The Health Service Executive’s National Service Plan 2013 (NSP2013), approved by the Minister on 9th January 2013, sets out the type and volume of services to be delivered by the Executive in 2013 and is informed by the Department of Health’s (DoH) Statement of Strategy 2011 – 2014 and Future Health:. A Strategic Framework for Reform of the Health Service 2012 – 2015, both of which set out the Government’s priorities for the health services. The HSE is committed to supporting the Programme for Government change agenda which will bring about significant changes to the way health services are managed and delivered in 2013 and beyond. This National Operational Plan has therefore been developed to support the implementation of NSP2013 by setting out a national position for each main care group / programme in order to guide the translation of national policy into the four Regional Service Plans and the three Hospital Group Plans: ⌐ HSE Dublin Mid Leinster ⌐ HSE Dublin North East ⌐ HSE South ⌐ HSE West ⌐ Mid Western Regional Hospitals’ Group ⌐ Galway and Roscommon Hospitals’ Group ⌐ Louth Meath Hospital Group It is recommended that the NSP2013 is read in conjunction with this Operational Plan.