Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 December 2019
410. Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient appointments outstanding for more than two, three and four years, respectively, at the end of November 2019, by each reporting hospital in tabular form. [53000/19]
View answerReducing waiting time for patients for hospital operations and procedures is a key priority for Government. In this regard, the Government is committed to improving waiting times for hospital appointments and procedures.
Budget 2020 announced that the Government has further increased investment in tackling waiting lists, with funding to the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) increasing from €75 million in 2019 to €100 million in 2020.
My Department is working with the HSE and NTPF to develop the Scheduled Care Access Plan 2020. The National Service Plan 2020 will set out HSE planned activity level for the year ahead, while the NTPF will work with the hospital system to provide additionality to improve access to inpatient/daycase treatment and with a particular focus on hospital outpatient services.
In this regard, I would encourage all hospital groups and individual hospitals to engage with the NTPF to identify waiting list proposals for the remainder of this year and for 2020.
The data requested by the Deputy is outlined in the attached documents. This information is also available on the NTPF website at: https://www.ntpf.ie/home/nwld.htm
Waiting List Figures as at 28/11/2019, Published by the National Treatment Purchase Fund on 13th December 2019
Over Two Years
*Due to the small volume of patients waiting in certain hospitals, to preserve patient confidentiality, when the amount of patients is <5, these have been aggregated into a 'Small Volume Hospitals' cohort.
|
Hospital Group |
Hospital |
Number. |
|
Dublin Midlands Hospital Group |
2+ years |
|
|
Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise |
68 |
|
|
Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore |
3487 |
|
|
Naas General Hospital |
1089 |
|
|
St. James's Hospital |
1827 |
|
|
Tallaght University Hospital |
6228 |
|
|
Ireland East Hospital Group |
||
|
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital |
6620 |
|
|
Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar |
1005 |
|
|
Our Lady's Hospital Navan |
58 |
|
|
Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital |
2749 |
|
|
St. Columcille's Hospital |
574 |
|
|
St. Luke's General Hospital Kilkenny |
207 |
|
|
St. Vincent's University Hospital |
757 |
|
|
RCSI Hospitals Group |
||
|
Beaumont Hospital |
599 |
|
|
Cavan General Hospital |
323 |
|
|
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda |
363 |
|
|
Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown |
44 |
|
|
Saolta University Health Care Group |
||
|
Galway University Hospitals |
4670 |
|
|
Letterkenny University Hospital |
2310 |
|
|
Mayo University Hospital |
1659 |
|
|
Portiuncula University Hospital |
86 |
|
|
Roscommon University Hospital |
641 |
|
|
Sligo University Hospital |
1016 |
|
|
South/South West Hospital Group |
||
|
Cork University Hospital |
2323 |
|
|
Mallow General Hospital |
157 |
|
|
Mercy University Hospital |
414 |
|
|
South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital |
4065 |
|
|
South Tipperary General Hospital |
135 |
|
|
University Hospital Waterford |
7334 |
|
|
Cork University Maternity Hospital |
0 |
|
|
University Hospital Kerry |
1034 |
|
|
University of Limerick Hospital Group |
||
|
Croom Orthopaedic Hospital |
1573 |
|
|
Ennis Hospital |
64 |
|
|
Nenagh Hospital |
55 |
|
|
University Hospital Limerick |
5092 |
|
|
Children's Health Ireland |
||
|
CHI at Crumlin |
3651 |
|
|
CHI at Temple St |
1636 |
|
|
CHI at Tallaght |
525 |
|
|
Small Volume Hospitals |
10 |
|
|
Grand Total |
64448 |
Over 3 Years
*Due to the small volume of patients waiting in certain hospitals, to preserve patient confidentiality, when the amount of patients is <5, these have been aggregated into a 'Small Volume Hospitals' cohort.
|
Hospital Group |
Hospital |
Number. |
|
Dublin Midlands Hospital Group |
3+ yrs |
|
|
Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore |
1462 |
|
|
Naas General Hospital |
293 |
|
|
St. James's Hospital |
610 |
|
|
Tallaght University Hospital |
2199 |
|
|
Ireland East Hospital Group |
||
|
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital |
1942 |
|
|
Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar |
365 |
|
|
Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital |
916 |
|
|
St. Columcille's Hospital |
156 |
|
|
St. Luke's General Hospital Kilkenny |
116 |
|
|
St. Vincent's University Hospital |
46 |
|
|
RCSI Hospitals Group |
||
|
Beaumont Hospital |
202 |
|
|
Cavan General Hospital |
38 |
|
|
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda |
53 |
|
|
Saolta University Health Care Group |
||
|
Galway University Hospitals |
1374 |
|
|
Letterkenny University Hospital |
676 |
|
|
Mayo University Hospital |
837 |
|
|
Portiuncula University Hospital |
23 |
|
|
Roscommon University Hospital |
155 |
|
|
Sligo University Hospital |
222 |
|
|
South/South West Hospital Group |
||
|
Cork University Hospital |
507 |
|
|
Mercy University Hospital |
94 |
|
|
South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital |
1163 |
|
|
University Hospital Waterford |
2037 |
|
|
University Hospital Kerry |
55 |
|
|
University of Limerick Hospital Group |
||
|
Croom Orthopaedic Hospital |
599 |
|
|
Ennis Hospital |
44 |
|
|
Nenagh Hospital |
8 |
|
|
University Hospital Limerick |
1427 |
|
|
Children's Health Ireland |
||
|
CHI at Crumlin |
1572 |
|
|
CHI at Temple St |
279 |
|
|
CHI at Tallaght |
64 |
|
|
Small Volume Hospitals |
5 |
|
|
Grand Total |
19539 |
Over Four Years.
*Due to the small volume of patients waiting in certain hospitals, to preserve patient confidentiality, when the amount of patients is <5, these have been aggregated into a 'Small Volume Hospitals' cohort.
|
Hospital Group |
Hospital |
Number |
|
Dublin Midlands Hospital Group |
||
|
Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore |
163 |
|
|
St. James's Hospital |
203 |
|
|
Tallaght University Hospital |
764 |
|
|
Ireland East Hospital Group |
||
|
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital |
363 |
|
|
Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar |
144 |
|
|
Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital |
205 |
|
|
Saolta University Health Care Group |
||
|
Galway University Hospitals |
185 |
|
|
Letterkenny University Hospital |
25 |
|
|
Mayo University Hospital |
298 |
|
|
Sligo University Hospital |
20 |
|
|
South/South West Hospital Group |
||
|
South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital |
228 |
|
|
University Hospital Waterford |
262 |
|
|
University of Limerick Hospital Group |
||
|
Croom Orthopaedic Hospital |
120 |
|
|
Ennis Hospital |
23 |
|
|
University Hospital Limerick |
328 |
|
|
Children's Health Ireland |
||
|
CHI at Crumlin |
462 |
|
|
Small Volume Hospitals |
14 |
|
|
Grand Total |
3807 |
