National Review of GP Out of Hours Service - Health Service ...

Glossary
DoHC: Department of Health and Children
HSE:
Health Services Executive
RDO: Regional Director of Operations.
GPVTS:
General Practitioner Vocational Training Scheme.
NMPDU: Nursing and Midwifery Planning and Development Unit.
HSE Transformation Programme: The Transformation Programme refers to the
HSE’s stated transformation priorities for 2007‐2010.
Value for Money Programme: There is an explicit legislative requirement on the
HSE to deliver value for money which is set out in the Health Act 2004, Section 7
(5) (e). In addition, compliance with Department of Finance Guidelines on Value
for Money is a general condition of the Minister for Finance’s sanction to incur
public expenditure.
HIQA: Health Information and Quality Authority whose function is to develop
health
information; promote and implement quality assurance programmes
n ationally; and oversee health technology assessment.
GMS patient: A person who has established their eligibility for a medical card on
the basis that they are unable to provide general practitioner, medical and surgical
services for themse lves and their dependents without undue hardship
Non­GMS patient: A patient who does not qualify for a medical card.
PCRS: The Primary Care Re‐imbursement Service administers payments to
doctors, pharmacists and dentists who provide services under the Primary Care
Re‐imbursement Service (PCRS) scheme. All aspects of the management and
operation of the Primary Care Re‐imbursement Schemes are operated through the
HSE.
This scheme was previously called the General Medical Services Payments
Board.
Out of Hours: Outside of normal working hours between 6pm and 8am on Monday
to Friday and for .
the 24 hour period on Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays
‘Red­Eye’ shift: The
following morning.
period of operation between 12 midnight and 8am the
Supplementary grants: A payment made to GPs under the GMS contract to
encourage their involvement in out of hours’ rotas with GP colleagues. This
payment may also be assigned by a doctor to another medical practitioner
participating in the GMS who undertakes, with the permission of the HSE, to take
care of his/her patients for all or part of the out of hours’ period.