Health Services

Wednesday, 1 July 2026

Questions (284, 285)

Ciarán Ahern

Question:

284. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health to ensure that all mental health services implementing the TrakCare electronic health record system comply with Regulation 27 (Maintenance of Records), which requires records to be maintained so as to ensure completeness, accuracy and ease of retrieval (details supplied); to provide details of the governance, audit, training and assurance measures in place to ensure that patient records are complete, accurate and retrievable at the point of care and during Mental Health Commission inspections; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49975/26]

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Ciarán Ahern

Question:

285. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the arrangements in place to monitor the implementation of the TrakCare electronic health record system across mental health services; how compliance with regulatory requirements, including Regulation 27 (Maintenance of Records), will be assessed during and after implementation; the key performance, quality and safety indicators that will be monitored; the measures being taken to assure that the transition to electronic records does not adversely affect patient safety, continuity of care, clinical standards, access to information at the point of care, or compliance with Mental Health Commission requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49976/26]

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Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health (Deputy Mary Butler)

I propose to take Question No 284 and question No 285 together.

As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.