Written Answers Nos. 2469-2487
2469. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a psychology appointment in primary care as of 1 July 2021 or the latest date available; the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [37902/21]
View answerAs this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to restore its IT capacity and resume normal services. Members of the Oireachtas will be advised as soon as the HSE is again in a position to provide responses to PQs and are encouraged to resubmit their Parliamentary Questions at that point.
2470. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a counselling appointment in primary care as of 1 July 2021 or the latest date available; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [37903/21]
View answerAs this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to restore its IT capacity and resume normal services. Members of the Oireachtas will be advised as soon as the HSE is again in a position to provide responses to PQs and are encouraged to resubmit their Parliamentary Questions at that point.
2471. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a child and adolescent mental health services appointment in primary care as of 1 July 2021 or the latest date available; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [37904/21]
View answerAs this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to restore its IT capacity and resume normal services. Members of the Oireachtas will be advised as soon as the HSE is again in a position to provide responses to PQs and are encouraged to resubmit their Parliamentary Questions at that point.
2472. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health units to date in 2021. [37905/21]
View answerAs this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to restore its IT capacity and resume normal services. Members of the Oireachtas will be advised as soon as the HSE is again in a position to provide responses to PQs and are encouraged to resubmit their Parliamentary Questions at that point.
2473. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of home support hours currently being provided in each LHO area as of 1 July 2021 or the latest date available; the way this compares to target in each LHO for the same time period; the number of persons currently on the waiting list for home support hours in each LHO area; and the number waiting 0 to three, three to six, six to 12 and more than 12 months plus, respectively. [37906/21]
View answerAs this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to restore its IT capacity and resume normal services. Members of the Oireachtas will be advised as soon as the HSE is again in a position to provide responses to PQs and are encouraged to resubmit their Parliamentary Questions at that point.
2474. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme as of 1 July 2021 or the latest date available; the average waiting time; the number of persons currently awaiting placement under the scheme; and the length of time waiting in tabular form. [37907/21]
View answerAs this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to restore its IT capacity and resume normal services. Members of the Oireachtas will be advised as soon as the HSE is again in a position to provide responses to PQs and are encouraged to resubmit their Parliamentary Questions at that point.
2475. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of public patients that have been removed from outpatient lists in 2021 as a result of a validation exercise and not as a result of having an appointment with a consultant for each public and voluntary hospital in tabular form. [37908/21]
View answerPeriodic validation forms an essential part of best practice in relation to the management of hospital waiting lists.
Validation is a process whereby hospital administration contacts patients on waiting lists at pre-planned intervals to ensure that patients are ready, willing, suitable and available to attend a hospital appointment or if they wish to be removed.
For a number of years validation was conducted at individual hospital level in Ireland but in 2018, the Minister for Health approved the establishment of the National Centralised Validation Unit (NCVU) within the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF). The establishment of a centralised function has facilitated the introduction of a standardised approach to validation of waiting lists across all hospitals and across Inpatient Day Case and Outpatient waiting lists.
The NCVU has advised that the validation programme was impacted due to the ongoing IT issues triggered by the recent HSE cyber- attack. The NCVU is working closely with all hospitals to resume and/or continue with the validation process as systems are restored across the acute hospital sites.
In relation to the data requested by the Deputy, the NCVU provided the attached document which outlines outpatient validation removal figures by hospital from 1st January to 9 July 2021.
