National Treatment Purchase Fund Data

Monday, 11 September 2017

Questions (1240)

Michael Harty

Question:

1240. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Health the type of procedures and the number of each type of procedure which have been carried out under the national treatment purchase fund to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38483/17]

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Minister for Health

Reducing waiting times for the longest waiting patients is one of this Government's key priorities. Consequently, Budget 2017 allocated €20 million to the NTPF, rising to €55 million in 2018.

In order to reduce the numbers of long-waiting patients, I asked the HSE to develop Waiting List Action Plans for 2017 in the areas of Inpatient/Daycase, Scoliosis and Outpatient Services. These plans have been published and their implementation is ongoing. In addition, the NTPF is currently rolling out its Daycase Waiting List Initiative focused on those waiting longest for daycase treatment.

The NTPF has advised that, as of 6 September, the number of procedures undertaken through NTPF funding in 2017 are as follows:

NTPF Insourcing in Public Hospitals:

Procedure	CANs issued	Offers Accepted	Surgery Complete
Dental	120	60	2
Cystoscopies	655	10
Angiograms	412
Cataracts	942	412	102
Carpal Tunnel Release	15	9
Hip Replacement	49	7
Knee Replacement	35	12
Knee Arthroscopy	46	28
Inguinal Hernia	52
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy	71
Veins	82	20
Gynaecology	6
Urology	11
Total as of 6 September 2017	2,496	558	104

NTPF Outsourcing to Private Hospitals:

Procedure	CANs issued	Offers Accepted	Surgery Complete
Cataracts	3,356	1,427	707
Septoplasty	89	50	20
Angiograms	412	165	93
Lesions	449	95	9
Cystoscopy	272	43	20
Veins	537	251	84
DCR (Eye Procedure)	12	6	3
Vasectomy	33	15	11
Entropian	52	11	6
Ectropian	32	2	1
Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ)	51
Total as of 6 September 2017	5,295	2,065	954