Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 May 2018
439. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the wait time for urgent assessment in the cancer clinic at University Hospital Galway; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some patients have been forced to seek private consultations due to the inordinate delay in assessing their conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22640/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraRapid Access Clinics for breast, lung and prostate cancer have been established in each of the eight designated cancer centres. The Symptomatic Breast Disease and Rapid Access Prostate clinics in University Hospital Galway have exceeded the target Key Performance Indicators for access in the first 3 months of this year. Efforts are ongoing to improve performance in the Rapid Access Lung Clinic, which is slightly below target.
Performance in University Hospital Galway for the year-to-date (Jan-Mar 2018) is set out as follows.
|
Clinic |
Target |
YTD |
|
Symptomatic Breast Disease Clinic |
95% of referrals triaged as urgent to be seen within 10 working days. |
96.8% |
|
Rapid Access Lung Clinic |
95% of referrals to be offered an appointment within 10 working days. |
90.2% |
|
Rapid Access Prostate Clinic |
90% of referrals to be offered an appointment within 20 working days. |
97.6% |
