Patient Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 December 2017

Thursday, 14 December 2017

Questions (444)

Billy Kelleher

Question:

444. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of persons attending the rapid access prostate clinic in cancer centres in 2017; and the number of persons attending prostate rapid clinics that attended or were offered an appointment within 20 working days of receipt of referral in the cancer centres over the same time period. [53895/17]

Written answers

Minister for Health

A total of 2,509 patients have attended the Rapid Access Prostate Clinic as of end October 2017. Of these, 1,441 were offered an appointment within 20 working days of receipt of referral in the cancer centre.