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Eastern Health Board Held on 12Th January, 1995 (4171Kb) Minutes of the Eastern Health Board held on 12th January, 1995 (4171kb) Item Type Meetings and Proceedings Authors Eastern Health Board (EHB) Rights EHB Download date 02/10/2021 01:40:56 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10147/44346 Find this and similar works at - http://www.lenus.ie/hse 1 12/1/1995 EASTERN HEALTH BOARD Minutes of proceedings of Monthly Board Meeting held in the Boardroom, Dr. Steevens' Hospital on Thursday 12th January, 1995 at 6.00 p.m. Present Mr. P. Aspell Cllr. M. Barrett Mrs. B. Bonar Cllr. G. Brady Cllr. B. Briscoe. T.D. Cllr. I. Callely. T.D. Cllr. B. Coffey Dr. L. Creaven Dr. J. Fennell Dr. R. Corcoran Cllr. T. Cullen Cllr. A. Devitt Sen. J. Doyle Cllr. K. Farrell Cllr. C. Gallagher Dr. D.I. Keane Cllr. T. Keenan Mr. G. McGuire Cllr. O. Mitchell Ms. M. Nealon Cllr. D. O'Callaghan Cllr. Dr. W. O'Connell Cllr. C. O'Connor Dr. B. O'Herlihy Cllr. J. Reilly Cllr. R. Shortall. T.D. Cllr. T. Ridge Sen. D. Roche Cllr. K. Ryan Dr. C. Smith Cllr. D. Tipping Ms. M. Whitty Dr. M. Wrigley Apologies Dr. J. Reilly In the Chair Cllr. M. Barrett Officers in Attendance Mr. K. J. Hickey. Chief Executive Officer Mr. M. Walsh. Programme Manager. Special Hospital Care Mr. P.J. Fitzpatrick. Programme Manager. Community Care Mr. S. O'Brien. A/Programme Manager. General Hospital Care Dr. B. O’Donnell. Dublin Medical Officer of Health Mr. J. Curran. A/Technical Services Officer Mr. M. Gallagher. Finance Officer Ms. M. Kelly. Personnel Officer Mr. M. O'Connor. Secretary 2 12/1/1995 1/1995 CONDOLENCES On the proposal of the Chairman votes of sympathy were passed with: • Dick Bennett. Chief Nursing Officer, on the death of his brother. • Peggy Dempsey. Telephonist. Dr. Steevens’ Hospital on the death of her mother. 2/1995 CHAIRMAN'S BUSINESS The Chairman read the following report which was noted by the Board: 1. Welcome to Ms. Mary Whitty I am sure members will join with me in welcoming Ms. Mary Whitty to her first meeting of our Board. Ms. Whitty who. I understand, is a qualified nurse, is a member of Arklow U.D.C. Ms. Whitty has been appointed as a member of our Board by the Minister for Health to replace Dr. Dick Whitty. deceased. 2. Appointment of Deputy Bernard Dnrkan as Minister of State at the Department of Social Welfare I am sure members will join with me in congratulating Deputy Bernard Durkan. a former member of our Board, on his appointment as Minister for State at the Department of Social Welfare. Deputy Durkan has written to me expressing his thanks for the good wishes which 1 sent him when I heard of his appointment and thanking the members and officers for the co-operation which he had received while he was a member of our Board. 3. Letter from Mr. Charles Acton I have received a letter dated 10th January. 1995 from Mr. Charles Acton. Carrickmines Station. Dublin 18 expressing his thanks in respect of the treatment he had received from all the staff in St. Columcille's Hospital. Loughlinstown following his emergency admission there on 14th December 1994. 4. Special Meeting of Community Care Programme Committee I wish to advise members that a special meeting of Community Care Programme Committee will be held in Dr. Steevens' Hospital on Monday. 30th January. 1995 at 11 am to consider the Report on Drug Misuse Services which was referred to it at the December meeting of our Board. 5. Budget Working Group Meeting A meeting of the Budget Working Group has been arranged for Friday. 20th January. 1995 at 11 am at Dr. Steevens’ Hospital. Members of the Budget Working Group have been notified regarding this meeting. 6. Special Committee on Ballymun I wish to advise members that the meeting of the Special Committee on Ballymun which had been arranged for Monday next 16th January, has been postponed until Monday 23rd January. 3 12/1/1995 3/1995 MINUTES OF MONTHLY MEETING HELD ON 15TH DECEMBER. 1994 The minutes of the monthly meeting held on 15th December, 1994. having been circulated, were confirmed on a proposal by Cllr. Dr. O'Conneu, seconded by Dr. CHerlihy. (a) Matters Arising from the Minutes Cllr. Reilly requested that the motion which had been tabled by Deputy Durkan for the December meeting of our Board should be tabled in his name for the February meeting of our Board. Cllr. Ridge referred to the minute on page 219 regarding the BCG-vaccination scheme and requested a list of the areas in which the tuberculin test on school children in 4th. 5th and 6th classes had been restored. Mr. McGuire asked that his name be recorded in the minute on page 220 regarding the letter which members had received from the Chairman of the Eastern Health Social and Sports Club Limited. Dr. Smith referred to minute 153/1994 (2) regarding the manner in which Programme Committees function as visiting committees and said he was not in favour of the format proposed for the review by the three Programme Committee Chairpersons in consultation with the three ProgrammeManagers. He would prefer if four members in addition to the three Programme Committee Chairpersons could participate in the review. The Secretary clarified that, at the December meeting of our Board, it had been agreed that the initial review would be undertaken as outlined and that the outcome of the review would be the subject of further discussion by our Board. 