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Name of Hospital & Group: |
No. of patients removed due to validation exercise from 01/01/2021 - 09/07/2021 |
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IEHG |
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Mater Misericordiae Hospital |
|
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St Vincent's Hospital |
|
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Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar |
74 |
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St Luke's General Hospital Kilkenny |
99 |
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Wexford General Hospital |
|
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Our Lady's Hospital Navan |
418 |
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St Columcille's Hospital |
456 |
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St Michael's Hospital |
342 |
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Cappagh Orthopaedic Hospital |
121 |
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Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital |
719 |
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Total: |
2229 |
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RCSI |
|
|
Beaumont Hospital |
0 |
|
Connolly Hospital |
0 |
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Our Lady's of Lourdes Drogheda |
0 |
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Louth County Hospital |
0 |
|
Cavan & Monaghan Hospitals |
0 |
|
The Rotunda Maternity Hospital |
53 |
|
Total: |
53 |
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DMHG |
|
|
St James Hospital |
1377 |
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Tallaght Hospital (AMNCH) |
2067 |
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Midland Regional Tullamore Hospital |
1409 |
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Naas General Hospital |
643 |
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Midland Regional Portlaoise Hospital |
761 |
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Total: |
6257 |
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ULHG |
|
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University Hospital Limerick |
2703 |
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Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Ennis |
151 |
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Nenagh Hospital |
110 |
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Croom Hospital |
433 |
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St John's Hospital |
88 |
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Total: |
3485 |
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SSWHG |
|
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Cork University Hospital |
1469 |
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University Hospital Waterford |
1212 |
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University Hospital Kerry |
889 |
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Mercy University Hospital |
316 |
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South Tipperary General Hospital |
0 |
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South Infirmary Victoria Hospital |
813 |
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Bantry General Hospital |
45 |
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Mallow General Hospital |
0 |
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Total: |
4744 |
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Saolta Hospital Group |
|
|
University Hospital Galway |
3919 |
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Sligo University Hospital |
1229 |
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Letterkenny University Hospital/ |
705 |
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Mayo University Hospital |
44 |
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Portiuncula Hospital |
404 |
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Roscommon University Hospital |
663 |
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Total: |
6964 |
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Children's Hospital Group |
|
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Crumlin Children's Hospital |
247 |
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Temple Street Children's Hospital |
439 |
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Tallaght Children's Hospital |
462 |
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Total: |
1148 |
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Grand Total: |
24880 |
2476. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards as of 1 July 2021; the number of general practitioner cards on the same date; and the number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis on that date. [37909/21]
View answerAs of 1st July 2021, the HSE Primary Care Reimbursement Service provisionally reported that there were 1,572,147 medical cards, of which 172,765 were provided on a discretionary basis and 525,135 GP Visit Cards, of which 35,159 were provided on a discretionary basis.
However it should be noted that due to the impact of the recent cyber-attack, eligibility data for this period may be subject to change once HSE systems are fully restored and the relevant data is reconciled.
2477. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges in each public and voluntary hospital at the end of June 2021; and the total number to date in 2021, in tabular form. [37910/21]
View answerAs this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE.
However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to restore its IT capacity and resume normal services. Members of the Oireachtas will be advised as soon as the HSE is again in a position to provide responses to PQs and are encouraged to resubmit their Parliamentary Questions at that point.
2478. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of bed days lost in each public and voluntary hospital owing to delayed discharges to date in 2021, in tabular form. [37911/21]
View answerAs this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE.
However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to restore its IT capacity and resume normal services. Members of the Oireachtas will be advised as soon as the HSE is again in a position to provide responses to PQs and are encouraged to resubmit their Parliamentary Questions at that point.
2479. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of patients aged 75 or over that experienced an emergency department wait time more than 24 hours during June 2021; the number to date in 2021; and the hospitals in which the wait occurred. [37912/21]
View answerAs this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE.
However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to restore its IT capacity and resume normal services. Members of the Oireachtas will be advised as soon as the HSE is again in a position to provide responses to PQs and are encouraged to resubmit their Parliamentary Questions at that point.
2480. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationwide in June 2021; the number of such ambulances that waited longer than 20 minutes to hand over patients, get their trolleys back and return to responding to calls; and the number that waited longer than 40, 60, 90, 120 and more than 180 minutes for same in tabular form. [37913/21]
View answerAs this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to restore its IT capacity and resume normal services. Members of the Oireachtas will be advised as soon as the HSE is again in a position to provide responses to PQs and are encouraged to resubmit their Parliamentary Questions at that point.
2481. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of spinal fusion patients for both Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin and Temple Street Children’s University Hospital for the end of June 2021 or the latest date available currently waiting less than four, four to eight and more than eight months; and if he will provide the same information for other spinal patients. [37914/21]
View answerAs this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to restore its IT capacity and resume normal services. Members of the Oireachtas will be advised as soon as the HSE is again in a position to provide responses to PQs and are encouraged to resubmit their Parliamentary Questions at that point.
