National Treatment Purchase Fund Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 April 2018

Tuesday, 24 April 2018

Ceisteanna (338)

Noel Grealish

Ceist:

338. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the number and cost of operations or treatments undertaken under the National Treatment Purchase Fund in each of the past three years by medical facility or hospital in which they were undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17428/18]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Health

The NTPF has advised my Department that it did not have a direct role in the commissioning of patient treatments in 2016 and 2015. The procurement of treatments was carried out by the HSE and the role of the NTPF was the administration of the payments to the hospitals.

In addition, the NTPF has indicated that the 2017 Annual Financial Statements have not yet been finalised and as a result the data requested by the Deputy in relation to 2017 is not currently available.

In response to the specific question from the Deputy, details of the treatments undertaken by the NTPF by type of medical facility/hospital between 2014 and 2016 are set out in the table.  

Patient Care Expenditure by Payee	2016	2015	2014
	€	€	€
Private Hospitals	30,387,932	21,330,689
Voluntary Hospitals		15,000
Public Hospitals			484,193
Total	30,387,932	21,345,689	484,193
	2016	2015	2014
Patient Care Expenditure by speciality	€	€	€
Orthopaedics	12,958,057	5,509,381
ENT	4,286,291	3,794,944
General Surgery	3,533,586	2,689,430	484,193
Ophthalmology	2,338,225	992,493
Gynaecology	1,416,340	430,835
Non-cosmetic Plastic Surgery	1,402,816	977,058
Vascular Surgery	1,219,941	561,278
Urology	1,203,697	2,473,238
Neurosurgery	652,283	1,378,357
Cardiac Surgery/ Cardiology	614,518	1,537,431
Radiology	408,064	770,633
Dental and Oral Surgery	208,575	110,575
Surgical Dermatology	78,846	45,944
Rheumatology	35,832	42,281
Pain Management	26,741	757
Neurology	4,119	31,055
Total	30,387,932	21,345,689	484,193