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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 5 Nov 2002

Written Answers. - Hospital Waiting Lists.

Mary Upton

Ceist:

536 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 will have to wait two years for an urgent knee replacement operation; and if this person can avail of the national treatment purchase fund. [20148/02]

Arising from the Health Strategy, Quality and Fairness – A Health System for You, one of the key actions for dealing with the public hospital waiting lists was the establishment of the national treatment purchase fund or NTPF. Health boards and hospitals have been asked to identify public hospital patients waiting longest on in-patient lists so that they can be offered treatment under this initiative. The NTPF is initially concentrating on adults who have been waiting on in-patient lists over 12 months and children waiting over six months for surgical procedures.

I have had inquiries made of Tallaght Hospital regarding the patient in question and I have been informed that she has been on the in-patient waiting list since 18 April this year.

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