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Thursday, 15 Feb 2024

Written Answers Nos. 366-370

Emergency Departments

Questions (366)

David Cullinane

Question:

366. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time to admission via an emergency department for all patients for January of each year 2019-2024, inclusive, statewide and for each location in tabular form; the average for all patients; the average for patients aged under 75 years and the average for patients aged 75 years or older. [7276/24]

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Written answers

As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the deputy directly.

Emergency Departments

Questions (367)

David Cullinane

Question:

367. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who attended an emergency department for January of each year 2019-2024, inclusive, statewide and by location in tabular form; the number and percentage of patients who were admitted via an emergency department; the number and percentage who were waiting 0-6 hours, 0-9 hours, 9-24 hours, and 24+ hours; the number for all patients; the number and percentage for patients aged under 75 years and the number and percentage for patients aged over 75 years. [7277/24]

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Written answers

As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the deputy directly.

Emergency Departments

Questions (368)

David Cullinane

Question:

368. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the maximum patient experience time to admission registered at each emergency department for January of each year 2019-2024, inclusive in tabular form. [7278/24]

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Written answers

As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the deputy directly.

Emergency Departments

Questions (369)

David Cullinane

Question:

369. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who left an emergency department without being seen in the month for January of each year 2019-2024, inclusive, by hospital, in tabular form. [7279/24]

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Written answers

As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the deputy directly.

Departmental Data

Questions (370, 380)

David Cullinane

Question:

370. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated scheduled care cancellations, by appointment type, for January of each year 2022-2024, inclusive by hospital group and hospital, in tabular form. [7280/24]

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David Cullinane

Question:

380. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated scheduled care cancellations, by appointment type, for each quarter of each year 2022-2023, inclusive, by hospital group and hospital, in tabular form. [7290/24]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 370 and 380 together.

I fully acknowledge the distress and inconvenience for patients and their families when hospital appointments are cancelled, particularly for clinically urgent procedures. 

While every effort is made to avoid cancellation or postponement of planned procedures, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that planned procedures and operations can be postponed or cancelled for a variety of reasons including capacity issues due to increased scheduled and unscheduled care demand.

Cancelled hospital procedures/appointments are, where appropriate, rescheduled as early as possible with priority given to patients requiring time-sensitive and urgent treatment.

The National Inpatient, Day Case, Planned Procedure (IDPP) waiting list management protocol 2017 issued by the National Treatment Purchase Fund requires hospitals to reschedule elective care appointments within six weeks of cancellation, subject to patient confirmation regarding their availability to attend.

Patient safety remains at the centre of all hospital activity and elective care scheduling. To ensure services are provided in a safe, clinically aligned and prioritised way, hospitals are following HSE clinical guidelines and protocols.

In relation to the particular queries raised, as these are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

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