Eugene Murphy
Question:747. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when the endoscopy unit in Roscommon County Hospital will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13525/16]
View answerTuesday, 31 May 2016
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The new endoscopy unit at Roscommon Hospital is scheduled to open on Wednesday 1st June 2016. The unit will have 2 procedure rooms and when fully operational, up to 30 endoscopy procedures per day can be facilitated. The facility includes a decontamination unit.
Recruitment for the 19 staff to run the Endoscopy Unit has commenced and is ongoing, these include a Clinical Nurse Manager, 11 Staff Nurses, 4 CSSD operatives, 2 Clerical Officers and 1 Assistant Clerical Officer.
The endoscopy unit will be opened on a phased basis, as not all of the staff will be in place immediately. Roscommon Hospital will open one procedure room (2 sessions per day: am & pm) initially over 4 days. As the staff being processed for appointment commence duty, the opening of the 2nd procedure room will commence, again on a phased basis.
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.