Medical Treatment Issues

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 June 2013

Tuesday, 18 June 2013

Questions (558)

Pádraig MacLochlainn

Question:

558. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal who suffers from scoliosis and syringomyelia, if he will confirm the person responsible for making the prognosis; if he will further confirm the designated doctor for treating the aforementioned conditions; if a myelogram has been scheduled for the person; if so, when it will take place; which neurosurgeon has the person's file, should the family need to contact him or her; if a pain specialist has been designated to assess the person's needs; and, if the person needs to be treated at a private clinic, whether the Health Service Executive will provide financial assistance in order to ensure that the person receives the treatment needed. [29190/13]

Written answers

Minister for Health

The National Waiting List Management Policy, A standardised approach to managing scheduled care treatment for in-patient, day case and planned procedures, January 2013, has been developed to ensure that all administrative, managerial and clinical staff follow an agreed national minimum standard for the management and administration of waiting lists for scheduled care. This policy, which has recently been adopted by the HSE, sets out the processes that hospitals are to implement to manage waiting lists.

In relation to this particular query raised by the Deputy, I have asked the Health Service Executive to investigate the situation and respond directly to the Deputy in this matter.