Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 July 2018
367. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for hip surgery in the CUMH and South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29196/18]
View answerImproving 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 Action Plan includes a particular focus on hip and knee replacements, and commits to offering procedures to all patients waiting more than 9 months for a hip and/or knee replacement in 2018, if clinically suitable for treatment in an outsourced facility.
The NTPF advises that the active Inpatient/Daycase waiting list for South Infirmary Hospital Cork shows that there are 92 patients on the waiting list for hip surgery and of these, 87% are waiting 6 months or less. Currently, there no waiters for hip surgery at CUMH.
