Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 July 2013
556. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the progress made to date on meeting the primary health strategy commitment of establishing between 400 and 600 functioning primary care teams by the end of 2014. [33480/13]
View answerThe implementation of the Primary Care Strategy is a priority for this Government. The objective is to develop services in the community which will give people direct access to integrated multi-disciplinary teams of general practitioners (GPs), nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and others. At the end of May 2013, there were 418 Primary Care Teams operating, i.e. holding clinical team meetings, involving GPs and HSE staff. The 418 Teams provide services for almost 4 million of the population with 2,472 HSE staff members and over 1,567 GPs participating. The HSE's 2013 National Service Plan commits to having 484 operational Teams in place by the end of this year.
