Micheál Martin
Question:366. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for back surgery in CUMH; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29195/18]
View answerTuesday, 3 July 2018
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Improving waiting times for hospital procedures is a key commitment in the Programme for Government and in 2018 €50 million was allocated to the NTPF to provide treatment for patients. The Inpatient/Day Case Action Plan outlines the combined impact of HSE and NTPF activity in 2018.
In 2018 the NTPF will provide 22,000 inpatient day case procedures through both insourcing and outsourcing, while the HSE will deliver 1.14 million hospital operations or procedures.
The NTPF advise that the active Inpatient/Daycase waiting list for Cork University Hospital shows that there are 26 patients on the waiting list for spinal procedures and of these, 23 are waiting 3 months or less.