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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 March 2014

Tuesday, 4 March 2014

Questions (425)

Richard Boyd Barrett

Question:

425. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the number of patients with spinal injuries that have been transferred from Tallaght hospital to the Mater Private Hospital for treatment; and if this transfer was under the National Treatment Purchase Fund. [10547/14]

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I have been advised by the HSE that Tallaght Hospital has entered into a Service Level Agreement with the Mater Private Hospital, approved by the HSE, for the provision of spinal surgery. Under this agreement, 630 patients who had been awaiting an outpatient spinal appointment for greater than 12 months were transferred to the Mater Private and will be reviewed by specialist surgeons there. In addition, 31 non-complex deformity spinal patients who were waiting longer than eight months for surgery have had their procedure carried out in the Mater Private under this agreement, while a further 42 complex deformity spinal patients are being reviewed by the Mater Private to assess their surgical requirements.

Tallaght Hospital is working with the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital and the HSE to explore solutions that can address spinal service needs across both hospitals and this process will be informed by the ongoing work of the National Clinical Care Programme for Orthopaedics in developing a national model of care for spinal patients.

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