Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 January 2011
58 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health and Children if the planned roll-out of a podiatry programme for diabetics will commence in 2011; the timeframe for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1539/11]
View answerA Health Service Executive (HSE) National Diabetes Programme has been established under the governance of the Quality & Clinical Care Directorate to progress a national diabetes plan and a Clinical Programme Director for Diabetes has been appointed. The establishment of a National Multidisciplinary Foot Care Programme for people with diabetes is included in the HSE Service Plan for 2011. The HSE's aim is to establish 16 specialist multidisciplinary foot care teams across the country who will work to agreed national protocols on prevention of foot disease, monitoring of patients at risk and the management and treatment of patients with foot disease. Plans for the organisation and delivery of this service are at an advanced stage within the HSE.
