Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 8 June 2016
457. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the reason University Hospital Kerry is one of just three out of 27 hospitals providing acute stroke care that does not have the recognised elements of a stroke unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14691/16]
View answerThe National Clinical Programme for Stroke (NCPS) commenced in 2010. The vision is to design standardised models of integrated care pathways for the delivery of clinical care to embed sustained quality clinical operational management. Overall, the NCPS aims to improve quality, access and cost-effectiveness of stroke services.
The findings of the National Stroke Audit 2015 provide a snapshot of the acute stroke service. The audit’s purpose was to assess current practice against both national and international guidelines. Twenty-seven sites participated in both the organisational and clinical audit, with each of the participating sites managing at least 20 new patients with stroke per annum.
In relation to the Deputy's query regarding University Hospital Kerry, 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.
