Mary Coughlan
Question:264 Ms Coughlan asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients on public waiting lists in Letterkenny and Sligo general hospitals under each consultant in each hospital. [4293/99]
Vol. 500 No. 4
264 Ms Coughlan asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients on public waiting lists in Letterkenny and Sligo general hospitals under each consultant in each hospital. [4293/99]
The information requested by the Deputy in respect of the quarter ending on 31 December 1998, the latest period for which information is available, for the North-Western Health Board, is set out in the following table. The information requested by the Deputy is not currently collected at consultant level.
My Department is currently awaiting waiting list returns in respect of quarter ended 31 December from a number of agencies. I expect that the up to date national return will be validated and available shortly.
LetterkennyGeneralHospital |
SligoGeneralHospital |
|
ENT |
0 |
1,005 |
General Surgery |
230 |
118 |
Gynaecology |
97 |
74 |
Ophthalmology |
0 |
387 |
Orthopaedics |
163 |
194 |
Urology |
169 |
0 |
Vascular Surgery |
146 |
2 |
Total |
805 |
1,780 |