Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 September 2014
1139. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the delays to those in need of urgent orthopaedic procedures of 12 months in a hospital (details supplied); the efforts being made to reduce this waiting time for those who are in urgent need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34809/14]
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 him on this matter.
