Questions from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 39818-26, 39819-26, 39820-26, 39821-26, 39824-26, 39825-26 & 39827-26

To ask the Minister for Health whether any internal risk assessment, service review, or operational assessment identified the absence of SCAN nurses in the HSE Mid West as a deficiency, unmet service need, or patient-safety concern at any time since 2020. [PQ 39818/26]

To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE first identified the need for dedicated SCAN nurses in the HSE Mid-West region. [PQ 39819/26]

To ask the Minister for Health whether the HSE conducted any benchmarking comparing SCAN coverage across HSE regions prior to approving funding for two SCAN nurses in the Mid-West. [PQ 39820/26]

To ask the Minister for Health whether any adverse incident reviews, crisis response reviews, or emergency department escalation reviews referenced the absence of SCAN services in the Mid-West. [PQ 39821/26]

To ask the Minister for Health whether the Department or HSE considers the provision of only two SCAN nurses sufficient for the Mid West population and crisis demand profile. [PQ 39824/26]

To ask the Minister for Health when the two approved SCAN nurse posts for the Mid-West are expected to become operational. [PQ 39825/26]

To ask the Minister for Health whether any business case or service development proposal supporting the Mid-West SCAN expansion will be published. [PQ 39827/26]