staffing.
Bernard Allen
Question:
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Mr. Allen
asked the
Minister for Health and Children
the membership, by name and position, of the newly appointed National Task Force on Medical Staffing which has been set up to implement the Medical Manpower Forum and the Hanley Report on reducing non-consultant hospital doctor working hours; and the number of meetings the National Task Force on Medical Staffing has held to date.
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The National Task Force on Medical Staffing met for the first time on 21 February 2002. A plenary meeting was held, followed by meetings of the project groups on NCHD working hours and on medical education and training.
The membership is as follows:
Membership
Steering Group
Mr David Hanly, Independent Chairperson
Mr Frank Ahern, Director of Human Resources, Department of Health & Children
Mr Paul Barron, Assistant Secretary, Department of Health and Children
Dr Richard Brennan, Chairperson, Irish College of General Practitioners
Dr Jane Buttimer, Medical Director, National Task Force/Education & Training
Mr Jim Breslin, Senior Commissioner, Eastern Regional Health Authority
Mr Rory Costello, Health Services Employers Agency
Ms Geraldine Feeney (representing the public interest) Chair Medical Council Ethics Committee
Dr Kate Ganter, Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, Lucena Clinic, Dublin
Dr Asam Ishtiaq, Registrar (Surgery), Waterford Regional Hospital
Mr Nicky Jermyn, Chief Executive Officer, St Vincent's University Hospital
Dr Verena Keane, Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist (with a special interest in Learning Disability), St Vincent's Centre Navan Rd & St Michael's House
Dr Peter Kelly, Consultant Histopathologist, Mater Hospital
Dr Jim Kiely, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health and Children
Professor Gerry Loftus, Consultant Paediatrician, University College Hospital Galway / Chair Postgraduate Medical and Dental Board
Mr Jim McCaffrey, Assistant Secretary, Department of Finance
Ms Mary McCarthy, Chief Nursing Officer, Department of Health and Children
Dr Mick Molloy, Registrar (Emergency Medicine), St Vincent's University Hospital
Mr Pawan Rajpal, Consultant General Surgeon (with a special interest in Gastro-intestinal Surgery) Cavan/Monaghan General Hospital
Dr Sheelah Ryan, Chief Executive Officer, Western Health Board
Professor Arthur Tanner, Consultant General Surgeon, Tallaght Hospital, Dean Postgraduate Studies, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Ms Vivienne Tegg, Director of Human Resources, South-Eastern Health Board
Dr Cillian Twomey, Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine, Cork University Hospital / Chair, Comhairle na nOspidéal
Dr Dermot Walsh, Inspector of Mental Hospitals, Department of Health and Children
Ms Frances Walsh, Physiotherapist Manager, Cork University Hospital
Project Group – NCHD Working Hours
Chairperson – Mr David Hanly
Mr Paul Barron, Assistant Secretary, Department of Health and Children
Dr Jane Buttimer, Medical Director, National Task Force/Education & Training
Mr Rory Costello, Health Services Employers Agency
Mr Denis Doherty, Chief Executive, Health Boards Executive; Director, Office for Health Management
Ms Sheila Early, Medical Manpower Manager, Beaumont Hospital
Dr Mary Hynes, Regional Manager, Acute Services, Western Health Board
Dr Timothy Lynch, Consultant Neurologist, Mater Hospital
Mr Tommie Martin, Chief Officer, Comhairle na nOspidéal
Dr T J McKenna, Consultant Physician in Endocrinology & Diabetes Mellitus, St Vincent's University Hospital
Dr Peter McKenna, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Rotunda Hospital
Dr Mick Molloy, Registrar (Emergency Medicine), St Vincent's University Hospital
Dr Sean Murphy, Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine, Longford/Westmeath General Hospital
Mr Colman O'Leary, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Limerick Regional Hospital
Ms Yvonne O'Shea, Chief Executive Officer, National Council for Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Dela Osthoff, Registrar (Child Psychiatry), St Anne's Children's Centre, Galway
Mr Pat Ring, Principal Officer, Department of Finance
Dr Eamonn Tierney, Consultant Anaesthetist, Wexford General Hospital
Mr Sean Tierney, Consultant General Surgeon (with a special interest in Vascular Surgery), Tallaght Hospital
Ms Frances Walsh, Physiotherapist Manager, Cork University Hospital
Project Group – Medical Education & Training
Chairperson – Dr Jane Buttimer, Medical Director, National Task Force/Education & Training
Mr Frank Ahern, Director of Human Resources, Department of Health and Children
Dr Ruth Barrington, Chief Executive Officer, Health Research Board
Dr Richard Brennan, Chairperson, Irish College of General Practitioners
Professor Gerard Bury, President, Medical Council / Head of Department of General Practice, University College Dublin
Professor Anthony Clare, Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist, St Patrick's Hospital
Dr Deborah Condell, Consultant Histopathologist, Cavan/Monaghan General Hospital
Dr Trevor Duffy, Specialist Registrar (Rheumatology), St Vincent's University Hospital
Dr Patricia Fitzsimons, Consultant Radiologist, Sligo General Hospital
Mr John Gloster, Chief Officer, Postgraduate Medical and Dental Board
Mr John Hayden, Chief Executive, Higher Education Authority
Dr Asam Ishtiaq, Registrar (Surgery), Waterford Regional Hospital
Professor Gerry Loftus, Consultant Paediatrician, University College Hospital Galway / Chair Postgraduate Medical and Dental Board
Dr Eilis McGovern, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, St James's Hospital
Mr Joe Mooney, Principal Officer, Department of Finance
Mr Pawan Rajpal, Consultant General Surgeon (with a special interest in Gastro-intestinal Surgery) Cavan/Monaghan General Hospital
Dr Jenny Porter, Consultant Anaesthetist, Longford/Westmeath General Hospital, Mullingar
Dr Cillian Twomey, Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine, Cork University Hospital / Chair Comhairle na nOspidéal.
