Community Intervention Teams

Tuesday, 17 February 2015

Questions (386, 387)

Ciara Conway

Question:

386. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health the number and locations of community intervention teams throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7004/15]

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Ciara Conway

Question:

387. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health details on the community intervention teams in County Waterford; the care home facilities they support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7005/15]

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Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health

I propose to take Questions Nos. 386 and 387 together.

There are currently 11 Community Intervention Teams (CITs) in place in Dublin North, Dublin South, Cork, Galway, Limerick, Clare, Tipperary, Carlow/Kilkenny, Wicklow, Naas and Drogheda.

The HSE published a call for Expressions of Interest for the Provision of Outpatient Pareneral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) Service (home IV antibiotics) in May 2014. This included the right to include the requirement for the provision of other similar services for non-hospital based patients by agreement with the contract Providers. This contract will facilitate a national roll-out of the OPAT service and other CIT services in 2015. These services will be made available in Waterford no later than Quarter 2, 2015.