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Cancer Screening Programme.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 October 2007

Tuesday, 2 October 2007

Ceisteanna (180, 181)

Dan Neville

Ceist:

268 Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to the re-examination of breast cancer test records at Barringtons Hospital in Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21877/07]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

The work of the Review Group is underway and the Group has advised the Department that it expects to complete its work in November.

Dan Neville

Ceist:

269 Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the breast cancer units that are closed and are planned to be closed around the country. [21878/07]

Amharc ar fhreagra

The HSE announced last week the designation of four managed cancer control networks (coterminous with the four HSE administrative regions) and eight cancer centres nationally as follows: HSE Dublin North East: Beaumont Hospital; Mater Misericordiae Hospital;Dublin Mid Leinster: St. James's Hospital; St. Vincent's Hospital;HSE South: Cork University Hospital; Waterford Regional Hospital;HSE West: University College Hospital Galway; Limerick Regional Hospital.

The Minister recently approved National Quality Assurance Standards for Symptomatic Breast Disease Services under the Health Act 2007. Arising from the designation of cancer centres and in order to comply with the Standards, the Executive has directed the following thirteen hospitals with low case volumes (less than twenty procedures per year) to cease breast cancer services immediately, to be followed by further staged reductions in the number of hospitals providing breast cancer services from twenty-two to the eight cancer centres.

1.Naas General Hospital

2.Tullamore General Hospital

3.St Columcille's Hospital, Loughlinstown

4.Mallow General Hospital

5.Louth County Hospital

6.Cavan General Hospital

7.Our Lady's Hospital, Navan

8.Mid Western Regional Hospital, Nenagh

9.Ennis General Hospital

10.St Michael's Hospital, Dun Laoghaire

11.Roscommon County Hospital

12.Portiuncula Hospital

13.Mercy University Hospital, Cork (cytology and histopathology services in association with South Infirmary Victoria Hospital exempted)

A number of these hospitals have in practice already discontinued symptomatic breast services. The National Hospitals Office has already planned the redirection of this symptomatic caseload. Additional groups of hospitals will be similarly directed, in line with the further development of quality assured capacity in the eight designated centres.

Questions Nos. 270 to 272, inclusive, answered with Question No. 255.
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