Peter Burke
Question:1352. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health his plans to improve the rate of admissions to stroke units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28085/17]
View answerTuesday, 20 June 2017
Questions (1352, 1353, 1355, 1356, 1360, 1361, 1365)
Peter Burke
Question:1353. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health his plans to improve inadequate levels of nursing staff, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, clinical nutritionists and speech and language therapists for stroke patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28086/17]
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Question:1355. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the cost of standardising thrombolysis services across the hospital network in every hospital treating stroke; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28088/17]
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Question:1356. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will standardise thrombolysis services across the hospital network in every hospital treating stroke; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28089/17]
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Question:1360. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital community stroke liaison workers currently employed by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28093/17]
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Question:1361. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the entitlement of stroke survivors to rehabilitation services; his plans to develop a system to monitor and improve these services with set objectives and timeframes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28094/17]
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Question:1365. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists serving stroke patients here; his views on whether this is adequate to treat the often complex emotional and psychological impacts of stroke; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28098/17]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1352, 1353, 1355, 1356, 1360, 1361 and 1365 together.
As these are service matters, they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.