1084. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health what assessment her Department or the HSE has undertaken of the impact of outpatient "did not attend" appointments on waiting list volumes and waiting times; and if she will provide any reports, modelling or analysis in this regard. [34532/26]
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1085. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the proportion of outpatient appointments classified as "did not attend" that are subsequently rebooked; the average time delay introduced to a patient's care pathway as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34533/26]
1086. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a national policy, framework or target exists in relation to reducing outpatient "did not attend" rates; if so, to outline same; and if not, whether such a policy is under consideration. [34534/26]
1087. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the measures currently in place to reduce outpatient "did not attend" rates, including SMS reminders, phone confirmation systems, digital check-in, or overbooking policies; and the evidence base or evaluation of their effectiveness. [34535/26]
1088. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health why outpatient "did not attend" data is not routinely reported on a weekly basis or at individual hospital level, as opposed to aggregated monthly regional reporting; and whether more granular reporting exists within the HSE but is not published. [34536/26]
1089. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the HSE has undertaken any benchmarking of outpatient "did not attend" rates against comparable EU or OECD health systems; and if so, to provide details of such comparisons. [34537/26]
1090. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health what governance, oversight or accountability structures are in place within the HSE to monitor outpatient "did not attend" rates; including whether these are reported to senior management, the Department, or the HSE Board. [34538/26]
1123. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide a comprehensive list of all non-statutory bodies receiving direct or indirect funding from her Department or the HSE in each of the years 2020 to 2026, including the amount allocated to each body. [34650/26]
1124. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether bodies funded under service level agreements, Section 38 arrangements, Section 39 arrangements, or grant-based programme allocations are classified as non-statutory bodies for governance and reporting purposes. [34651/26]
1125. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a formal classification framework exists to distinguish statutory, non-statutory, and intermediary-funded bodies, and if so, to provide a copy of this framework. [34652/26]
1126. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any internal audit or external review has examined funding flows to non-statutory bodies, including those funded indirectly, since 2020 [34653/26]
1127. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether any independent review, audit, or evaluation of ambulance dispatch practices has been conducted by the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council, the HSE, HIQA, or any external body since 2020, and if so, to provide details. [34655/26]
1128. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the absence of a defined national dispatch-time standard has been formally recorded on any risk register within the HSE or Department of Health, and if so, to provide details of that risk classification. [34656/26]
1129. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health which body holds ultimate responsibility for setting national dispatch-time standards in Ireland. [34657/26]
1130. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the existing Priority Dispatch Standard includes defined maximum time thresholds for call handling and resource allocation, and if not, whether this absence has been reviewed. [34658/26]
466. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she is satisfied that a national Integrated Model of Care for Acute and Chronic Pain Services can be developed and implemented effectively where the HSE has confirmed that national data relating to the funding of individual regional chronic pain services is not available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33470/26]
467. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the forthcoming Integrated Model of Care for Acute and Chronic Pain Services will require each HSE Health Region to maintain dedicated cost centres for chronic pain medicine outpatient services and interventional pain procedures [33471/26]
468. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the HSE intends to introduce a national reporting framework for chronic pain services covering expenditure, staffing, outpatient activity, interventional procedure activity, waiting times and cancellations by HSE Health Region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33472/26]
469. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any baseline assessment of existing chronic pain services, including funding, staffing, capacity, waiting lists and regional variation, has been completed to inform the forthcoming Integrated Model of Care for Acute and Chronic Pain Services; and if so, whether she will publish it. [33473/26]
470. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the absence of specific cost centres for pain medicine and interventional pain procedures has been identified as a barrier to planning, funding or evaluating chronic pain services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33474/26]
471. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has estimated the annual cost of providing chronic pain services across acute hospitals and community settings; and if no such estimate exists, whether she will request that such an estimate be prepared. [33475/26]
472. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the forthcoming Integrated Model of Care for Acute and Chronic Pain Services will include minimum staffing standards for each Health Region, including consultant pain medicine, nursing, psychology, physiotherapy and occupational therapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33476/26]
473. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the forthcoming Integrated Model of Care for Acute and Chronic Pain Services will include implementation timelines, regional funding requirements and measurable performance indicators; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33477/26]
474. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has assessed the risk that patients with chronic pain are subject to unequal access to services depending on their Health Region, given the absence of nationally available funding data for regional chronic pain services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33478/26]
475. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she will require the HSE to publish an updated national map of publicly funded chronic pain services, given that the most recent national survey cited by the HSE dates from 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33479/26]