Brendan Smith
Question:183. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if there will be no change to the status of a service in a health facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2252/19]
View answerThursday, 17 January 2019
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The Report of the Trauma Steering Group – A Trauma System for Ireland was approved by Government on the 6th February 2018 and published online.
In an inclusive Trauma System, as recommended for Ireland by the Trauma Steering Group, the trauma care pathway is not organised around individual institutions but in the context of networked ones whereby all acute hospitals, including Cavan General Hospital, will participate – each has a role as either a Major Trauma Centre, Trauma Unit, Local Emergency Hospital or Injury Unit.
The HSE has established an interim implementation group, as recommended in the Report, with Departmental representation, to commence immediate actions including recruitment of a National Clinical Lead and establishment of the National Office for Trauma Services, and selection of a Major Trauma Centre for Dublin. The group met for the first time on 12 April 2018 and continues to meet on a regular basis to consider these actions in the first instance.
Detailed implementation planning will be required to fully implement the Trauma Strategy over a number of years and will be led by the National Office for Trauma Services.