Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 October 2013
547. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will remove the cancellation-and-you-are-off-the-list-for-hospital-appointments Health Service Executive policy where it pertains to patients with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41996/13]
View answerThe 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 been adopted by the HSE, sets out the processes that hospitals are to implement to manage waiting lists. In regard to the detail of the Deputy's query, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to him in the matter.
