Hospitals Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 7 September 2018

Friday, 7 September 2018

Questions (822)

David Cullinane

Question:

822. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of cardiac procedures carried out in all acute hospitals here, including angiography, PCI, permanent pacemaker and implantable defibrillator, in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by hospital; the number of laboratories operational in each hospital; the number of procedures carried out in each laboratory in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36239/18]

Written answers

Minister for Health

As the Deputy is aware, I established a national review of specialised cardiac services, which is now underway, with the aim of achieving the best patient outcomes at population level by establishing the need for an optimal configuration of a national adult cardiac service with a particular emphasis on the safety, quality and sustainability of the services that patients receive. To this end, the information on cath lab activities and procedures that the deputy is seeking is being collected by the national review to form part of its analysis and will be published as such in due course.