Sean Fleming
Question:195 Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Laois will receive treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16800/11]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 June 2011
195 Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Laois will receive treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16800/11]
View answerAs these are service matters, they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
196 Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 349 of 31 May 2011, when a reply will issue. [16812/11]
View answerThe working group is made up of a multidisciplinary team with representation from a number of Nursing and Allied Health Professionals, Podiatrists, GPs etc. The Diabetes Federation of Ireland is also a member of this working group.
The National Diabetes Working group is working through a number of key objectives, including the implementation of projects such as Diabetes Retinopathy Screening and a multidisciplinary Footcare package for patients with diabetes.
The National Clinical Programme for Diabetes — which is working on care for children and adolescents with diabetes to be considered for inclusion in the 2012 HSE Service Plan — is also actively designing an Integrated Care solution, for inclusion within the Chronic Disease Watch process in collaboration with the Primary Care National Clinical Programme. With a newly established National Clinical Programme for Paediatrics, the whole area of improved services for children and adolescents with diabetes will be examined in detail and solutions worked through.