Written Answers Nos. 291-305
291. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the reason transfers for community mental health nurses are not taking place (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19776/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
292. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Health if a meeting about patients with haemochromatosis having to pay €80 per venesection or phlebotomy therapy has taken place (details supplied); if a decision has been made on waiving charges for persons with haemochromatosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19777/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department is considering the issue of the application of the public in-patient charge of €80 for venesection in Acute Hospitals as well as broader issues in relation to the treatment of patients with Hereditary Haemochromatosis.
In this context a meeting involving relevant personnel in the HSE and the Department of Health will be held shortly.
293. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the reason a public health centre has no funding to provide extra home care hours for a person (details supplied); and the reason it has no funding for home care hours for other families. [19778/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
294. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels of CAMHS teams by their respective area populations compared with the staffing levels recommended in A Vision for Change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19799/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
295. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels of old age psychiatry teams by their respective area populations compared with the staffing levels recommended in A Vision for Change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19800/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
296. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels of general adult psychiatry teams by their respective area populations compared with the staffing levels recommended in A Vision for Change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19801/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
297. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels of mental health and intellectual disability teams by their respective area populations compared with the staffing levels recommended in A Vision for Change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19802/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
298. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent consultants in perinatal psychiatry in the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19803/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
299. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the location of each perinatal psychiatry service in the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19804/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
300. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of compensation payments made by the HSE on foot of incidents in maternity units in 2017, in tabular form; the amount of each individual payment; and the maternity unit in which the incident took place. [19806/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe management of clinical negligence claims arising from the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients in public healthcare enterprises is delegated to the State Claims Agency, which has a statutory mandate to investigate and manage these cases to completion.
The State Claims Agency has provided the following information in respect of 2017.
The following table shows all compensation payments made and the number of claims they relate to with regard to Maternity Services in the 19 maternity units nationwide in 2017.
The figures include payments related to acute maternity units only, and are broken down by Hospital Group apart from the totals for Hospital Group 4 and Hospital Group 6 which are amalgamated.
The figures relate to compensation payments made to patients and service users only.
The compensation payments included can relate to any type of claim where the service has been recorded as Maternity Services, i.e. birth specific procedures, medication errors, hospital acquired infection etc.
Private Healthcare Schemes are excluded.
Year of Transaction (Reporting Date is 2017)
|
Location |
Total Damages - €m |
Number of claims |
|
Group 1 - RSCI Dublin North East Hospital Group (Academic Partner: RCSI) |
4.36 |
16 |
|
Group 2 - Dublin Midlands Hospital Group (Academic Partner: TCD) |
32.79 |
20 |
|
Group 3 - Ireland East hospital Group (Academic Partner: UCD) |
32.13 |
28 |
|
Group 4 - South South West hospital Group (Academic Partner: UCC) and Group 6 - UL Midwest hospital Group (Academic Partner: UL) |
38.03 |
23 |
|
Group 5 - Saolta West North West Hospital Group (Academic Partner: NUIG) |
11.82 |
15 |
|
Grand Total |
119.13 |
102 |
Note: It is important to note that payments may be made in relation to a single claim across multiple transactional years.
301. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the percentage of serious reportable events in 2017 and to date in 2018 that were notified within 24 hours to a designated officer. [19807/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra302. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the percentage of mandatory investigations in 2017 and to date in 2018 that commenced within 48 hours of the events occurring. [19808/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra303. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the percentage of mandatory investigations commenced in 2017 that were completed within four months of notification of the events occurring. [19809/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra304. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the percentage of reportable events in 2017 and to date in 2018 that have been reported within 30 days of occurrence to the designated officer. [19810/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 301 to 304, inclusive, together.
As these are service matters the questions have been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
The Department of Health takes the management of patient safety very seriously. Recent development include:
- In November 2015, the Government approved a major programme of patient safety reforms which included the establishment of a National Patient Safety Office (NPSO) in the Department of Health. The NPSO was established in December 2016 to oversee a programme of patient safety measures.
- The programme of patient safety centres on initiatives such as the establishment of a national patient advocacy service, the introduction of a patient safety surveillance system, the measurement of patient experience and extending the clinical effectiveness agenda.
- The NPSO is also progressing a programme of legislation in relation to the provision of open disclosure of patient safety incidents, the Patient Safety Bill, which will provide for the mandatory reporting of serious reportable events, and a Patient Safety Licensing Bill, which will introduce a regulatory regime for all hospitals as well as certain designated high risk activities.
In addition, on 25 October 2017, I launched the National Standards on the Conduct of Reviews of Patient Safety Incidents. These standards, developed jointly by HIQA and the Mental Health Commission, set out a new approach to the way health providers respond to, review and investigate incidents in order to determine as quickly as possible what may have transpired, and why, to ensure that they can immediately implement any improvements necessary to prevent a re-occurrence.
Finally, the Health Service Executive (HSE) finalised the review of its safety incident management Policy and launched its new Incident Management Frameworks in January which will support implementation.
305. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to investigate a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19820/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply.
