Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 June 2014
192. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite the waiting time for an operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27600/14]
View answerThe National Waiting List Management Policy, A standardised approach to managing scheduled care treatment for in-patient, day case and planned procedures, January 2014, 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 the particular query raised by the Deputy, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.
