Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 31 May 2018
129. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in counties Roscommon and Galway who are waiting for public cataract surgery in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; the length of time they have been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24019/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraReducing waiting time for patients for hospital operations and procedures is a key priority for the Government.
Cataract surgery is among the most common surgical procedures carried out in the Ophthalmology specialty. Through the work of the National Treatment Purchase Fund (or NTPF)and the HSE, the overall number of patients waiting for cataract surgery has fallen by 22% since July 2017, while the number of patients waiting more than 12 months has declined by 71% in the same period.
For 2018, under the Inpatient/Day Case Action Plan, all clinically suitable patients waiting for more than 9 months for a Cataract procedure will be offered treatment this year, with 5,000 NTPF funded procedures planned in both public and private hospitals.
Last year funding was allocated to provide additional capacity at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital as a result and a cataract theatre is now operational three days per week. This year, in line with the Action Plan, the HSE is planning to open a dedicated Cataract theatre in Nenagh Hospital in July.
The information sought by the Deputy is provided in the attached tables:
IPDC Waiting List for Cataract Procedures by Area of Residence as at 31/12/2013
|
Sum of Total |
0-3 Months |
3-6 Months |
6-9 Months |
Grand Total |
|
Roscommon |
35 |
29 |
20 |
84 |
|
Galway |
126 |
100 |
58 |
284 |
|
Grand Total |
161 |
129 |
78 |
368 |
IPDC Waiting List for Cataract Procedures by Area of Residence as at 23/12/2014
|
Sum of Total |
0-3 Months |
3-6 Months |
6-9 Months |
9-12 Months |
12-15 Months |
15-18 Months |
18+ Months |
Grand Total |
|
Roscommon |
43 |
44 |
35 |
17 |
18 |
4 |
2 |
163 |
|
Galway |
160 |
132 |
128 |
90 |
65 |
33 |
4 |
612 |
|
Grand Total |
203 |
176 |
163 |
107 |
83 |
37 |
6 |
775 |
IPDC Waiting List for Cataract Appointments by Area of Residence as at 31/12/2015
|
Sum of Total |
0-3 Months |
3-6 Months |
6-9 Months |
9-12 Months |
12-15 Months |
15-18 Months |
Grand Total |
|
Roscommon |
28 |
26 |
36 |
27 |
32 |
0 |
149 |
|
Galway |
159 |
139 |
121 |
86 |
98 |
1 |
604 |
|
Grand Total |
187 |
165 |
157 |
113 |
130 |
1 |
753 |
IPDC Waiting List for Cataract Appointments by Area of Residence as at 30/12/2016
|
Sum of Total |
0-3 Months |
3-6 Months |
6-9 Months |
9-12 Months |
12-15 Months |
15-18 Months |
18+ Months |
Grand Total |
|
Roscommon |
47 |
45 |
44 |
40 |
11 |
15 |
12 |
214 |
|
Galway |
186 |
147 |
140 |
124 |
85 |
83 |
28 |
793 |
|
Grand Total |
233 |
192 |
184 |
164 |
96 |
98 |
40 |
1007 |
IPDC Waiting List for Cataract Appointments by Area of Residence as at 29/12/2017
|
Sum of Total |
0-3 Months |
3-6 Months |
6-9 Months |
9-12 Months |
12-15 Months |
15-18 Months |
18+ Months |
Grand Total |
|
Roscommon |
66 |
40 |
36 |
45 |
24 |
7 |
6 |
224 |
|
Galway |
256 |
193 |
131 |
155 |
59 |
19 |
28 |
841 |
|
Grand Total |
322 |
233 |
167 |
200 |
83 |
26 |
34 |
1065 |
IPDC Waiting List for Cataract Procedures by Area of Residence as at 26/04/2018
|
Sum of Total |
0-3 Months |
3-6 Months |
6-9 Months |
9-12 Months |
12-15 Months |
15-18 Months |
18+ Months |
Grand Total |
|
Roscommon |
58 |
66 |
39 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
16 |
186 |
|
Galway |
213 |
264 |
188 |
11 |
2 |
3 |
50 |
731 |
|
Grand Total |
271 |
330 |
227 |
14 |
4 |
5 |
66 |
917 |
