Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
1686. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the allocation of €55 million in 2018 to fund the National Treatment Purchase Fund to address waiting lists for those waiting longest; the amount of this funding now spent; the number of patients who have been treated under the auspices of the fund to date in 2018; and the number who have been treated since the fund’s restoration in 2016. [34101/18]
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 recently launched Inpatient/Day Case Action Plan outlines the combined impact of HSE and NTPF activity in 2018 to reduce the number of patients waiting for treatment. In 2018 the NTPF will outsource 22,000 inpatient day cases, while the HSE will deliver 1.14 million hospital operations or procedures.
The NTPF advises that to date in 2018, 11,135 patients have had treatment arranged under its auspices, while 9,290 of these patients have had their treatment completed.
In total, since the restoration of the NTPF in 2017, 20,655 patients have had their treatment arranged, while 15,907 have completed their treatment.
In terms of funding, to the end of June 2018 the NTPF has spent a total of €21.4 million.
A further breakdown of the numbers that have undergone specific procedures is attached for the Deputy.
NTPF Procedures Treated in 2017 and YTD 2018
|
Procedures Treated |
Procedures Treated 2017 |
Procedures treated Jan-April 2018 |
|
Angiograms |
390 |
402 |
|
Cataracts |
2,983 |
2,013 |
|
Cystoscopies |
550 |
526 |
|
Dental/ Maxillo Facial |
141 |
90 |
|
Excision of Lesions |
157 |
239 |
|
Joint replacements |
231 |
521 |
|
Laproscopic Cholecystectomies |
103 |
74 |
|
Septoplasties |
205 |
123 |
|
Tonsils |
535 |
458 |
|
Varicose Veins |
236 |
243 |
|
Neuro surgery |
22 |
- |
|
Cardio Thoracic |
30 |
22 |
|
Other |
334 |
308 |
|
Totals |
5,917 |
5,019 |
|
GI Scopes |
700 |
753 |
