1092. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national audit has been conducted examining variation in laboratory test ordering patterns between regions, GP practices, or primary care providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36997/26]
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1093. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any patient safety incidents, adverse event reviews, or governance concerns have been linked to duplicate, excessive, or delayed laboratory testing in primary care in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36998/26]
1100. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether unannounced inspections are carried out in respect of private home support providers operating under HSE contracts. [37016/26]
1108. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any formal reconciliation report is produced comparing counselling activity data across Health Regions to identify anomalies, outliers, inconsistent definitions or unusual month-on-month movements; and if so, whether such reports will be published. [37049/26]
1112. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she will commit to publishing a national counselling services dashboard showing, by Health Region, referrals, re-referrals, unique clients, waiting times, sessions delivered, average sessions per client, outcomes and unmet demand. [37053/26]
1118. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any audit, value-for-money review, safeguarding review or clinical governance review has been conducted in respect of gender-related referrals abroad involving minors since 2020. [37076/26]
1120. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any external clinical guidelines, international protocols or evidence reviews were relied upon in approving gender-related referrals abroad for minors under the Treatment Abroad Scheme. [37078/26]
1121. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department or HSE has assessed the long-term projected financial exposure associated with gender-related referrals abroad under the Treatment Abroad Scheme. [37079/26]
1122. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national safeguarding framework specific to minors referred abroad for gender-related treatment currently exists. [37080/26]
1123. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether outcome monitoring or long-term follow-up arrangements exist for minors referred abroad for gender-related psychological services under the Treatment Abroad Scheme. [37081/26]
731. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains any centralised audit mechanism to assess whether local decisions regarding agency staffing comply with national policy restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36306/26]
732. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any written national framework exists governing exemptions, approvals, or derogations from agency staffing restrictions within the HSE; and to provide copies of any such framework [36307/26]
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]
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]
507. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has issued any interim policy direction, guidance, or governance framework to the HSE in respect of gender-related healthcare services for minors pending completion of the proposed national model of care; and if so, to provide details. [33659/26]
509. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any performance indicators, outcome measures, or clinical quality metrics are currently required or monitored at national level in respect of gender-related healthcare services for minors; and if not, the reason for same. [33661/26]
512. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to outline the timeline and specific milestones for the introduction of a national data collection system, audit and monitoring mechanisms, and a formal governance framework for gender-related healthcare services for minors. [33664/26]
513. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any interim safeguards or escalation mechanisms are currently in place where concerns arise in relation to clinical decision-making, patient outcomes, or safeguarding in gender-related healthcare services for minors; and if so, to provide details. [33665/26]
516. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the Health Service Executive has issued any written policy, circular, guidance, or directive since 2018 concerning the reporting, recording, or measurement of activity on a sessional basis in respect of publicly funded health services; if so, to outline the nature, scope, and status of such guidance, including the dates of issuance and th…
541. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the timeline, governance structure, and eligibility criteria for the proposed “sandboxed early access programme” for rare diseases referenced in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025–2030. [33757/26]