Mary Butler
Question:202. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) at University Hospital Waterford will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6542/18]
View answerThursday, 8 February 2018
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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 follows an agreed national minimum standard for the management and administration of waiting lists for scheduled care. This policy, which has been adopted by the HSE, sets out the processes that hospitals are to implement to manage waiting lists.
In response to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to you directly.