Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Tuesday, 6 November 2018

Questions (697)

Lisa Chambers

Question:

697. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the wait time for outpatient appointments at Mayo University Hospital and Galway University Hospital in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45531/18]

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Minister for Health

In relation to the question raised by the Deputy, the following table contains the Outpatient waiting list figures for December 2012-2017 respectively and for September 2018. The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) has advised that it only started collecting accurate Outpatient data towards the end of 2012 and therefore, do not have any data in respect of 2010 and 2011.

Outpatient Waiting List Figures

-	0-3 months	3-6 months	6-9 months	9-12 months	12-15 months	15-18 months	18+ months	Total
Galway University Hospital
21/12/2012	11,537	5,688	4,215	3,210	3,156	2,686	14,231	44,723
31/12/2013	11,039	5,783	4,698	2,428	502	399	639	25,488
31/12/2014	12,096	6,222	4,486	4,094	2,334	1,630	3,146	34,008
31/12/2015	12,263	5,748	4,430	3,412	1,923	626	867	29,269
31/12/2016	12,277	6,912	5,095	3,754	2,666	1,668	2,435	34,807
31/12/2017	12,469	6,723	5,074	4,014	2,897	2,372	4,855	38,404
30/09/2018	13,151	7,243	4,493	3,805	2,849	2,290	5,772	39,603
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Mayo General Hospital
21/12/2012	2,734	1,351	1,051	861	512	514	2,163	9,186
31/12/2013	2,704	1,024	684	271	125	58	217	5,083
31/12/2014	2,657	836	691	473	352	267	458	5,734
31/12/2015	2,612	797	586	543	432	113	198	5,281
31/12/2016	2,671	1,108	726	614	471	354	977	6,921
31/12/2017	2,708	1,091	710	645	628	569	2,170	8,521
30/09/2018	2,459	1,352	785	522	461	363	2,354	8,296