Written Answers Nos. 390-404
390. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of elective surgical procedures which have been cancelled or postponed, by hospital, across the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland hospital group, by month in 2014 and in 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4351/16]
View answerWith regard to the detailed information sought by the Deputy, as these are service issues 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.
391. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of elective surgical procedures which have been cancelled or postponed, by hospital across the Dublin Midlands hospital group, by month in 2014 and in 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4352/16]
View answerAs 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.
392. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting lists who are waiting up to four, four plus to 12 and 12 plus months, by local health area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4353/16]
View answer393. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy treatment waiting lists who are waiting up to four, four plus to 12 and 12 plus months, by local health area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4354/16]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 392 and 393 together.
As these are service matters, they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with the Executive.
394. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children who are awaiting orthodontic assessment, by region, up to six, six plus to 12, 12 plus to 24 and 24 plus months in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4355/16]
View answer395. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children who have been assessed and are awaiting orthodontic treatment, by region, up to six months, one year, one year to two years and two years plus in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4356/16]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 394 and 395 together.
The HSE provides orthodontic treatment to those who have been assessed and referred for treatment before their 16th birthday. It should be noted that the nature of orthodontic care means that immediate treatment is not always desirable. It is estimated that in up to 5% of cases it is necessary to wait for further growth to take place, until after 16-18 years of age, before treatment commences. Patients are assessed by the HSE Orthodontic Service under the modified Index of Treatment Need. Patients with the greatest level of need i.e. Grade 5 or Grade 4 are provided with treatment by the HSE.
Some 16,887 were in active treatment at the end of Quarter 3 of 2015.
The information on waiting times for assessment and for treatment at the end of Quarter 3 of 2015 is shown in the tables below. The information is collated by the HSE by region and for the intervals as shown.
|
Waiting time for assessment |
1 - 6 months |
7 - 12 months |
13 - 24 months |
Over 24 months |
TOTAL |
|
HSE Dublin Mid-Leinster |
1,461 |
40 |
4 |
6 |
1,511 |
|
HSE Dublin North East |
616 |
169 |
0 |
0 |
785 |
|
HSE South |
1,329 |
551 |
3 |
0 |
1,883 |
|
HSE West |
1,392 |
395 |
0 |
0 |
1,787 |
|
TOTAL |
4,798 |
1,155 |
7 |
6 |
5,966 |
|
Waiting time from assessment to commencement of treatment |
1 - 6 months |
7 - 12 months |
13 - 24 months |
25-48 months |
Over 48 months |
TOTAL |
|
HSE Dublin Mid-Leinster |
729 |
974 |
1,513 |
1,585 |
334 |
5,135 |
|
HSE Dublin North-East |
309 |
577 |
1,035 |
1,515 |
726 |
4,162 |
|
HSE South |
662 |
802 |
994 |
1,449 |
306 |
4,213 |
|
HSE West |
450 |
793 |
2,021 |
1,304 |
28 |
4,596 |
|
TOTAL |
2,150 |
3,146 |
5,563 |
5,853 |
1,394 |
18,106 |
396. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the specific staff who have been recruited since August 2015 to community-based and hospital-based mental health services in counties Galway and Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4360/16]
View answerAs this is a service issue this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. If you have not received a reply within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.
397. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will re-open the acute psychiatric unit in Ballinasloe in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4361/16]
View answerThe Government, despite financial pressures over recent years, has provided an additional €160m ring-fenced funding since 2012 to develop mental health services in line with A Vision for Change(AVFC), and agreed Programme for Government commitments. Similar to elsewhere, Galway/Roscommon Mental Health Services are committed to full implementation of AVFC. Key to modernising services in line with current and future demand, and best international practice, is re-orientation from a hospital and bed-based focus to improved structures and processes for better community-based care. In the national context, the provision of acute in-patient beds in the Galway/Roscommon region is well within the recommendations set out in A Vision for Change, which states 50 beds per 300,000 population. This region has around 67 beds in total, for a population of some 315,000, and a further 5 beds will come on-stream in Galway with the opening of the new Acute Unit in early 2017.
Following the closure of St. Brigid’s, approximately €3m has been invested by the HSE to upgrade the Ballinasloe facility to ensure improved delivery of community-based services, including mental health care. The refurbishment was necessary also to meet relevant statutory building standards. In particular, the building is being used for Psychiatry of Later Life patients, Community Mental Health Teams and Mental Health Intellectual Disability services, as well as various other uses.
The HSE will continue to develop community based care, including mental health provision, at Ballinasloe while also developing regional acute in-patient care, in line with agreed service priorities and resource availability. It is not, therefore, intended to undertake the proposal raised by the Deputy.
398. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a procedure for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4378/16]
View answerUnder the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual.
The 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, 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.
399. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a procedure for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4381/16]
View answerUnder the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual.
The 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, 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.
400. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a procedure for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4383/16]
View answerAs this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.
401. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a procedure for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4389/16]
View answerAs this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.
402. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health why parents of children awaiting an assessment of need in County Cork are being advised to submit a formal complaint to the Health Service Executive in order to speed up the process; the purpose of this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4393/16]
View answerThe particular issue raised by the Deputy is a service matter for the Health Service Executive. Accordingly I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.
403. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health to provide a date for an operation for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4396/16]
View answerUnder the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual.
The 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, 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.
404. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be transferred to Temple Street Hospital in Dublin 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4397/16]
View answerUnder the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual.
In relation to the particular query raised by the Deputy, 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.
