Noel Ahern
Question:157 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for Health and Children if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 132 of 11 May 2000, he will provide updated figures for the three tables included thereon. [20618/01]
Written Answers. - Health Service Statistics.
The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the following table:
Table 1
Publicly Funded Acute Hospitals:
Number of In-Patient Admissions, Out-Patient Attendances and Procedures Performed, 1999 and 2000.
|
Year |
In-patient Admissions (including day cases) |
Out-Patient Attendances |
Procedures Performed |
|
1999 |
827,373 |
1,930,942 |
971,457 |
|
2000* |
870,401 |
2,019,019 |
1,108,405 |
*Provisional data.
Table 2
Number of Consultant Posts in the Public Sector at
1 January 2001
|
Year |
Number |
|
2001 |
1,560 |
Source: Comhairle na nOspidéal.
Table 3
Wholetime Equivalent Numbers Employed in the Public Health Services at 31 December 1999.
|
Year |
Management/Admin. |
Medical/Dental |
Nursing |
ParaMedical |
SupportServices |
Maintenance/Technical |
Total |
|
1999 |
10,525 |
5,384 |
27,154 |
6,831 |
21,372 |
1,591 |
72,859 |
Notes:
(i) The grade category of management/administration also includes such staff as consultants' secretaries, community welfare officers, out-patient department personnel, ward clerks, medical records personnel, telephonists and computer personnel who are engaged in front line duties.
(ii) Slight discrepancies in reported figures are due to rounding.
Source: Health Service Personnel Census, Department of Health and Children.