Written Answers Nos. 509-519
509. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if a patient has a right to request an MRSA swab upon admission to hospital or prior to a surgical procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31671/22]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
511. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if any contraction of a hospital acquired infection was confirmed as a result of a reusable invasive medical device; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31673/22]
View answerA medical device is a health product or piece of equipment used for a medical purpose to diagnose, monitor, or treat illness or disease and to assist people with physical impairments. Examples include plasters and bandages, wheelchairs, contact lenses, blood pressure meters, ventilators, incubators, hip implants, coronary stents, pacemakers, and defibrillators.
In the EU, medical devices are regulated by way of an EU wide framework which aims to ensure that all medical devices available for use on the EU market are safe and perform as intended. A valid medical device bears a ‘CE’ mark, which indicates that it meets the basic requirements for safety and effectiveness under European law and can be placed on the EU market.
In Ireland, the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) is the competent authority for medical devices and their role includes enforcing the applicable legislation and monitoring the safety of medical devices after they are placed on the market.
As such, the HPRA undertakes many functions, including, but not limited to, designating notified bodies within the jurisdiction, assessing clinical investigations of medical devices, and undertaking vigilance and market surveillance for medical devices. The aim of the vigilance system is to reduce a risk of death or serious deterioration in the state of health associated with the use of a medical device that is already placed on the market. Within this context, the HPRA evaluates specific incidents and field safety corrective actions associated with medical devices including events which relate to reusable invasive medical devices . However the HPRA does not monitor rates of hospital acquired infections.
To answer the specific query it would be most helpful if the Deputy could provide further information such as, a specific incident being referenced, or total number of reports the HPRA may have received for a specific type of device, to assist in providing a more detailed response.
512. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of healthcare-associated infection incidents identified, reported, managed and investigated from 2019 to date broken down by month, by year, by hospital, by hospital group and by infection type in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31674/22]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
513. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of reviews of healthcare-associated infection incidents published since 2016, broken down by month and review type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31675/22]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
514. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who contracted a hospital acquired infection as a result of being in a hospital ward from 2019 to date, broken down by month, by hospital, by hospital group and by infection type for example, Covid, MRSA, CPE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31676/22]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
515. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who contracted a hospital acquired infection as a result in being in a single isolation room bed from 2019 to date, broken down by month, by hospital, by hospital group and by infection type for example, Covid, MRSA, CPE and so on, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31677/22]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
516. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds that were funded and open in each month from 2019 to date, broken down by bed type as in acute, sub-acute, intensive care unit bed, high dependency unit bed, a bed in a ward, single isolation room bed and by hospital and hospital group in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31679/22]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
517. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who contracted a hospital acquired infection as a result of being in an intensive care unit bed from 2019 to date broken down by month, by hospital, by hospital group and by infection type for example, Covid, MRSA, CPE and so on, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31680/22]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
518. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital acquired infections that have been recorded from 2019 to date; the number of patients infected and transferred from a bed in a ward to a single isolation room bed; the number of patients infected who remained in a hospital ward, broken down by month, by hospital, by hospital group, and by infection type for example, Covid, MRSA, CPE and so on, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31681/22]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
519. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on an in-patient waiting list in January, February, March, April and May 2022, broken down by month; the number waiting longer than 12 weeks, the percentage of patients waiting longer than 12 weeks in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31682/22]
View answerThe National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) collates and publishes Inpatient and Day Case waiting list data monthly on the NTPF website - www.ntpf.ie/home/inpatient.htm
The NTPF provides a breakdown of the Inpatient/Day Case waiting list figures by adult and child, nationally, by hospital, and by specialty, in standardised time bands of 0-6 months, 6-12 months, 12-18 months and 18+months.
Current and past waiting list data from 2014 is available on the NTPF website, with open data source information also available for public analysis.
