Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 May 2013
403. Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an evaluation of the performance of University College Hospital Galway’s management of diabetic foot disease against the management standards for the condition, set down in the Health Service Executive’s 2011 model of care for the diabetic foot; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21462/13]
View answerThe National Clinical Programme for Diabetes, which includes the care of children and adolescents with diabetes and which has been established within the HSE's Clinical Strategy and Programmes Directorate, aims to define the way clinical services for diabetes should be delivered, resourced and measured. A clinician has been appointed to lead on the development of the programme. One of the objectives of the National Clinical Programme for Diabetes is to develop a footcare screening and treatment service to prevent foot ulceration and subsequent lower limb amputation. In relation to the specific query raised by the Deputy, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy in this matter.