4/1995 QUESTIONS TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER On a proposal by Deputy Callely. seconded by Cllr. Farrell. it was agreed to answer the questions which had been lodged. 1. Cllr. C. O'Connor To ask the Chief Executive Officer to confirm action he now proposes to deal with the long waiting lists in Tallaght. and other parts of the South Dublin County Council area, for orthodontic dental treatment?" Reply Our Board's proposals for the development of Orthodontic Services include an agreement with the Dublin Dental Hospital for the joint appointment of a Professor/Consultant in Orthodontics and two Consultants/Lecturers. Half of these three Consultants' time will be dedicated to the treatment of our Board's clients. One of these Consultants will take up duty in March 1995. Our Board is also developing linkages with St. James's and Beaumont Hospitals for consultant orthodontic treatment both in the short and in the longer term. Our Board is also currently conducting a recruitment campaign for Consultants in Orthodontics and the results are awaited. Our Board's plans for the development of Orthodontic Services also include the training of a number of wholetime dentists on our Staff and their employment following M.Orth qualification, as specialist orthodontists. A further person with M.Orth qualification is currently being recruited. Also a number of our Board's dentists have the necessary experience and training to provide minor orthodontic treatment and this is being done on an ongoing basis. 4 12/1/1995 Waiting period for treatment for those in Category 1 is currently less than one year. 200 category 1 patients are currently being dealt with under an arrangement with both the Dublin Dental Hospital and St. James's Hospital. A total of approximately 1.800 patients in Category 2 are currently receiving treatment. Our waiting list is being kept under close review and whilst there has been some improvement in our capacity to provide treatment for patients in this Category, nevertheless, increasing demand for treatment has prevented any improvement to date in the waiting period of four and a half years approximately. Urgent cases requiring priority treatment are dealt with more quickly if this is considered necessary. However it is hoped to make a significant improvement on this waiting period with the availability of additional qualified staff during the coming year. We are not at present in a position to offer fixed appliances therapy to Category 3 patients whose requirement is largely cosmetic. Those who are assessed as in need of treatment with removable appliances therapy are treated by our own dental staff who have appropriate training and expertise and the waiting period is not significant. The position regarding the provision of orthodontic treatment services in all of our Board's area including Tallaght and the South Dublin County Council area, and the waiting period for same, will continue to be kept under close review. 2. Cllr. C. O'Connor To ask the Chief Executive Officer to up-date the Board on the further development of community care services in the Tallaght area including the acquisition of new premises?" Reply Community Services generally are being developed throughout our Board's area, including the Tallaght Area, and particularly in those areas which have been ear-marked for specific additional funding. These include child care services, dental services, general practitioner services, drugs and AIDS services, mental handicap services, mental health services and services for the elderly. Our Board's capital projects in the Tallaght area include the provision of a new health centre in West Tallaght. Planning of this new Health Centre is at an advanced stage and will be discussed with members from the area in the very near future. Our Board is also providing financial assistance for two general practitioner pilot projects in the Tallaght area which will include the construction of new practice premises. Our Board has also recently acquired a new premises situated at 16 Main Road. Tallaght for use as a family resource centre which will replace the family resource centre which was formerly located at St.
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