Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2017
1017. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of cataract surgeries cancelled by the hospital in hospitals located across the State in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37587/17]
View answerCancellation of elective procedures can occur for a variety of exceptional reasons including cancellations because a bed or the clinical team are not available, cancellations by the patient or because the patient may not be fit for surgery at the time.
Maintaining scheduled care access for all patients and managing emergency demand at times is challenging, however all efforts are made to limit cancellations particularly for clinically urgent procedures.
In response to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
