Ivor Callely
Ceist:64 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Health the indicators which are recognised regarding the need to improve the health care management of the population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11740/96]
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64 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Health the indicators which are recognised regarding the need to improve the health care management of the population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11740/96]
Limerick East): The key indicator of the adequacy or otherwise of healthcare management, in the Irish context, is its ability to achieve the objectives set out in the health strategy in accordance with the principles and values underlying the strategy. Other indicators, such as those related to process, are subsidiary to this overriding consideration.
65 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Health the areas, if any, within the health service in which there is a wastage of resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11741/96]
Limerick East): I am committed to ensuring that resources are used to maximum benefit and that, wherever possible, wastage does not arise. Systems and programmes are in place to ensure that the situation is continuously under review and that the best value for money is obtained within the health services. This is a central theme in my Department's strategy document Shaping a Healthier Future which highlights the need to evaluate economy, efficiency and increasing effectiveness in the provision of a quality health service.