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Health Service Reform

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 May 2012

Tuesday, 8 May 2012

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Dara Calleary

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355 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the Mayo General Hospital has been incorporated in to the Galway group of hospitals; if he will outline what this will mean in terms of medical and non-medical resources; if he will further outline the reason this decision has been taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22580/12]

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A process has begun towards the establishment of hospital groups with a single consolidated management team with responsibility for performance and outcomes within a defined budget and employment ceiling for each hospital group. This will bring level 2, 3 and 4 hospitals together both administratively and clinically.

Preliminary work has been undertaken on the development of criteria to determine the most appropriate groups of hospitals, bearing in mind the linkages required to deal with, for example, access to complex care, academic centres, geographic and demographic considerations. Also relevant to the development of these criteria are existing clinical links, consultant contracts and ICT systems.

No decision has been taken yet in relation to what hospital group Mayo General Hospital Castlebar will belong. The final decision on potential Groups will be a matter for the Government to decide.

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