Johnny Guirke
Question:631. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the percentage of patients with Stage IV cancer receiving specialist palliative care in each of the years 2012 to 2023, in tabular form. [30576/23]
View answerTuesday, 27 June 2023
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I am advised that the HSE’s National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) does not collect specific data on cancer stage and palliative care for patients with cancer.
Data on the number of patients with cancer receiving specialist palliative care is available since 2021 and is represented in the below table. There is no breakdown available on the stage of the cancer for these patients and, therefore, all cancer patients receiving specialist palliative care in their normal place of residence are included in these figures.
Table: Cancer patients receiving specialist palliative care by year
|
2021 |
January to December |
6,874 |
|
2022 |
January to December |
6,787 |
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2023 |
January to May |
2,939 |