Politician · TD · 34th Dáil
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An end to the anomaly where the Medical Council is funded by registration fees of doctors while no longer being a self-regulatory body and instead provide funding for the Medical Council from general taxation.
The incoming Government to publish a paper on options for the funding of our healthcare system including options in respect of a Social Insurance Model and a General Taxation Model.
The recognition and protection of the essential Role of the Doctor in terms of the diagnosis and treatment of patients and commit not to undermine that role and put patient care and safety at risk.
An immediate and proper screening programme for atrial fibrillation that recognises its intermittent and asymptomatic nature, its importance in causing stroke and its significant prevalence in ageing communities as the leading preventable cause of severe disabling stroke.
The introduction of appropriate taxation or pricing measures to discourage the consumption of high sugar and high calories soft drinks and that such additional exchequer funding derived be ring fenced for health programmes aimed at tackling the obesity problems.
All locations where public health services are delivered to be adequately resourced to meet and exceed HIQA standards of care.
Required investment, both structurally and financially, in continuous professional development for all medical, nursing staff and other clinical staff in the health services and to recognise that continuous professional development is an integral part of a quality driven health…
Immediate provision of the required investment, both structurally and financially, in acute hospital bed capacity to enable our hospital system to provide an appropriate response to patients in need of acute hospital admission.
That the HSE, Minister for Health and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform acknowledge that it is disgraceful to treat the sickest, most urgent patients on trolleys, chairs or in the corridors of our emergency departments.
An urgent review of major emergency response plans be undertaken.
That the HSE, Minister for Health and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to investigate the service and quality improvements that could be realised by developing tele-radiology, remote reporting and tele-diagnostic services in particular, so as to aid the smaller and…
The immediate establishment of a Task Force to make recommendations for the reform of the current medical negligence system which does not serve patients, medical profession or State. Such task force to have representation from all stakeholders including the IMO.
Recognition of the need for the development and implementation of a coordinated, resourced national strategy for the physical, mental health and social needs of our homeless population with a particular emphasis on the importance of Primary Care.
The Minister for Health and the HSE to support the National Immunisations Office and the school vaccination teams with the necessary resources to communicate effectively with parents and adolescents the critical importance of the HPV Vaccine in preventing cervical cancer and…
That the Minister for Health ensure that medical apps that may be used in clinical practice for the treatment of patients are subject to regulatory control in the same way as medical devices, by enforcing the requirement of manufacturers of such as apps to register, as…