Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 November 2013
1178. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health the position regarding surgery at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and when they will be scheduled for the procedure. [46711/13]
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 relation to this particular query raised by the Deputy, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy in this matter.
