Written Answers Nos. 546-565
546. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be admitted to the Central Mental Hospital, Portrane; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60303/22]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
547. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when persons living in south Tipperary will have access to community neuro-rehabilitation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60305/22]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
548. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of additional hospital beds, excluding critical care beds provided for each public-voluntary hospital since 27 June 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60311/22]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
549. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of additional critical care beds for each public-voluntary hospital since 27 June 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60312/22]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
550. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of additional consultants, registrars and SHOs in WTE terms appointed for each public-voluntary hospital since 27 June 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60313/22]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
551. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of additional nursing and midwifery staff in WTE terms appointed for each public-voluntary hospital since 27 June 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60314/22]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
552. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of additional health and social care professional staff in WTE terms appointed for each public-voluntary hospital since 27 June 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60315/22]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
553. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of additional consultants, registrars and SHOs in WTE terms appointed for each local health office area since 27 June 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60316/22]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
554. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of additional nursing and midwifery staff in WTE terms appointed for each local health office area since 27 June 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60317/22]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
555. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of additional health and social care professional staff in WTE terms appointed for each local health office area since 27 June 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60318/22]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
556. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if a person who has an active GMS card and is receiving cancer treatment is required to pay for regular bloods at his or her GP clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60320/22]
View answer595. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the engagement he has had and the efforts that have been made to ensure that medical card or GP visit card holders are not to be charged for phlebotomy services; and the person or body that a patient in County Wexford should contact if they have been charged for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60437/22]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 556 and 595 together.
Under the terms of the current GMS contract, GPs are required to provide eligible patients with ''all proper and necessary treatment of a kind usually undertaken by a general practitioner and not requiring special skill or experience of a degree or kind which general practitioners cannot reasonably be expected to possess". Persons who hold a medical card or a GP visit card are not subject to any co-payments or other charges in respect of such services including GP consultations.
The issue of GPs charging GMS patients for phlebotomy services (blood tests) is complex given the numerous reasons and circumstances under which blood tests are taken. Clinical determinations as to whether a blood test should be taken to either assist in the diagnosis of illness or the treatment of a condition are made by the GP concerned. There is no provision under the GMS GP contract for persons who hold a medical card or GP visit card to be charged for such blood tests. In addition, blood tests undertaken in the context of services provided under the GP Chronic Disease Management programme are covered by the fees paid to GPs by the HSE for this care.
The issue has been raised previously with the relevant GP representative body, the Irish Medical Organisation. However, it did not prove possible to achieve agreement that no charges for blood tests would be applied in any circumstances.
Where a patient who holds a medical card or GP visit card believes he or she has been incorrectly charged for routine phlebotomy services by his or her GP, or has been charged for a blood test provided under the Chronic Disease Management programme, then that patient should report the matter to their HSE Local Health Office. The local management, upon being notified of potential inappropriate charging of GMS patients, carry out an investigation into each complaint and will, where appropriate, arrange for a refund of charges incorrectly applied by the GP.
557. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of community healthcare networks in each CHO, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60324/22]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
558. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the population covered by each community healthcare network in CHO3 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60325/22]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
559. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of community healthcare networks where a GP lead is in place in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60326/22]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
560. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of filled positions and vacancies in each primary care team in CHO3 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60327/22]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
561. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant positions in the west Clare primary care team; the length of time that these have been vacant; the length of time they have been advertised for, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60328/22]
View answerAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
562. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the shortage of HSE home care provision in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60329/22]
View answerAddressing the shortage of care workers in Ireland is an urgent priority for the Government. To this end, I established the cross-departmental Strategic Workforce Advisory Group in March 2022 to examine, and formulate recommendations to address, the challenges in frontline carer roles in the home support and long-term residential care sectors. Working closely with key stakeholders, the Group examined the recruitment, retention, training, career development, and pay and conditions of care workers. The Report of the Strategic Workforce Advisory Group on Home Carers and Nursing Home Healthcare Assistants was published on 15 October 2022. Providing an overview of the work of the Group and its key findings, the report presents a suite of 16 recommendations spanning the areas of areas of recruitment, pay and conditions of employment, barriers to employment, training and professional development, sectoral reform, and monitoring and implementation. I strongly endorse all of the Group's recommendations and can confirm that work towards their implementation has commenced. I will be closely monitoring this implementation on an on-going basis to ensure that the recommendations are enacted in a full and timely manner.
On the 30 November, Minister English and I announced that 1,000 General Employment Permits will be made available for home support workers from January 2023. As recommended by the Advisory Group, these permits will be for full-time positions with a minimum salary of €27,000 per year and a stipulated minimum continuous shift-length of four hours per working day. A 2 year contract of employment with a Home Care Provider is part of the permit requirement.
As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
563. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for an assessment of need by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60343/22]
View answerAs the Deputy's question relates to a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
564. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on assessment of needs in County Clare, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60344/22]
View answerAs the Deputy's question relates to a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
565. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Health the percentage spending of the National Treatment Purchase Fund by hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60345/22]
View answerIn relation to the particular query raised, the National Treatment Purchase Fund has provided my Department with the following table which outlines expenditure from January to end October 2022, by hospital, in monetary value and by percentage.
