The NTPF has advised my Department that it did not have a direct role in the commissioning of patient treatments in 2016 and 2015. The procurement of treatments was carried out by the HSE and the role of the NTPF was the administration of the payments to the hospitals.
In addition, the NTPF has indicated that the 2017 Annual Financial Statements have not yet been finalised and as a result the data requested by the Deputy in relation to 2017 is not currently available.
In response to the specific question from the Deputy, details of the treatments undertaken by the NTPF by type of medical facility/hospital between 2014 and 2016 are set out in the table.
Patient Care Expenditure by Payee
|
2016
|
2015
|
2014
|
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
|
|
|
|
Private Hospitals
|
30,387,932
|
21,330,689
|
|
Voluntary Hospitals
|
|
15,000
|
|
Public Hospitals
|
|
|
484,193
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
30,387,932
|
21,345,689
|
484,193
|
|
|
|
|
|
2016
|
2015
|
2014
|
Patient Care Expenditure by speciality
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
|
|
|
|
Orthopaedics
|
12,958,057
|
5,509,381
|
|
ENT
|
4,286,291
|
3,794,944
|
|
General Surgery
|
3,533,586
|
2,689,430
|
484,193
|
Ophthalmology
|
2,338,225
|
992,493
|
|
Gynaecology
|
1,416,340
|
430,835
|
|
Non-cosmetic Plastic Surgery
|
1,402,816
|
977,058
|
|
Vascular Surgery
|
1,219,941
|
561,278
|
|
Urology
|
1,203,697
|
2,473,238
|
|
Neurosurgery
|
652,283
|
1,378,357
|
|
Cardiac Surgery/ Cardiology
|
614,518
|
1,537,431
|
|
Radiology
|
408,064
|
770,633
|
|
Dental and Oral Surgery
|
208,575
|
110,575
|
|
Surgical Dermatology
|
78,846
|
45,944
|
|
Rheumatology
|
35,832
|
42,281
|
|
Pain Management
|
26,741
|
757
|
|
Neurology
|
4,119
|
31,055
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
30,387,932
|
21,345,689
|
484,193
|