National Treatment Purchase Fund Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 March 2017

Tuesday, 21 March 2017

Questions (916)

John Brassil

Question:

916. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the amount of the National Treatment Purchase Fund €5 million funding that has been provided to the South-South West Hospitals Group for the day case waiting list; the number of patients that have had procedures from this hospital; the amount of funding provided to this hospital that is remaining and of the excess of 2000 day cases across the country managed through this process; the number that are patients from South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital and of these the number that are ophthalmology patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13633/17]

Written answers

Minister for Health

In December 2016, I granted approval to the NTPF to dedicate €5m to a daycase waiting list initiative with the aim of ensuring that no patient will be waiting more than 18 months for a daycase procedure by 30 June 2017. The focus of this initiative will be those lists with large numbers of long waiting patients including Ophthalmology.

In excess of 2000 daycases will be managed through this process and the NTPF has indicated that outsourcing of treatment will commence shortly. As part of this Daycase Waiting List Initiative, the NTPF will be in a position to report on the numbers of patients treated under the Initiative, including by Hospital Group.