2482. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for an MRI scan in the RCSI hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37915/21]
View answer2483. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for a CT scan in the RCSI hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37916/21]
View answer2484. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for an MRI scan in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37917/21]
View answer2485. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for a CT scan in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37918/21]
View answer2486. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for a bone scan in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37919/21]
View answer2487. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for an angiogram in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37920/21]
View answer2488. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37921/21]
View answer2489. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for cholangiopancreatography in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37922/21]
View answer2490. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37923/21]
View answer2491. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for an MRI scan in the South/South West hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37924/21]
View answer2492. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for a CT scan in the South/South West hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37925/21]
View answer2493. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for a bone scan in the South/South West hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37926/21]
View answer2494. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for an angiogram in the South/South West hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37927/21]
View answer2495. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram in the South/South West hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37928/21]
View answer2496. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for cholangiopancreatography in the South/South West hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37929/21]
View answer2497. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the South/South West hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37930/21]
View answer2498. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for an MRI scan in the Saolta hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37931/21]
View answer2499. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for a CT scan in the Saolta hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37932/21]
View answer2500. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for a bone scan in the Saolta hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37933/21]
View answer2501. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for an angiogram scan in the Saolta hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37934/21]
View answer2502. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram in the Saolta hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37935/21]
View answer2503. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for cholangiopancreatography in the Saolta hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37936/21]
View answer2504. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the Saolta hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37937/21]
View answer2505. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for an MRI scan in the University of Limerick hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37938/21]
View answer2506. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for a CT scan in the University of Limerick hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37939/21]
View answer2507. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for a bone scan in the University of Limerick hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37940/21]
View answer2508. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for an angiogram in the University of Limerick hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37941/21]
View answer2509. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram in the University of Limerick hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37942/21]
View answer2510. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for cholangiopancreatography in the University of Limerick hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37943/21]
View answer2511. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the University of Limerick hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37944/21]
View answer2512. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for a bone scan in the RCSI hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37945/21]
View answer2513. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for an angiogram in the RCSI hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37946/21]
View answer2514. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram in the RCSI hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37947/21]
View answer2515. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for cholangiopancreatography in the RCSI hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37948/21]
View answer2516. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the RCSI hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37949/21]
View answer2517. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for an MRI scan in the Ireland East hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37950/21]
View answer2518. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for a CT scan in the Ireland East hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37951/21]
View answer2519. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for a bone scan in the Ireland East hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37952/21]
View answer2520. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for an angiogram in the Ireland East hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37953/21]
View answer2521. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram in the Ireland East hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37954/21]
View answer2522. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for cholangiopancreatography in the Ireland East hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37955/21]
View answer2523. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2021 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the Ireland East hospital group for less than three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form. [37956/21]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 2482 to 2523, inclusive, together.
The HSE advises that a pilot project commenced in 2016 by the HSE Acute Hospitals Division to progress the collection of national radiology waiting list data. The project has been supported by the Radiology Clinical Care Programme and has involved key stakeholders across the system including the National Integrated Medical Imaging System (NIMIS) Team, Hospital Groups, and the support of the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) for data collection and data management expertise.
Due to the ongoing IT issues triggered by the HSE cyber-attack, the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) has been unable to receive complete national hospital waiting list data which has impacted the collation of data for the Quarter 2 diagnostic report.
The latest available diagnostic waiting list data is outlined in the documents attached, which set out waiting list data for Quarter 1 2021 for CT, MRI and Ultrasound. The HSE advises that, at present, the further diagnostic scans requested by the Deputy (including cholangiopancreatography, electroencephalogram, angiogram, and bone scan), are not yet captured as part of this project.
The information that is currently being collected is presently being tested and validated at hospital, hospital group and national level and as such should not be used/reported without the context of the caveats set out below:
- Data is subject to inclusions and exclusions which are documented in the Data Profile Document. This document is available from Acute Operations and has been circulated to all Hospital Groups.
- Data contains urgent, routine and surveillance/planned activity which is currently not broken down in detail, as such this includes surveillance/planned activity which may not be exceeding planned date.
- Data is still undergoing validation at Hospital and Hospital Group level.
- Data does not take into account local nuances at site level (Site profile developed to support understanding of same).
- The purpose of this aggregate data is to provide a National Level overview of the number of patients waiting for modalities of CT, MRI and Ultrasound.
- This report is not intended to be used for the active management of hospital diagnostics waiting list, local reports and mechanisms should continue to be used for the management of diagnostics waiting lists at hospital level.
In Q1 2021, there were a total of 203,976 patients reported on the waiting list from all sites, this represents all outpatients waiting, urgent, semi urgent, routine and planned/surveillance (where diagnostic access is planned at particular time intervals).
