Improving access to hospital treatment is a key priority for government. Budget 2019 announced a funding increase from €55 million to €75 million to the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) to provide treatment for patients.
My Department is working closely with the NTPF and the HSE to finalise a Scheduled Care Access Plan for inpatients/day case and outpatients for 2019. In this regard, the NTPF and the HSE will continue to work closely with Hospital Groups, inviting proposals to improve access for patients waiting for either Inpatient/Daycase or Outpatient procedures.
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tables.
Hospital name
|
Mayo General Hospital
|
Specialty
|
(All)
|
WL Status
|
(All)
|
Column Labels
0-3Months
|
3-6Months
|
6-9Months
|
9-12Months
|
12-15Months
|
15-18Months
|
2680
|
1022
|
967
|
671
|
489
|
419
|
table contd.
18-21Months
|
21-24Months
|
24-36Months
|
36-48Months
|
48+Months
|
Grand Total
|
348
|
364
|
1016
|
536
|
144
|
8656
|
Hospital name
|
Galway University Hospital
|
Specialty
|
(All)
|
WL Status
|
(All)
|
Column Labels
0-3Months
|
3-6Months
|
6-9Months
|
9-12Months
|
12-15Months
|
15-18Months
|
12968
|
6827
|
4775
|
3364
|
2872
|
2198
|
table contd.
18-21Months
|
21-24Months
|
24-36Months
|
36-48Months
|
48+Months
|
Grand Total
|
1902
|
1312
|
2611
|
453
|
71
|
39353
|