Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 April 2014
628. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will receive an appointment at the Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore to have a hip replacement carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16396/14]
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 Health Service Executive, 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 HSE to respond directly to the Deputy in this matter.