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January - October 2022 |
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Hospital |
Amount (€) |
Amount (%) |
|
Beaumont Hospital |
5,880,562.69 |
6.85% |
|
National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh |
5,658,305.00 |
6.59% |
|
Bon Secours Hospital (Dublin) |
4,871,580.37 |
5.67% |
|
Waterford Regional Hospital |
4,706,481.69 |
5.48% |
|
St. James's Hospital |
4,439,877.78 |
5.17% |
|
UMPC Whitfield |
3,772,298.37 |
4.39% |
|
Bon Secours Hospital (Tralee) |
3,712,394.11 |
4.32% |
|
Mid Western Regional Hospital |
2,977,074.99 |
3.47% |
|
Mater Private Hospital Cork |
2,770,095.80 |
3.22% |
|
St. Vincent's University Hospital |
2,726,071.00 |
3.17% |
|
South Infirmary/Victoria Hospital |
2,623,464.58 |
3.05% |
|
Mater Misericordiae Hospital |
2,573,838.00 |
3.00% |
|
University College Hospital Galway |
2,351,462.48 |
2.74% |
|
Blackrock Clinic |
2,350,352.13 |
2.74% |
|
Royal Victoria Eye + Ear Hospital |
2,213,894.00 |
2.58% |
|
352 Medical Limited |
2,061,512.42 |
2.40% |
|
Charter Medical Private Hospital t/a St Franc |
1,903,189.38 |
2.22% |
|
Sports Surgery Clinic |
1,746,323.37 |
2.03% |
|
Bon Secours Hospital (Cork) |
1,697,205.90 |
1.98% |
|
Bon Secours Hospital (Gway) |
1,612,350.33 |
1.88% |
|
University Hospital Kerry |
1,576,631.00 |
1.84% |
|
Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children |
1,519,758.89 |
1.77% |
|
UMPC Kildare Hospital |
1,502,394.38 |
1.75% |
|
Mater Private Hospital |
1,370,100.30 |
1.59% |
|
Aut Even Hospital |
1,339,327.53 |
1.56% |
|
Kings Bridge Private Hospital |
1,337,361.40 |
1.56% |
|
Naas General Hospital |
1,248,385.00 |
1.45% |
|
Croom Orthopaedic Hospital |
1,233,111.00 |
1.44% |
|
Beacon Hospital |
1,148,917.60 |
1.34% |
|
Tallaght University Hospital |
1,111,053.81 |
1.29% |
|
Cork University Hospital |
1,060,603.00 |
1.23% |
|
Mullingar Regional Hospital |
877,441.97 |
1.02% |
|
Hermitage Medical Clinic |
809,685.11 |
0.94% |
|
Nenagh General Hospital |
801,430.00 |
0.93% |
|
Kilcreene Regional Orthopaedic Hospital |
589,000.00 |
0.69% |
|
The Galway Clinic |
560,180.00 |
0.65% |
|
Ennis General Hospital |
509,668.00 |
0.59% |
|
North West Independent Hospital |
480,772.92 |
0.56% |
|
St Lukes General Hospital |
432,564.00 |
0.50% |
|
Mercy Hospital |
409,885.00 |
0.48% |
|
Midland Regional Hospital @ Portlaoise |
402,390.52 |
0.47% |
|
Letterkenny General Hospital |
333,615.00 |
0.39% |
|
Cavan General Hospital |
322,088.00 |
0.37% |
|
Tipperary University Hospital |
313,304.00 |
0.36% |
|
Roscommon University Hospital |
306,793.00 |
0.36% |
|
Tullamore General Hospital |
303,624.00 |
0.35% |
|
Barringtons Hospital(Bon Secours Limerick |
223,571.00 |
0.26% |
|
Wexford General Hospital |
140,480.00 |
0.16% |
|
St Michael's Hospital |
124,840.00 |
0.15% |
|
Sligo General Hospital |
124,535.00 |
0.14% |
|
Cork University Maternity Hospital |
120,400.00 |
0.14% |
|
Our Lady's Hospital (Navan) |
97,589.00 |
0.11% |
|
Portiuncula Hospital |
97,230.93 |
0.11% |
|
The Children's University Hospital |
93,892.50 |
0.11% |
|
Rotunda Hospital |
81,792.00 |
0.10% |
|
Bantry General Hospital |
65,600.00 |
0.08% |
|
Our Lady of Lourdes (Drogheda) |
45,780.00 |
0.05% |
|
Coombe Womens Hospital |
35,680.00 |
0.04% |
|
St John's Hospital |
33,048.00 |
0.04% |
|
Mayo General Hospital |
31,469.00 |
0.04% |
|
James Connolly Memorial Hospital |
20,808.00 |
0.02% |
|
Mallow General Hospital |
15,400.00 |
0.02% |
