Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 September 2018
343. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the neuro-rehab strategy plan; the progress in providing cognitive occupational therapists, adult speech and language therapists and psychological services in primary care centres in Bray and other centres in Wicklow, Arklow and Blessington, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38732/18]
View answerThe Programme for a Partnership Government includes a commitment to publish a plan for advancing neuro-rehabilitation services in the community.
A National Steering Group, chaired by the HSE Head of Operations and Service Improvement Disability Services with representation from the Department of Health, Primary Care, Social Care, the National Clinical Programme for Rehabilitation Medicine, and the Neurological Alliance of Ireland, recently completed an implementation framework in respect of the recommendations from the National Policy and Strategy for the provision of Neuro-Rehabilitation Services in Ireland 2011-2015. This framework will guide the reconfiguration and development of neuro-rehabilitation structures and services at national and local level.
This framework was recently submitted by the HSE to the Department of Health and is currently being reviewed.
In relation to the progress in providing the various services identified by the Deputy, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond directly.
