Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 November 2014
383. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in a person (details supplied) in County Offaly having prolapsed disc surgery performed in the Mater hospital, Dublin; and if they will be provided with a date for the surgery as soon as possible due to the high level of pain they are in. [45377/14]
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.
As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.
