Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 January 2024
1521. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if will consider establishing a national heart failure registry to equip planners and healthcare professionals with the necessary information for the purposes of reducing excessive mortality and curtail hospital admission rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56631/23]
View answerHeart Failure is an important public health issue. The detection and prevention of heart failure is a priority, and the National Clinical Programme for Heart Failure supports many approaches to improving the quality of life for people living with the syndrome. The programme (HSE) is currently engaging with the European Society of Cardiology who have developed a platform to enable registry development on not only heart failure but other cardiovascular conditions. The National Heart Programme are working to initiate the EuroHeart programme cardiovascular database project in Ireland.
There are clear, evidence-based guidelines and excellent Irish case studies of effective models of care in heart failure. Further focus and development will prevent unnecessary hospitalisations and deaths and maximise people’s quality of life.
To understand the remaining challenges, a National Review of our adult Specialist Cardiac Services, which includes heart failure, was commissioned. The Review’s recommendations will inform the future provision of cardiac services nationally including requirements for data to support development. The Report has been presented to my office, which is now under my consideration.
