Written Answers Nos. 67-71
67. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Health if the Dublin Dental University Hospital has changed its policy on accepting patients without a referral letter; if the hospital now conducts its assessments with a view to determining the suitability of patients for teaching needs as opposed to the patient's needs; if so, the reason for this change in policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9250/16]
View answerThe Dublin Dental University Hospital accepts referrals from GPs, General Dental Practitioners and other hospitals for secondary, specialist or tertiary care. Primary care can be via self-referral from a potential patient. There has been no change in policy in this regard.
68. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he has received correspondence from a person (details supplied); and if he will respond to same. [9260/16]
View answerI have received correspondence from the person in question. This relates to funding for mental health services, and is at present being examined in detail in the Department. I intend to reply to this correspondence without delay.
69. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health for a report on the health status of the persons in the north east, particularly the causes of death of persons from County Louth in the past five years [9261/16]
View answerMortality data is collated by the Central Statistics Office. Mortality data by Cause of Death for the county of Louth for the most recent 5 years available is set out in the following table.
|
ICD 10 Code |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014* |
|
|
Infectious and parasitic diseases |
A00-B99 |
4 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
|
Neoplasms |
C00-D48 |
215 |
226 |
226 |
237 |
251 |
242 |
|
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs, immunological disorders |
D50-D89 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
|
Endocrine, Nutritional and metabolic diseases |
E00-E90 |
19 |
11 |
23 |
22 |
15 |
18 |
|
Mental and behavioural disorders |
F00-F99 |
4 |
9 |
9 |
16 |
28 |
27 |
|
Diseases of the nervous system |
G00-G99 |
32 |
41 |
29 |
32 |
39 |
43 |
|
Diseases of the eye and adnexa |
H00-H59 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process |
H60-H95 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Diseases of the Circulatory System |
I00-I99 |
239 |
234 |
219 |
216 |
207 |
188 |
|
Diseases of the Respiratory system |
J00-J99 |
114 |
83 |
88 |
102 |
88 |
83 |
|
Diseases of the Digestive system |
K00-K93 |
33 |
31 |
33 |
36 |
33 |
36 |
|
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue |
L00-L99 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system/connective tissue |
M00-M99 |
9 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
|
Diseases of the genitourinary system |
N00-N99 |
24 |
17 |
16 |
13 |
13 |
9 |
|
Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium |
O00-O99 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period |
P00-P96 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Congenital malformations and chromosomal abnormalities |
Q00-Q99 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
|
Symptoms, signs, abnormal findings, ill-defined causes ) |
R00-R99 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
|
External causes of injury and poisoning |
V01-Y89 |
55 |
53 |
58 |
51 |
48 |
47 |
|
Total deaths |
A00-Y89 |
761 |
735 |
727 |
753 |
739 |
718 |
* Provisional Data. May be subject to further revision.
As this is also a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly with any further relevant information that it may be able to provide. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.
70. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Health if he will continue to provide 24 hours a day, seven days a week care beyond July 2016 in the acute psychiatric unit at Our Lady's Hospital in Navan in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9262/16]
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.
71. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of beds available for organ transplant procedures in hospitals; the number of transplant procedures cancelled because of a shortage of beds, by hospital, over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9269/16]
View answerThe Deputy's question relates to service delivery matters and accordingly I have asked the HSE to respond directly to him.
If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow up the matter with them.
