Pat Breen
Ceist:175. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Health his proposals to assist in reducing the long waiting lists for orthodontic care in the mid-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4354/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraDental Services Waiting Lists
Ceisteanna (175)
Freagraí scríofa
The HSE has commissioned an independent national review of orthodontic services, which will give guidance as to what changes will be desirable to provide the best possible model of care delivery. I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy regarding the provision of orthodontic services in the Mid West Region.
Building Regulations Compliance
Ceisteanna (176)
Kevin Humphreys
Ceist:176. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Health in respect of capital building projects under the remit of his Department and the building programmes planned for 2014, if he will outline the impact the new building control regulations 2013, that come into effect on 1 March, will have on the costs of each specific project; if he will list the projects under way; the extra costs that will be incurred on each project due to increased professional fees and increased supervision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4368/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
Managing the delivery of healthcare construction projects is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
In relation to the smaller agencies directly funded by my Department, information in relation to the impact of the new Building Control Regulations 2013 on building projects currently underway is not available at the moment. Such information will forwarded on its receipt.
Hospital Appointments Administration
Ceisteanna (177)
Robert Troy
Ceist:177. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a heart operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [4391/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
The National Waiting List Management Policy, A standardised approach to managing scheduled care treatment for in-patient, day case and planned procedures, January 2013, has been developed to ensure that all administrative, managerial and clinical staff follow an agreed national minimum standard for the management and administration of waiting lists for scheduled care. This policy, which has been adopted by the Health Service Executive, sets out the processes that hospitals are to implement to manage waiting lists.
In relation to this particular query raised by the Deputy, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy in this matter.
Dental Services Provision
Ceisteanna (178)
Derek Nolan
Ceist:178. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Health the date on which a person (details supplied) will have all necessary dental treatment carried out at the St. Francis Private Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath, as per commitments by the Health Service Executive to that effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4395/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
I have asked the HSE to investigate this case and respond to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Health Services Provision
Ceisteanna (179)
Derek Nolan
Ceist:179. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a Huntington's disease neurology clinic here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4396/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.
Hospital Services
Ceisteanna (180)
Niall Collins
Ceist:180. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health his plans for the future delivery of paediatric hospital services at Tallaght Hospital. [4408/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
The new children's hospital, when built, will bring together Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin, Children's University Hospital Temple Street and the paediatric service at Tallaght Hospital in one state-of-the-art facility on the campus of St James's Hospital. A single national children's hospital, co-located with St James’s and, ultimately, tri-located with a maternity hospital, will provide the excellence in clinical care that our children deserve.
As part of previous plans for the new children's hospital on the campus of the Mater Hospital, it had been intended that there would be an ambulatory and urgent care centre on the campus of Tallaght Hospital. Following the Government decision in November 2012 to locate the main new children's hospital at St James's, a review of the ambulatory and urgent care centre plan was undertaken. This has now been completed and yesterday I announced that satellite centres of the new children's hospital would be developed on the campuses of Tallaght Hospital and of Connolly Hospital.
As well as being a national tertiary hospital for more complex care, the new children's hospital is a regional hospital for children in the Greater Dublin Area. These satellite centres will be an integral part of the hospital, under the same governance and management, providing the same clinical standards and with the same staff who will rotate through the main hospital and the satellite centres. Each centre will provide consultant-delivered urgent care, with observation beds (up to 6 hours stay) and appropriate diagnostics (X-ray and laboratory). The vast majority of children and young people attending the centre are expected to be treated and discharged. In addition to providing local access for urgent care, the centres will also provide local access to outpatient care, including general paediatric rapid access clinics for GP referral.
The announcement of these satellite centres marks another important milestone for the new children' s hospital, further ensuring that we will deliver better outcomes for our children and young people, well into the future.
Hospital Services
Ceisteanna (181)
Niall Collins
Ceist:181. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health his plans to honour his previously stated commitment to move the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital to Tallaght; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4409/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
A comprehensive review of maternity and gynaecology services in the greater Dublin area was completed in 2008. The KPMG Independent Review of Maternity and Gynaecology Services in the Greater Dublin Area Report was informed by an international analysis of maternity and gynaecology service configurations and best practice models of care.
The report noted that Dublin’s model of stand-alone maternity hospitals is not the norm internationally. It recommended that the Dublin maternity hospitals should be located alongside adult acute services and that one of the three new Dublin maternity facilities should be built on the site of the new children’s hospital (tri-location of paediatric, maternity and adult services). In this context the proposal was that the National Maternity Hospital was to be relocated to St Vincent's, the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital to Tallaght and the Rotunda to the Mater. In May this year, I announced the relocation of the National Maternity Hospital to the St Vincent’s campus.
Recognising the need to plan for the provision of tri-located maternity, paediatric and adult services, and in view of the Government decision to locate the new children’s hospital on the St James campus, it will be necessary to review the other maternity-adult co-location plans. This review will take place in the context of the development of a National Maternity Strategy. I confirmed on 10 October last that my Department will lead the development of this Strategy in collaboration with the HSE and its National Clinical Programme in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. The Strategy will provide the blueprint for the safe, effective delivery of maternity services nationally. The development of the Strategy will build on the work already undertaken as part of the KPMG Independent Review, and on the work underway by the Clinical Programme.